Blender 3.0, 4.0 and LTS

Ton Rosendaal published a proposal in the Blender Developers Blog about Blender’s long-term development plans for 2020–2025.

LTS

Starting with version 2.83 the LTS (Long Term Support) Blender versions are expected. Marking the release with the “LTS” abbreviation means its much longer technical support and its suitability for use in studio production cycles (pipelines). The LTS version marks Blender as the industry standard.

It is planned to release the LTS version once a year, providing its support for two years. During this period, bug fixes and updates for the new hardware are guaranteed and full version compatibility is provided (updations will not break the projects developed in the same Blender version).