Learn how to balance the stability and evolution of graph querying with Cypher versions
Introduction
As of end of June 2025 (database release 2025.06), the Neo4j DBMS supports two Cypher versions: Cypher 5 and Cypher 25.
Cypher 5 is frozen and will not evolve anymore, apart from bug fixes and possible performance enhancements, but it will be supported for a long time. Cypher 25 originated as a clone of Cypher 5, and then, on top of the clone, new features have been implemented. It’s in an ...
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