idl end of life dates — full support timeline
9 of 10 tracked idl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 2025-08-15 | not announced | 9.2.0 | supported |
| 9.1 | 2024-09-25 | 2025-08-15 | 9.1.0 | ended |
| 9.0 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-09-25 | 9.0.0 | ended |
| 8.9 | 2023-05-03 | 2023-07-01 | 8.9.0 | ended |
| 8.8 | 2020-06-29 | 2023-05-03 | 8.8.3 | ended |
| 8.7 | 2018-02-19 | 2020-06-29 | 8.7.3 | ended |
| 8.6 | 2016-12-06 | 2019-07-01 | 8.6.0 | ended |
| 8.5 | 2015-07-10 | 2018-07-01 | 8.5.0 | ended |
| 8.4 | 2014-09-22 | 2017-07-01 | 8.4.0 | ended |
| 8.3 | 2013-12-16 | 2016-07-01 | 8.3.0 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported idl 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/idl, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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