I agree with you! 7.20.7 was not mature enough to go to LTS.
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But on the level “long-term”, there is no alternative to correct the things beyond a newer LTS release.
If they already knew the bugs or issues, it was the right choice!
Obs.: Unless MikroTik start to add patches+hotfix numbering, like: 7.20.7.001.
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Better a newer LTS release in less than 22 days than a RC that goes to stable with less then 10 Business Hours.
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P.S.: Just highlighting an interesting fact that I think we should pay some attention to:
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V7.20.7 [long-term] is released! - Thursday - Jan 8, 11:18 AM (Latvia)
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Newsletter #131 | January 2026 - Tuesday - Jan 13 11:31 AM (Latvia)
I thought the inclusion of the LTS chain in v7 was excellent. As was separating the testing and development chains. However, MAYBE the Marketing team rushed the technical issues a little too much.