CentOS end of life
Release and support dates for every CentOS version.
Dates last checked: how
Newest supported — none
Next change — no dates published
Getting fixes 0 of 4 releases
Last to reach end of life — none in the last year
Release
- 8 End of life
- 7 End of life
- 6 End of life
- 5 End of life
Supported Security fixes only Extended support only │ today · faded = no end date published
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Every CentOS release
| Release | Released | Active Support ends | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 24 Sept 2019 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 8 (2111) | End of life |
| 7 | 7 Jul 2014 | 6 Aug 2020 | 30 Jun 2024 | 7 (2009) | End of life |
| 6 | 10 Jul 2011 | 10 May 2017 | 30 Nov 2020 | 6.10 | End of life |
| 5 | 12 Apr 2007 | 31 Jan 2014 | 31 Mar 2017 | 5.11 | End of life |
Container images the checker reads as CentOS: docker.io/library/centos.
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Where these dates come from
From the CentOS page on endoflife.date, maintained by its contributors and published under the MIT License, which follows CentOS’s own release policy. We download it daily; these dates last changed on 15 Oct 2026 and were last confirmed on 16 Oct 2026. See Methodology & sources.