Released on November 21, 2025, Mongoose 9 is the latest major version. All new features, improvements, and bug fixes are delivered to 8.x—so if you want the best experience, this is the version to use.
- Latest release: 9.0.0
- Docs: https://mongoosejs.com/docs
Released on October 31, 2023, Mongoose 8 was the latest major version until 9.0.0 was released.
All new features, improvements, and bug fixes are still delivered to 8.x until at least February 1, 2026.
- Latest release: 8.20.1
- Docs: https://mongoosejs.com/docs/8.x/
Mongoose 7.x was released on February 27, 2023 and is now in legacy support.
It still receives important fixes when needed, but it’s no longer the primary development focus.
- Latest release: 7.8.7
- Docs: https://mongoosejs.com/docs/7.x/
Released on August 24, 2021, Mongoose 6.x now only receives security patches and requested bug fixes.
If you find an issue that needs to be backported, you can open a request on GitHub.
- Latest release: 6.13.8
- Docs: https://mongoosejs.com/docs/6.x/
End of Life: January 1, 2025
After this date, Mongoose 6 will no longer receive any updates—not even security fixes.
Mongoose 5.x, released January 17, 2018, reached End-of-Life on March 1, 2024.
It’s no longer maintained or updated.
- Latest release: 5.13.23
- Docs: https://mongoosejs.com/docs/6.x/