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Redis 8.2 is FOSS again, albeit under a different license, and has multiple performance enhancements. Meanwhile, Redis 7.2, the last of the old FOSS versions, is nearing its end of life. New version, or new Valkey?
A new version of the Redis in-memory key-value database is out. Redis 8.2 is now generally available, and it's got a bunch of performance enhancements. Meanwhile, the previous FOSS release, version 7.2, will reach its scheduled end-of-life date at the end of February 2026, which is now just six months away.
About a year and a half ago, we reported that Redis was changing licenses . The eponymous company changed its license from the permissive BSD-3-clause license to a new dual-license system, MongoDB's Server Side Public License. At the time, we said: "The change will take eff