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Linux Kernel End of Life Dates

All 36 Linux Kernel release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Data refreshed daily.

Support lifecycle at a glance

2025 2027 7.1 7.0 EOL 6.19 EOL 6.18 6.17 EOL 6.16 EOL 6.15 EOL 6.14 EOL 6.13 EOL 6.12 today

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Release dates, end-of-life dates and current support status for every Linux Kernel branch.

BranchReleasedEnd of lifeStatusLatest
7.1 14 Jun 2026 supported 7.1.7
7.0 12 Apr 2026 27 Jun 2026 EOL 7.0.14
6.19 8 Feb 2026 22 Apr 2026 EOL 6.19.14
6.18 30 Nov 2025 31 Dec 2028 supported 6.18.43
6.17 28 Sept 2025 18 Dec 2025 EOL 6.17.13
6.16 27 Jul 2025 12 Oct 2025 EOL 6.16.12
6.15 25 May 2025 20 Aug 2025 EOL 6.15.11
6.14 24 Mar 2025 10 Jun 2025 EOL 6.14.11
6.13 19 Jan 2025 20 Apr 2025 EOL 6.13.12
6.12 17 Nov 2024 31 Dec 2028 supported 6.12.101
6.11 15 Sept 2024 5 Dec 2024 EOL 6.11.11
6.10 14 Jul 2024 10 Oct 2024 EOL 6.10.14
6.9 12 May 2024 27 Jul 2024 EOL 6.9.12
6.8 10 Mar 2024 30 May 2024 EOL 6.8.12
6.7 7 Jan 2024 3 Apr 2024 EOL 6.7.12
6.6 30 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2027 supported 6.6.149
6.5 27 Aug 2023 28 Nov 2023 EOL 6.5.13
6.4 25 Jun 2023 13 Sept 2023 EOL 6.4.16
6.3 23 Apr 2023 11 Jul 2023 EOL 6.3.13
6.2 19 Feb 2023 17 May 2023 EOL 6.2.16
6.1 11 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2027 supported 6.1.181
6.0 2 Oct 2022 12 Jan 2023 EOL 6.0.19
5.19 31 Jul 2022 24 Oct 2022 EOL 5.19.17
5.18 22 May 2022 21 Aug 2022 EOL 5.18.19
5.17 20 Mar 2022 14 Jun 2022 EOL 5.17.15
5.16 9 Jan 2022 13 Apr 2022 EOL 5.16.20
5.15 31 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2026 supported 5.15.214
5.14 29 Aug 2021 21 Nov 2021 EOL 5.14.21
5.13 27 Jun 2021 18 Sept 2021 EOL 5.13.19
5.12 25 Apr 2021 20 Jul 2021 EOL 5.12.19
5.11 14 Feb 2021 19 May 2021 EOL 5.11.22
5.10 13 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2026 supported 5.10.263
5.4 25 Nov 2019 3 Dec 2025 EOL 5.4.302
4.19 22 Oct 2018 5 Dec 2024 EOL 4.19.325
4.14 12 Nov 2017 10 Jan 2024 EOL 4.14.336
4.9 11 Dec 2016 7 Jan 2023 EOL 4.9.337