ibm i end of life dates — full support timeline
21 of 24 tracked ibm i 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2025-04-18 | not announced | 7.6.0 | supported |
| 7.5 | 2022-05-10 | not announced | 7.5.0 | supported |
| 7.4 | 2019-06-21 | 2026-09-30 | 7.4.0 | ends soon |
| 7.3 | 2016-04-15 | 2023-09-30 | 7.3.0 | ended |
| 7.2 | 2014-05-02 | 2021-04-30 | 7.2.0 | ended |
| 7.1 | 2010-04-23 | 2018-04-30 | 7.1.0 | ended |
| 6.1 | 2008-03-21 | 2015-09-30 | 6.1.0 | ended |
| 5.4 | 2006-02-14 | 2013-09-30 | 5.4 | ended |
| 5.3 | 2004-06-11 | 2009-04-30 | 5.3 | ended |
| 5.2 | 2002-08-30 | 2007-04-30 | 5.2 | ended |
| 5.1 | 2001-05-25 | 2005-09-30 | 5.1 | ended |
| 4.5 | 2000-07-28 | 2002-07-31 | 4.5 | ended |
| 4.4 | 1999-05-21 | 2001-05-31 | 4.4 | ended |
| 4.3 | 1998-09-11 | 2001-01-31 | 4.3 | ended |
| 4.2 | 1998-02-27 | 2000-05-31 | 4.2 | ended |
| 4.1 | 1997-08-29 | 2000-05-31 | 4.1 | ended |
| 3.7 | 1996-11-08 | 1999-06-30 | 3.7 | ended |
| 3.6 | 1995-12-22 | 1998-10-31 | 3.6 | ended |
| 3.2 | 1996-06-21 | 2000-05-31 | 3.2 | ended |
| 3.1 | 1994-11-25 | 1998-10-31 | 3.1 | ended |
| 3.0 | 1994-06-03 | 1997-05-31 | 3.0.5 | ended |
| 2.3 | 1993-12-17 | 1996-05-31 | 2.3 | ended |
| 2.2 | 1992-09-18 | 1995-03-31 | 2.2 | ended |
| 2.1 | 1992-03-06 | 1994-06-30 | 2.1.1 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported ibm i 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-i, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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