# FDB 7.1 vs 71.2

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-7-1-vs-71-2/3598>\
**Category:** Using FoundationDB\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-7-1-vs-71-2/3598 "2022-10-18T09:12:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![doublemax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@doublemax](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/doublemax)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-7-1-vs-71-2/3598/1 "2022-10-18T09:12:22Z")

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Github releases show a huge version jump (7 → 71):  
FoundationDB “7.1” and Snowflake “71.2”  
What is the difference?

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**Author:** ![jzhou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/jzhou/32/445_2.png) [@jzhou](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/jzhou)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-7-1-vs-71-2/3598/2 "2022-10-20T23:05:25Z")

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As the name indicates, both are 7.1 versions that were cut around the same time. 7.1 is Apple’s cut, and Snowflake 71.2 is Snowflake’s cut. The versions are named differently to avoid confusions for reference the exact releases.

Code-wise, Snowflake 71.\* took out the version vector code. Otherwise, both are using roughly the same code base.

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**Author:** ![doublemax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@doublemax](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/doublemax)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-7-1-vs-71-2/3598/3 "2022-10-21T12:02:20Z")

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@jzhou  
Thanks for your explanation!