Alpine Linux End of Life Date
Alpine Linux is a security-oriented lightweight Linux distro based on musl libc and BusyBox.
Alpine Linux has no fixed released cycle. Stable releases are typically supported normally for at least 2 years. Usually, the end of life date alternates between May 1st and November 1st. Only the latest releases get bug fixes and security fixes - older supported releases will only receive security fixes.
You can check which version you are currently running by running the command cat /etc/alpine-release
.
EOL dates
Legend:
- Red = Unsupported version
- Yellow = Supported version, EOL coming soon (within 6 months)
- Green = Supported version, EOL not for at least 6 months
Supported
Version | Released | EOL | Latest Release |
---|---|---|---|
edge | N/A | N/A | N/A |
v3.19 | December 7, 2023 | November 1, 2025 | 3.19.1 |
v3.18 | May 9, 2023 | May 9, 2025 | 3.18.6 |
v3.17 | November 22, 2022 | November 22, 2024 | 3.17.7 |
v3.16 | May 23, 2022 | May 23, 2024 | 3.16.9 |
End of Life
Version | Released | EOL | Latest Release |
---|---|---|---|
v3.15 | November 24, 2021 | November 1, 2023 | 3.15.10 |
v3.14 | June 15, 2021 | May 1, 2023 | 3.14.10 |
v3.13 | January 14, 2021 | November 1, 2022 | 3.13.12 |
v3.12 | May 29, 2020 | May 1, 2022 | 3.12.12 |
v3.11 | December 29, 2019 | November 1, 2021 | 3.11.13 |
v3.10 | June 15, 2019 | May 1, 2021 | 3.10.9 |
v3.9 | January 29, 2019 | November 1, 2020 | 3.9.6 |
v3.8 | June 26, 2018 | May 1, 2020 | 3.8.5 |
v3.7 | November 30, 2017 | November 1, 2019 | 3.7.3 |
v3.6 | May 24, 2017 | May 1, 2019 | 3.6.5 |
v3.5 | December 22, 2016 | November 1, 2018 | 3.5.3 |
v3.4 | May 31, 2016 | May 1, 2018 | 3.4.6 |
v3.3 | December 18, 2015 | November 1, 2017 | 3.3.3 |
v3.2 | May 26, 2015 | May 1, 2017 | 3.2.3 |
v3.1 | December 10, 2014 | November 1, 2016 | 3.1.4 |
v3.0 | June 4, 2014 | May 1, 2016 | 3.0.6 |
v2.7 | November 8, 2013 | November 1, 2015 | 2.7.9 |
v2.6 | May 17, 2013 | May 1, 2015 | 2.6.6 |
v2.5 | November 7, 2012 | November 1, 2014 | 2.5.4 |
v2.4 | May 2, 2012 | May 1, 2014 | 2.4.11 |
v2.3 | November 1, 2011 | November 1, 2013 | 2.3.6 |
v2.2 | May 6, 2011 | May 1, 2013 | 2.2.3 |
v2.1 | November 1, 2010 | November 1, 2012 | 2.1.6 |