The web player automatically updates to the latest release. These automatic updates ensure that your users have the highest quality of service and benefit from the latest fixes. If you are an Enterprise customer, you can select a slower update frequency and change between automatic update speeds.
| Release Channel | Description |
| Latest | (Default) Most current and stable production release |
| **Preview*** | Upcoming release currently undergoing regression testing<br /><br />Use this release channel to test your current player implementation against the upcoming **Latest** channel release. This helps to prevent surprises that might impact your users' viewing experiences. |
| **Previous*** | Last release prior to the **Latest** channel release |
| **Downgrade*** | Last patch release of the minor before the minor release on the **Latest** channel |
| **Biannual*** | Updated only twice per year (on the first Wednesday of February and August) to the release that is six months old at the time. |
\* _Available to Enterprise customers only._
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## Releases
Here is an outline of what our releases contain and approximately how often they occur.
| Type | Release cadence | Time on Preview channel before production | Contents | Example version |
| Major release | ~1-2 years | 4-8 weeks | Innovative new features, breaking changes | 8.0.0 |
| Minor release | Quarterly | 1-2 weeks | Improved and new features, bug fixes | 8.1.0 |
| Patch release | Bi-weekly | 1-3 days | Quick, generally urgent bug fixes with no new functionality | 8.1.1 |
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## Selecting a Channel
Channels can easily be set at the player level directly within the Player Builder:
From the <a href="https://dashboard.jwplayer.com/#/players/list" target="_blank">Players list page</a>, click **Create Player** or click the name of an existing player.
In the right-side pane under the preview player, scroll to the **Release Channels** section.
Select a release channel from the **Channel** drop-down menu.
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You can also use our [Management API](🔗) to set the channel for a particular player.
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