> Source: [sk152052](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk152052)
# sk152052 - Check Point Release Map
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk152052 |
| Date Created | 2019-04-21 |
| Last Modified | 2026-09-27 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Check Point Firewall, Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |
## Solution
Releases Map
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**Important** : Check Point recommends that you install the most recent software version to stay up-to-date with the latest functional improvements, stability fixes, security enhancements, and protection against new and evolving attacks.
Releases Information
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**Check Point Recommended version for all deployments is [R82.10](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183506) with its** **latest** **[Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82.10/Default.htm) Take**
**For more info, refer to the [Release Terminology](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk95746) article**
Click Here to Expand the Releases Information
 Check Point R82.20
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> |-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | September 8, 2026 - Take 391 |
> | Release Home page | [sk185039](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185039) |
> | Release Highlights | **AI Network Firewall** * Discover and monitor AI activity across employees, applications, agents, and AI tools * Govern AI usage with real time policy enforcement on AI applications and tools * Prevent data leakage in user prompts and uploads * Prevent threats to AI agents and applications, including prompt injection, data exfiltration, and unsafe AI actions * Protect against sensitive data exposure, prompt injection, data exfiltration, and unsafe AI actions **Unified, Agentic Management** * Single agentic management platform for on-premises, cloud, AWS Network Firewall, SD-WAN, and SASE environments * AI-powered management across hybrid environments * Unified network connectivity, SD-WAN steering, and security policy management * Open-platform integrations for extended policy enforcement * New and enhanced integrations for microsegmentation, asset management, and IoT/OT security **Simplified Operations** * Background management upgrades with minimal downtime * Parallel upgrade preparation to reduce maintenance windows * Continuous cluster health monitoring * Proactive identification of availability and health issues * Direct SmartConsole access to thousands of system settings * Centralized configuration management with persistent settings and full audit trail |
> | Can be upgraded from | R81, R81.10, R81.20, R82, and R82.10 To upgrade from R80.30 or R80.40, first upgrade to R81 or R81.10 |
> | Can be upgraded to | - |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point Quantum R82.10
>
> |-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | December 28, 2025 - Take 464 |
> | Image Replacement | March 31, 2026 - Take 467 |
> | Recommended since | August 12, 2026 |
> | Release Home page | [sk183506](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183506) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82.10](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82.10/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | **Expanded Threat Prevention** * Anti-Phishing Protection without HTTPS Inspection required * Threat Prevention Insights and Adaptive IPS; integrate CTEM recommendations * DNS-over-TLS (DoT) Inspection * 4 New ThreatCloud AI Engines **AI Security for Safe AI Adoption** * GenAI Protect for Quantum and CloudGuard Network Firewalls * Auto-detect MCP servers; see which tools they are using and traffic logs * Extend app control to AI apps, configure policies to permit or block access * Full control over Agentic AI, MCP servers, shadow Gen AI apps **Increased Hybrid Mesh Network Security** * Unified Internet Access Policy for SASE + Quantum/CloudGuard network security. Reuse the same policy objects across hybrid mesh. * Centralized Identity Management: integration for MSFT Entra ID \& Defender End Point Security, and CrowdStrike Falcon. For greater Zero Trust access control. * Access policy log generation 'Aggregated' mode reduces daily volume up to 70%; pinpoint rules responsible for the most log entries and reduce storage costs. * Web SmartConsole enhancements. Web interface, faster response time. Works on any OS platform. Manage policies incl. Access, Threat Prevention, HTTPS, NAT. |
> | Can be upgraded from | R81, R81.10, R81.20 and R82 To upgrade from R80.30 or R80.40, first upgrade to R81 or R81.10 |
> | Can be upgraded to | - |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point Quantum R82
>
> |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | October 21, 2024 - Take 777 |
> | Image Replacement | March 31, 2026 - Take 779 |
> | Recommended since | July 29, 2025 |
> | Release Home page | [sk181127](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk181127) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R82 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * New AI engines to block zero-day campaigns * Adaptive and non disruptive HTTPS inspection * Quantum-safe VPN encryption * API-based policy layer * New and enhanced virtual system mode (VSNext) * Up to x3 faster Maestro hyperscale operation * New clustering mode (ElasticXL) * Higher management capacity with 500 gateways per management domain |
> | Can be upgraded from | R80.40, R81, R81.10 and R81.20 To upgrade from R80.30, first upgrade to R80.40 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R82.10 |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point Quantum R81.20 (Titan)
>
> |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | November 21, 2022 |
> | Image Replacement | June 3, 2024 - Take 634 |
> | Recommended since | July 27, 2023 |
> | Release Home page | [sk173903](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk173903) (including the information about Scalable Platforms) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R81.20 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | **Threat Prevention** * Zero-Day phishing prevention blocks 4x more Zero-Day phishing attacks **Quantum IoT Protect** * Discover IoT assets with Quantum Security Gateways **Network Security Management** * New Infinity Cloud Services page in SmartConsole * SmartWorkflow - streamlined policy change review, ensures accuracy of Security Policies through customizable built-in policy supervision workflows **Performance Acceleration for Quantum Security Gateways** * Maestro Auto-Scaling provides dynamic performance scaling for mission critical apps and large workloads. * Maestro Fastforward provides a 100G cut-through mode for trusted connections . * Quantum HyperFlow delivers 3x times higher throughput for elephant flows (very long, high-bandwidth intensive connections). |
> | Can be upgraded from | R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20SP, R80.20.M2, R80.20 3.10, R80.30, R80.30 3.10, R80.30SP, R80.40, R81 and R81.10 To upgrade from R77.30, R80 and R80.10, first upgrade to R80.40 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R82, R82.10 |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point Quantum R81.10
>
> |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | July 2021, Take 335 |
> | Release Home page | [sk170416](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk170416) (including the information about Scalable Platforms) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.10](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R81.10 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * **Maestro Hyperscale Mix Appliances** - include different appliance models in the same Security Group * **Dynamic logs distribution** - Configure the Security Gateway to distribute logs between multiple active Log Servers to support a better Logs and Log Servers redundancy rate * **Management performance and stability improvements at scale** * **SmartConsole Automatic updates** |
> | Can be upgraded from | R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20SP, R80.20.M2, R80.20 3.10, R80.30, R80.30 3.10, R80.30SP, R80.40, and R81 To upgrade from R77.30, R80 and R80.10, first upgrade to R80.40 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R81.20, R82, R82.10 |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point R81
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> |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | October 2020, Take 392 |
> | Release Home page | [sk166715](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk166715) Note: Scalable Platform software is now aligned with R81. For more information, refer to [sk169954](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk169954). |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R81 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * Infinity Threat Prevention: The industry's first autonomous Threat Prevention system * Dynamic Balancing: Utilizes the best hardware performance from our security gateways * Revolutionized Policy Installation Process, effortless deployments and one-click upgrades * Best security for all encrypted traffic utilizing the latest standards including TLS 1.3 and HTTP/2 |
> | Can be upgraded from | R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.20 3.10, R80.30, R80.30 3.10 and R80.40 To upgrade from R77.30, R80 and R80.10, first upgrade to R80.40 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R81.10, R81.20, R82, R82.10 |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point R80.40
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> |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | January 2020, Take 294 |
> | Release Home page | [sk160736](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk160736) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.40](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.40/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.40 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.40_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * **SmartTasks** automates daily work with pre-defined or customizable actions * **Dedicated HTTPS policy layer** preventing encrypted traffic from Gen V attacks * **Zero-touch deployment** from hours to minutes for installing new gateways * **IoT Security Manager** identify IoT devices and seamlessly turn their attributes into IoT security policy |
> | Can be upgraded from | R76, R77.x, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.20 3.10, R80.30 and R80.30 3.10 Endpoint R77.20 EP6.0/EP6.1/EP6.2, R77.30.01, R77.30.02, R77.30.03, R77.30 EP6.5 To upgrade from R75.x versions, first upgrade to R77.30 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R81, R81.10, R81.20, R82 |
*** ** * ** ***
 Check Point R80.30
>
> ### R80.30 {#Toggle_8030}
>
> |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | May 2019, Take 200 |
> | Release Home page | [sk144293](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk144293) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.30](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.30/Default.htm)[](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk144293) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.30 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.30_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * Threat Extraction for Web * New TLS SSL Patent Pending Technologies * Management Performance and Operational improvements |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.40, R81, R81.10 |
>
>
>
> ### R80.30 3.10
>
> |-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | July 2019, Take 273 |
> | Release Home page | [sk152652](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk152652) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.30 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.30_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * Improved firewall resiliency * Support for IPv6 * Support for Dynamic CLI - Enhancing Gaia Clish * Adding Clustering and VSX capabilities * New kernel capabilities |
> | Can be upgraded from | R80.20 3.10 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.40, R81, R81.10 |
>
>
>
> ### R80.30SP
>
> |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | June 2020 * R80.30SP Take 47 * Maestro SGM/Gateway |
> | Release Home page | [sk162552](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk162552) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Maestro R80.30SP Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk165312) |
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Check Point R80.20.M2
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> |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | December 2018, Take 37 |
> | Release Home page | [sk123473](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk123473) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.20 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * New VMware Data Center objects * Multi-Domain and SNMP support for CPView * SmartConsole objects grouping * Improved Splunk log exporting * Consolidated Threat Prevention dashboard |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.30, R80.40, R81 (Management Servers only) |
*** ** * ** ***
Check Point R80.20
>
> ### R80.20 {#Toggle_8020GA}
>
> |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | September 2018, Take 101 |
> | Image replacement | July 2019, only Security Management - Take 117. See [sk151513](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk151513) |
> | Release Home page | [sk122485](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk122485) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20/Default.htm) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.20 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * Gateway performance improvements * Advanced Threat Prevention * Cloud Security * Access Policy Enhancements * Consolidated network and endpoint management capabilities * Frequent management updates * Security ecosystem integration |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30, R80, R80.10, R80.20.M1 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.20.M2, R80.30, R80.40, R81, R81.10 |
>
>
>
> ### R80.20 3.10
>
> |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | December 2018, Take 5 |
> | Release Home page | [sk141173](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk141173) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo HFA for R80.20 with Gaia 3.10 for AWS, Azure and Open Server Security Gateways](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk146212)[](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk141173) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.20 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * New 3.10 kernel for Security Gateways * Extends support for new platforms * Performance improvement in Cloud environments |
> | Can be upgraded from | - |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.30 3.10, R80.40, R81, R81.10 |
>
>
>
> ### R80.20SP
>
> |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | March 2019 * R80.20SP Take 22 * Maestro (MHO + SGM/Gateway) and Chassis |
> | Release Home page | [sk138233](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk138233) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.20SP](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk155832)[](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/=sk141173) |
*** ** * ** ***
Check Point R80.20.M1
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> |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | June 2018, Take 14 |
> | Release Home page | [sk123473](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk123473) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.20 SmartConsole Releases](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R80.20_SC/Default.htm) |
> | Release Highlights | * Threat Prevention Enhancements * Gaia OS New Kernel * Access Policy Improvements * SmartView (web) enhancements * Integration with a Syslog server * Log Exporter * SmartConsole Multiple sessions * CloudGuard IaaS Enhancements * Endpoint Server Support |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30, R80, R80.10 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.30, R80.40, R81 |
*** ** * ** ***
Check Point R80.10
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> |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | May 2017, Take 421 |
> | Image replacement | See [sk120981](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk120981) * January 2018, Take 462 * October 2018, Take 479 |
> | Release Home page | [sk111841](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111841) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.10](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk116380) |
> | Related SmartConsole | [R80.10 SmartConsole Releases](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk119612) |
> | Release Highlights | * Security Policy New Architecture * Policy Layers and Sub-Policies enable flexible control over the security policy behavior * Unified Security Policies * New Content Awareness Software Blade * Application Control enhancements * Threat Prevention Policy enhancement * Integration of R77.30 |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R75.40VS, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30, R80 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.30, R80.40, R81 |
*** ** * ** ***
Check Point R80
>
> |-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> | Release Date and Take | Mar 2016, Take 103 |
> | Image replacement | See [sk110980](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk110980) * April 2016, Take 109 * July 2016, Take 113 * December 2016, Take 132 |
> | Release Home page | [sk108623](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk108623) |
> | Related Jumbo | [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111536) |
> | Release Highlights | * Unified Console * Unified Security Policies * Policy Layers \& Sub Policies * Role-based \& Concurrent Administration * CLI \& API Secured Automation and Orchestration * Multi-Domain Security Management Enhancements * Next Generation Logs, Events and ReportsNew Licensing Experience * Improved security for SIC and VPN certificates * Integration of R77.20 |
> | Can be upgraded from | R75.40, R75.45, R75.46, R75.47, R75.40VS, R76, R77, R77.10, R77.20, R77.30 |
> | Can be upgraded to | R80.10, R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.30, R80.40, R81 |
|---|---|---|
| [Upgrade and Backward Compatibility maps](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk113113) \| [Releases Terminology](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk95746) |||
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