Get Vault

You can get Vault through a variety of package managers or from HashiCorp directly.

Vault version syntax

HashiCorp does not use semantic versioning for Vault releases. Instead, Vault uses X.Y.Z notation and updates Vault as major releases and minor patches.

• Major releases update the Y value
• Minor patches update the Z value
• On rare occasions, Enterprise-only updates use an expanded notation, X.Y.Z.A, and update the A value.

We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest patch for supported major releases as soon as possible. Refer to the support article on support periods and end-of-life for more detail.

Get notified of new releases

You can subscribe to specific tags in the Vault discussion forum to receive alerts about recent changes.

• Use the vault-release-ce-ent tag for alerts about upcoming and new releases.
• Use the security-vault tag for alerts about new security bulletins.

Install options

You have different options for installing Vault:

1. Install Vault Community edition with supported package managers for macOS, Ubuntu/Debian, CentIS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Homebrew.
2. Install Vault Enterprise edition with supported package managers for macOS, Ubuntu/Debian, CentIS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Homebrew.
3. Use helm to install Vault for Kubernetes.
4. Download a precompiled binary or build Vault from code and install the binary manually.

Related tutorials

The following tutorials provide additional guidance for installing Vault and production cluster deployment:

• Get started: Install Vault
• Day One Preparation
• Recommended Patterns
• Start the server in dev mode