# JUCE 5.4.0 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** General JUCE discussion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/juce-5-4-0-released/30215 "2018-11-07T10:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![t0m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/t0m/32/16413_2.png) [@t0m](https://forum.juce.com/u/t0m)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/juce-5-4-0-released/30215/30 "2018-11-12T12:14:26Z")
> [@Dri](#): > > Does Steinberg allow releasing a VST2-compatible VST3 with the VST3 license? I would imagine so (you would need to check the license conditions yourself) as it’s only a particular form of saved state. However, the only reason you would need to do this is if you have already released a VST3 that you need to maintain compatibility with, or if you have also released a VST2 (in which case you’ll need a VST2 license). See this post for more detail: > [@The removal of JUCE’s embedded VST2 SDK](https://forum.juce.com/t/the-removal-of-juce-s-embedded-vst2-sdk/29994): > > Hello JUCE users, Following Steinberg’s announcement that they are removing the VST2 components from the VST3 SDK [https://www.steinberg.net/en/newsandevents/news/newsdetail/article/vst-3611-sdk-now-available-4906.html](https://www.steinberg.net/en/newsandevents/news/newsdetail/article/vst-3611-sdk-now-available-4906.html) the JUCE team is also removing the VST2 header files from the JUCE repo. As of this commit [https://github.com/WeAreROLI/JUCE/commit/a3566b8c1edac29997490143982cd2b2eb089ffa](https://github.com/WeAreROLI/JUCE/commit/a3566b8c1edac29997490143982cd2b2eb089ffa) it is no longer possible to create VST2 plug-ins using JUCE’s embedded VST2 SDK. If you are an existing… > [@Dri](#): > > Do you have a clearer list of which hosts do support this kind of VST? I only know of Cubase at the moment, but this may change as people migrate towards VST3. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.juce.com/t/juce-5-4-0-released/30215)._