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This appendix lists the changes from version to version in MySQL Enterprise, including MySQL Enterprise Server. Releases in MySQL Enterprise Server are divided into the following release packs:
Rapid Update Service Packs are issued once a month and incorporate all the bug fixes and security updates introduced since the previous MySQL Enterprise Server release. A single Service Pack can be used to update MySQL Enterprise Server; it is not necessary to install intervening service packs to bring your system up to date.
Quarterly Service Packs are issued each quarter and incorporate all the bug fixes and security updates introduced since the previous MySQL Enterprise Server release. A single Service Pack can be used to update MySQL Enterprise Server; it is not necessary to install intervening service packs to bring your system up to date.
Hot-fix releases incorporate fixes for bugs that caused significant issues that are not released as part of a Service Pack.
The Release Notes are updated as bugs are fixed and features are incorporated, so that everybody can follow the development process.
Note that we tend to update the manual at the same time we make changes to MySQL. If you find a recent version of MySQL listed here that you can't find on our download page (http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/), it means that the version has not yet been released (and will normally be marked so in the appropriate Release Note section).
The date mentioned with a release version is the date of the last change done internally at MySQL AB (the Bazaar commit) on which the release was based, not the date when the packages were made available. The binaries are usually made available a few days after the date of the tagged ChangeSet, because building and testing all packages takes some time.
For information on how to determine your current version and release type, see Section 2.2, “Determining your current MySQL version”.

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