ERP ReferenceEnd-of-support dates

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: end of support dates

Red Hat's commercial Linux distribution. Major versions have a full support phase, then a maintenance phase, with an optional paid Extended Life Cycle Support add-on afterwards.

Vendor: Red Hat. Official lifecycle information: vendor lifecycle page.

Timeline

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028203020322034203620381010: support until 2030-05-3110: extended support until 2035-05-3110: paid extra support until 2039-05-3199: support until 2027-05-319: extended support until 2032-05-319: paid extra support until 2036-05-3188: support until 2024-05-318: extended support until 2029-05-318: paid extra support until 2033-05-3177: support until 2019-08-067: extended support until 2024-06-307: paid extra support until 2029-05-3166: support until 2016-05-106: extended support until 2020-11-306: paid extra support until 2024-06-30today (2026-10-18)
Mainstream / full support Extended (security-only) support Paid extra support (ESU/ELS)Faded bars: release date not recorded, so the start of the bar is not meaningful. "Dates not verified yet": no end date confirmed.

All versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and support dates
VersionStatusMainstream / support endExtended endPaid extra supportReleased
10SupportedMay 31, 2030May 31, 2035Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on: May 31, 2039May 20, 2025
9SupportedMay 31, 2027May 31, 2032Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on: May 31, 2036May 18, 2022
8Extended supportMay 31, 2024May 31, 2029Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on: May 31, 2033May 7, 2019
7secondary sourceSupport endedAugust 6, 2019June 30, 2024Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on: May 31, 2029June 10, 2014
6secondary sourceSupport endedMay 10, 2016November 30, 2020Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on: June 30, 2024November 10, 2010

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