Red Hat Enterprise Linux end of life
The newest Red Hat Enterprise Linux release still getting fixes is 10. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 moves to security fixes only on 31 May 2027.
- 10 Supported
- 9 Supported
- 8 Security fixes only
- 7 LTS Extended support only
- 6 LTS End of life
- 5 LTS End of life
- 4 End of life
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Every Red Hat Enterprise Linux release
| Release | Released | Full Support ends | End of life | Extended Life Cycle Support ends | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20 May 2025 | 31 May 2030 | 31 May 2035 | 31 May 2039 | 10.2 | Supported |
| 9 | 18 May 2022 | 31 May 2027 | 31 May 2032 | 31 May 2036 | 9.8 | Supported |
| 8 | 7 May 2019 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2029 | 31 May 2033 | 8.10 | Security fixes only |
| 7LTS | 10 Jun 2014 | 6 Aug 2019 | 30 Jun 2024 | 31 May 2029 | 7.9 | Extended support only |
| 6LTS | 10 Nov 2010 | 10 May 2016 | 30 Nov 2020 | 30 Jun 2024 | 6.10 | End of life |
| 5LTS | 15 Mar 2007 | 8 Jan 2013 | 31 Mar 2017 | 30 Nov 2020 | 5.11 | End of life |
| 4 | 15 Feb 2005 | 31 Mar 2009 | 29 Feb 2012 | 31 Mar 2017 | 4.9 | End of life |
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which Red Hat Enterprise Linux version should I use?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is the newest release still getting fixes, with fixes until 31 May 2035 (security fixes only from 31 May 2030). Check your own dependencies before upgrading.
When is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 end of life?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 reaches end of life on 31 May 2035 (in 9 years). Before that, it moves to security fixes only on 31 May 2030.
When is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 end of life?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 reaches end of life on 31 May 2032 (in 6 years). Before that, it moves to security fixes only on 31 May 2027.
When is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 end of life?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 reaches end of life on 31 May 2029 (in 3 years). It gets security fixes only until then.
Where these dates come from
From the Red Hat Enterprise Linux page on endoflife.date, maintained by its contributors and published under the MIT License, which follows Red Hat Enterprise Linux’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.