mysql end of life dates — full support timeline
14 of 16 tracked mysql 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 LTS | 2026-04-21 | 2034-04-21 | 9.7.2 | supported |
| 9.6 | 2026-01-20 | 2026-04-21 | 9.6.1 | ended |
| 9.5 | 2025-10-21 | 2026-01-20 | 9.5.2 | ended |
| 9.4 | 2025-07-09 | 2025-10-21 | 9.4.2 | ended |
| 9.3 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-07-22 | 9.3.2 | ended |
| 9.2 | 2024-12-15 | 2025-04-15 | 9.2.2 | ended |
| 9.1 | 2024-09-24 | 2025-01-21 | 9.1.2 | ended |
| 9.0 | 2024-06-07 | 2024-10-15 | 9.0.1 | ended |
| 8.4 LTS | 2024-04-10 | 2032-04-30 | 8.4.11 | supported |
| 8.3 | 2023-12-14 | 2024-04-10 | 8.3.0 | ended |
| 8.2 | 2023-10-12 | 2023-12-14 | 8.2.0 | ended |
| 8.1 | 2023-06-21 | 2023-10-25 | 8.1.0 | ended |
| 8.0 LTS | 2018-04-08 | 2026-04-30 | 8.0.46 | ended |
| 5.7 | 2015-10-09 | 2023-10-31 | 5.7.44 | ended |
| 5.6 | 2013-02-01 | 2021-02-28 | 5.6.51 | ended |
| 5.5 | 2010-12-03 | 2018-12-31 | 5.5.63 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported mysql 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/mysql, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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