gitlab runner end of life dates — full support timeline
12 of 15 tracked gitlab runner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | 2026-07-16 | 2026-10-20 | 19.2.1 | ends soon |
| 19.1 | 2026-06-18 | 2026-09-17 | 19.1.2 | ends soon |
| 19.0 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-08-20 | 19.0.3 | ends soon |
| 18.11 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-07-16 | 18.11.4 | ended |
| 18.10 | 2026-03-19 | 2026-06-18 | 18.10.1 | ended |
| 18.9 | 2026-02-19 | 2026-05-21 | 18.9.0 | ended |
| 18.8 | 2026-01-15 | 2026-04-16 | 18.8.0 | ended |
| 18.7 | 2025-12-18 | 2026-03-19 | 18.7.2 | ended |
| 18.6 | 2025-11-20 | 2026-02-19 | 18.6.6 | ended |
| 18.5 | 2025-10-16 | 2026-01-15 | 18.5.0 | ended |
| 18.4 | 2025-09-18 | 2025-12-18 | 18.4.0 | ended |
| 18.3 | 2025-08-21 | 2025-11-20 | 18.3.1 | ended |
| 18.2 | 2025-07-16 | 2025-10-16 | 18.2.2 | ended |
| 18.1 | 2025-06-18 | 2025-09-18 | 18.1.3 | ended |
| 18.0 | 2025-05-14 | 2025-08-21 | 18.0.5 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported gitlab runner 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/gitlab-runner, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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