proftpd end of life dates — full support timeline
3 of 5 tracked proftpd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.9 | 2025-03-14 | not announced | 1.3.9 | supported |
| 1.3.8 | 2022-12-04 | not announced | 1.3.8d | supported |
| 1.3.7 | 2020-07-20 | 2025-03-14 | 1.3.7f | ended |
| 1.3.6 | 2017-04-09 | 2022-12-04 | 1.3.6e | ended |
| 1.3.5 | 2015-05-27 | 2020-07-20 | 1.3.5e | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported proftpd 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/proftpd, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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