redhat build of openjdk end of life dates — full support timeline
3 of 7 tracked redhat build of openjdk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2025-11-13 | 2030-12-31 | 25 | supported |
| 21 | 2023-11-14 | 2029-12-31 | 21.0.9.0.10-1 | supported |
| 17 | 2021-11-11 | 2027-12-31 | 17.0.17.0.10-1 | supported |
| 11 | 2018-10-01 | 2024-10-31 | 11.0.25.0.9-3 | ended |
| 8 | 2014-10-01 | 2026-11-30 | 1.8.0.472.b08-1 | ends soon |
| 7 | 2007-03-15 | 2020-06-30 | 1.7.0.261-2.6.22.2 | ended |
| 6 | 2007-03-15 | 2016-12-31 | 1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported redhat build of openjdk 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/redhat-build-of-openjdk, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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