metallb end of life dates — full support timeline
3 of 4 tracked metallb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.16 | 2026-05-20 | not announced | 0.16.1 | supported |
| 0.15 | 2025-06-03 | 2026-05-20 | 0.15.3 | ended |
| 0.14 | 2024-01-29 | 2025-06-03 | 0.14.9 | ended |
| 0.13 | 2022-07-06 | 2024-01-29 | 0.13.12 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported metallb 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/metallb, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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