Docker Engine end of life
The newest Docker Engine release still getting fixes is 29. Docker Engine 25.0 reaches end of life on 4 Dec 2026. Docker Engine 28 reached end of life on 13 May 2026.
- 29 Supported
- 28 End of life
- 27 End of life
- 26.1 End of life
- 26.0 End of life
- 25.0 Supported
- 24.0 End of life
- 23.0 End of life
- 20.10 End of life
- 19.03 End of life
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Every Docker Engine release
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 10 Nov 2025 | Not announced | 29.9.1 | Supported |
| 28 | 20 Feb 2025 | 13 May 2026 | 28.5.2 | End of life |
| 27 | 25 Jun 2024 | 3 May 2025 | 27.5.1 | End of life |
| 26.1 | 22 Apr 2024 | 17 Feb 2025 | 26.1.5 | End of life |
| 26.0 | 20 Mar 2024 | 8 Jun 2024 | 26.0.2 | End of life |
| 25.0 | 19 Jan 2024 | 4 Dec 2026 | 25.0.18 | Supported |
| 24.0 | 16 May 2023 | 8 Jun 2024 | 24.0.9 | End of life |
| 23.0 | 2 Feb 2023 | 19 May 2025 | 23.0.18 | End of life |
| 20.10 | 9 Dec 2020 | 10 Dec 2023 | 20.10.27 | End of life |
| 19.03 | 22 Jul 2019 | 8 Jan 2021 | 19.03.15 | End of life |
| 18.09 | 8 Nov 2018 | 22 Aug 2019 | 18.09.9 | End of life |
| 18.06 | 18 Jul 2018 | 8 Dec 2018 | 18.06.3 | End of life |
| 18.05 | 25 Apr 2018 | 18 Aug 2018 | 18.05.0 | End of life |
| 18.04 | 27 Mar 2018 | 9 Jun 2018 | 18.04.0 | End of life |
| 18.03 | 14 Mar 2018 | 10 May 2018 | 18.03.1 | End of life |
| 18.02 | 26 Jan 2018 | 21 Apr 2018 | 18.02.0 | End of life |
| 17.12 | 15 Dec 2017 | 10 Feb 2018 | 17.12.1 | End of life |
| 18.01 | 12 Dec 2017 | 7 Mar 2018 | 18.01.0 | End of life |
| 17.11 | 17 Nov 2017 | 27 Jan 2018 | 17.11.0 | End of life |
| 17.10 | 13 Oct 2017 | 20 Dec 2017 | 17.10.0 | End of life |
| 17.09 | 22 Sept 2017 | 17 Nov 2017 | 17.09.1 | End of life |
| 17.07 | 28 Aug 2017 | 26 Oct 2017 | 17.07.0 | End of life |
| 17.06 | 20 Jun 2017 | 29 Sept 2017 | 17.06.2 | End of life |
| 17.05 | 4 May 2017 | 28 Jul 2017 | 17.05.0 | End of life |
| 17.04 | 3 Apr 2017 | 4 Jun 2017 | 17.04.0 | End of life |
| 17.03 | 23 Feb 2017 | 5 May 2017 | 17.03.2 | End of life |
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which Docker Engine version should I use?
Docker Engine 29 is the newest release still getting fixes. Check your own dependencies before upgrading.
When is Docker Engine 29 end of life?
No end-of-life date has been published for Docker Engine 29 yet; it is still supported.
When is Docker Engine 28 end of life?
Docker Engine 28 reached end of life on 13 May 2026 and no longer gets fixes.
When is Docker Engine 25.0 end of life?
Docker Engine 25.0 reaches end of life on 4 Dec 2026 (in 2 months).
Where these dates come from
From the Docker Engine page on endoflife.date, maintained by its contributors and published under the MIT License, which follows Docker Engine’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.