openssl end of life dates — full support timeline
9 of 14 tracked openssl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2026-04-14 | 2027-05-14 | 4.0.1 | supported |
| 3.6 | 2025-10-01 | 2026-11-01 | 3.6.3 | ends soon |
| 3.5 LTS | 2025-04-08 | 2030-04-08 | 3.5.7 | supported |
| 3.4 | 2024-10-22 | 2026-10-22 | 3.4.6 | ends soon |
| 3.3 | 2024-04-09 | 2026-04-09 | 3.3.7 | ended |
| 3.2 | 2023-11-23 | 2025-11-23 | 3.2.6 | ended |
| 3.1 | 2023-03-14 | 2025-03-14 | 3.1.8 | ended |
| 3.0 LTS | 2021-09-07 | 2026-09-07 | 3.0.21 | ends soon |
| 1.1.1 LTS | 2018-09-11 | 2023-09-11 | 1.1.1w | ended |
| 1.1.0 | 2016-08-25 | 2019-09-11 | 1.1.0l | ended |
| 1.0.2 LTS | 2015-01-22 | 2019-12-31 | 1.0.2u | ended |
| 1.0.1 | 2012-03-14 | 2016-12-31 | 1.0.1u | ended |
| 1.0.0 | 2010-03-29 | 2015-12-31 | 1.0.0t | ended |
| 0.9.8 | 2005-07-05 | 2015-12-31 | 0.9.8zh | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported openssl 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/openssl, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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