Cisco IOS XE End of Life Dates
Operating systemsAll 20 Cisco IOS XE release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Updated daily — last refresh 2026-10-05.
4still supported
16end of life
30 Sept 2027next to expire — 17.12
Support lifecycle at a glance
■ supported ■ security fixes only ■ end of life
All versions
Release dates, security support dates and current support status for every Cisco IOS XE branch.
| Branch | Released | Maintenance Support ends | Security Support ends | Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 3 Jun 20264mo ago | — | — | supported | — |
| 17.18 | 8 Aug 20251y 2mo ago | 8 Feb 2028 | 8 Aug 2029in 2y 10mo | supported | — |
| 17.17 | 31 Mar 20251y 6mo ago | 30 Jul 2026 | 30 Jul 20262mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.16 | 11 Dec 20241y 10mo ago | 13 Jan 2026 | 13 Jan 20269mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.15 | 9 Aug 20242y 2mo ago | 30 Mar 2027 | 30 Sept 2028in 2y | supported | — |
| 17.14 | 13 Apr 20242y 6mo ago | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 20251y 4mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.13 | 30 Nov 20232y 10mo ago | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 20241y 9mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.12 | 28 Jul 20233y 2mo ago | 30 Mar 2026 | 30 Sept 2027in 1y | supported | — |
| 17.11 | 28 Mar 20233y 6mo ago | 14 May 2024 | 14 May 20242y 5mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.10 | 30 Nov 20223y 10mo ago | 3 Jan 2024 | 3 Jan 20242y 9mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.9 | 29 Jul 20224y 2mo ago | 30 Mar 2025 | 30 Sept 2026this month | EOL | — |
| 17.8 | 11 Apr 20224y 6mo ago | 30 May 2023 | 30 May 20233y 4mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.7 | 30 Nov 20214y 10mo ago | 30 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 20233y 8mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.6 | 30 Jul 20215y 2mo ago | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Sept 20242y ago | EOL | — |
| 17.5 | 31 Mar 20215y 6mo ago | 30 May 2022 | 30 May 20224y 4mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.4 | 30 Nov 20205y 10mo ago | 28 Jan 2022 | 28 Jan 20224y 8mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.3 | 31 Jul 20206y 2mo ago | 31 Mar 2023 | 30 Sept 20233y ago | EOL | — |
| 17.2 | 30 Mar 20206y 6mo ago | 15 Jul 2021 | 15 Jul 20215y 3mo ago | EOL | — |
| 17.1 | 21 Nov 20196y 10mo ago | 30 Dec 2020 | 30 Dec 20205y 9mo ago | EOL | — |
| 16.12 | 31 Jul 20197y 2mo ago | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Aug 20224y 2mo ago | EOL | — |