Download the SkyWalking releases

Use the links below to download the Apache SkyWalking (incubating) from one of our mirrors.

Only source code releases are official Apache releases, the Windows and Linux binary releases are just for end users connivance.

6.x releases

Date	Version		Downloads
Jan 29th, 2019	6.0.0-GA	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document
Dec 25th, 2018	6.0.0-beta	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document
Nov. 14th, 2018	6.0.0-alpha	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document

Changes in 6.0.0-beta

Java Agent

• Support gson plugin(optional).
• Support canal plugin.
• Fix missing ojdbc component id.
• Fix dubbo plugin conflict.
• Fix OpenTracing tag match bug.
• Fix a missing check in ignore plugin.

Backend

• Adjust service inventory entity, to add properties.
• Adjust service instance inventory entity, to add properties.
• Add nodeType to service inventory entity.
• Fix when operation name of local and exit spans in ref, the segment lost.
• Fix the index names don't show right in logs.
• Fix wrong alarm text.
• Add test case for span limit mechanism.
• Add telemetry module and prometheus implementation, with grafana setting.
• A refactor for register API in storage module.
• Fix H2 and MySQL endpoint dependency map miss upstream side.
• Optimize the inventory register and refactor the implementation.
• Speed up the trace buffer read.
• Fix and removed unnecessary inventory register operations.

UI

• Add new trace view.
• Add word-break to tag value.

Document

• Add two startup modes document.
• Add PHP agent links.
• Add some cn documents.
• Update year to 2019
• User wall updated.
• Fix a wrong description in how-to-build doc.

All issues and pull requests are here

6.0.0-GA

Java Agent

• Support gson plugin(optional).
• Support canal plugin.
• Fix missing ojdbc component id.
• Fix dubbo plugin conflict.
• Fix OpenTracing tag match bug.
• Fix a missing check in ignore plugin.

Backend

• Adjust service inventory entity, to add properties.
• Adjust service instance inventory entity, to add properties.
• Add nodeType to service inventory entity.
• Fix when operation name of local and exit spans in ref, the segment lost.
• Fix the index names don't show right in logs.
• Fix wrong alarm text.
• Add test case for span limit mechanism.
• Add telemetry module and prometheus implementation, with grafana setting.
• A refactor for register API in storage module.
• Fix H2 and MySQL endpoint dependency map miss upstream side.
• Optimize the inventory register and refactor the implementation.
• Speed up the trace buffer read.
• Fix and removed unnecessary inventory register operations.

UI

• Add new trace view.
• Add word-break to tag value.

Document

• Add two startup modes document.
• Add PHP agent links.
• Add some cn documents.
• Update year to 2019
• User wall updated.
• Fix a wrong description in how-to-build doc.

All issues and pull requests are here

5.x releases

Date	Version		Downloads
Oct. 17th, 2018	5.0.0-GA	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document
Sep. 12th, 2018	5.0.0-RC2	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document
July 11th, 2018	5.0.0-beta2	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document
May 23th, 2018	5.0.0-beta	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Docuemt	Document
April 3rd, 2018	5.0.0-alpha	Source codes	[src] [asc] [sha512]
		Windows	[zip] [asc] [sha512]
		Linux	[tar] [asc] [sha512]
		Document	Document

Changes in 5.0.0-GA

Agent Changes

• Add several package names ignore in agent settings. Classes in these packages would be enhanced, even plugin declared.
• Support Undertow 2.x plugin.
• Fix wrong class names of Motan plugin, not a feature related issue, just naming.

Collector Changes

• Make buffer file handler close more safety.
• Fix NPE in AlarmService

Documents

• Fix compiling doc link.
• Update new live demo address.

Issues and Pull requests

Verify the releases

PGP signatures KEYS

It is essential that you verify the integrity of the downloaded files using the PGP or SHA signatures. The PGP signatures can be verified using GPG or PGP. Please download the KEYS as well as the asc signature files for relevant distribution. It is recommended to get these files from the main distribution directory and not from the mirrors.

gpg -i KEYS

or

pgpk -a KEYS

or

pgp -ka KEYS

To verify the binaries/sources you can download the relevant asc files for it from main distribution directory and follow the below guide.

gpg --verify apache-skywalking-apm-incubating********.asc apache-skywalking-apm-incubating*********

or

pgpv apache-skywalking-apm-incubating********.asc

or

pgp apache-skywalking-apm-incubating********.asc

All Changes

Changes document.