ibm db2 end of life dates — full support timeline
6 of 8 tracked ibm db2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | 2024-11-14 | not announced | — | supported |
| 11.5 | 2019-06-25 | 2027-04-30 | — | supported |
| 11.1 | 2016-06-15 | 2022-04-30 | — | ended |
| 10.5 | 2013-07-26 | 2020-04-30 | — | ended |
| 10.1 | 2012-06-11 | 2017-09-30 | — | ended |
| 9.7 | 2009-08-28 | 2017-09-30 | — | ended |
| 9.5 | 2007-12-14 | 2015-04-30 | — | ended |
| 9.1 | 2006-09-22 | 2012-04-30 | — | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported ibm db2 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/ibm-db2, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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