Firmware maturity levels

Released FortiOS 6.4.10 and later firmware images use tags to indicate the following maturity levels:

• The Feature tag indicates that the firmware release includes new features.
• The Mature tag indicates that the firmware release includes no new, major features. Mature firmware contains bug fixes and vulnerability patches where applicable.

Administrators can use the get system status command to identify the maturity level of the current firmware.

To view maturity levels for firmware in the CLI:

# get system status
Version: FortiGate-VM64-KVM v6.4.10,build2000,220824 (GA.M)
...

In this example, the Version field includes .M to indicate that the maturity level is mature.

# get system status
Version: FortiGate-VM64-KVM v7.2.0,build1157,220331 (GA.F)
...

In this example, the Version field includes .F to indicate that the maturity level is feature.