pci dss end of life dates — full support timeline
4 of 5 tracked pci dss 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0.1 | 2024-06-11 | not announced | — | supported |
| 4.0 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | — | ended |
| 3.2.1 | 2018-05-01 | 2024-03-31 | — | ended |
| 3.2 | 2016-04-01 | 2018-12-31 | — | ended |
| 3.1 | 2015-04-01 | 2016-10-31 | — | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported pci dss 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/pci-dss, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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