dce end of life dates — full support timeline
2 of 3 tracked dce releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2023-06-01 | 2029-01-31 | 5.0-20260131 | supported |
| 4.0 | 2020-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022.12.15.4.0.11 | ended |
| 3.0 | 2018-07-15 | 2021-07-30 | 2021.12.30.3.0.8 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported dce release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/dce, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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