freedesktop sdk end of life dates — full support timeline
3 of 5 tracked freedesktop sdk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.08 | 2025-09-01 | 2027-09-01 | 25.08.15 | supported |
| 24.08 | 2024-09-08 | 2026-09-08 | 24.08.35 | ends soon |
| 23.08 | 2023-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | 23.08.34 | ended |
| 22.08 | 2022-09-01 | 2024-09-01 | 22.08.28 | ended |
| 21.08 | 2021-09-04 | 2023-09-04 | 21.08.22 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported freedesktop sdk 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/freedesktop-sdk, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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