Bitbucket 9.6 End of Life

Support dates and upgrade guidance — rebuilt from live data.

Supported

Bitbucket 9.6 is actively supported. It reaches end of life on 18 Jan 2027.

162 days of security support left

9.6.5 latest release

76% of this branch's supported lifetime has elapsed — 17 Mar 2025 → 18 Jan 2027.

Support timeline

Official dates from the Bitbucket release process.

Moving to Bitbucket 10.4 extends security support by about 550 days.

Branch	End of life	Days left	vs 9.6
Bitbucket 10.4	21 Jul 2028	712	+550 days
Bitbucket 10.3	12 May 2028	642	+480 days
Bitbucket 10.2	3 Mar 2028	572	+410 days
Bitbucket 10.1	20 Nov 2027	468	+306 days
Bitbucket 10.0	8 Sept 2027	395	+233 days
Bitbucket 9.6	18 Jan 2027	162	this branch
Bitbucket 9.5	7 Jan 2027	151	-11 days
Bitbucket 9.4	3 Dec 2026	116	-46 days
Bitbucket 9.3	29 Oct 2026	81	-81 days
Bitbucket 9.2	24 Sept 2026	46	-116 days
Bitbucket 9.1	27 Aug 2026	18	-144 days

When does Bitbucket 9.6 reach end of life?

Bitbucket 9.6 reaches end of life on 18 Jan 2027 — 162 days from now. After that date it receives no security fixes.

Is Bitbucket 9.6 still supported?

Yes. Bitbucket 9.6 is currently maintained. Latest release: 9.6.5, published 12 Aug 2025.

What happens when Bitbucket 9.6 reaches end of life?

Security fixes stop. After 18 Jan 2027 this branch receives no further updates under standard support.

How long do I have to upgrade from Bitbucket 9.6?

162 days. Moving to Bitbucket 10.4 instead buys roughly 550 more days of security support.