wireshark end of life dates — full support timeline
17 of 19 tracked wireshark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2025-10-08 | not announced | 4.6.5 | supported |
| 4.4 | 2024-08-28 | not announced | 4.4.15 | supported |
| 4.2 | 2023-11-15 | 2025-10-08 | 4.2.14 | ended |
| 4.0 | 2022-10-04 | 2024-08-28 | 4.0.17 | ended |
| 3.6 LTS | 2021-11-22 | 2024-05-22 | 3.6.24 | ended |
| 3.4 | 2020-10-29 | 2022-09-07 | 3.4.16 | ended |
| 3.2 | 2019-12-18 | 2021-11-22 | 3.2.18 | ended |
| 3.0 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-10-29 | 3.0.14 | ended |
| 2.6 LTS | 2018-04-18 | 2020-10-18 | 2.6.20 | ended |
| 2.4 | 2017-07-19 | 2019-07-19 | 2.4.16 | ended |
| 2.2 | 2016-09-07 | 2018-09-07 | 2.2.17 | ended |
| 2.0 | 2015-11-18 | 2017-11-18 | 2.0.16 | ended |
| 1.12 | 2014-07-31 | 2016-07-31 | 1.12.13 | ended |
| 1.10 | 2013-06-05 | 2015-06-05 | 1.10.14 | ended |
| 1.8 | 2012-06-21 | 2014-06-21 | 1.8.15 | ended |
| 1.6 | 2011-06-07 | 2013-06-07 | 1.6.16 | ended |
| 1.4 | 2010-08-29 | 2012-08-30 | 1.4.15 | ended |
| 1.2 | 2009-06-15 | 2011-06-30 | 1.2.18 | ended |
| 1.0 | 2008-03-29 | 2011-06-30 | 1.0.16 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported wireshark 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/wireshark, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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