Cisco IOS XE EOS & EOL timeline

Check Cisco IOS XE end-of-support (EOS), end-of-life (EOL), release and extended-support dates. Compare versions and plan your next upgrade.

• 26.1LTS

  Supported
  1. ReleasedJun 3, 2026

  End of support (EOS)

  Not announced

  End of life (EOL)

  Not announced

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.18LTS

  Supported
  1. ReleasedAug 8, 2025
  2. End of support (EOS)Feb 8, 2028
  3. End of life (EOL)Aug 8, 2029

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.17

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMar 31, 2025
  2. End of support (EOS)Jul 30, 2026
  3. End of life (EOL)Jul 30, 2026

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.16

  End of life
  1. ReleasedDec 11, 2024
  2. End of support (EOS)Jan 13, 2026
  3. End of life (EOL)Jan 13, 2026

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.15LTS

  Supported
  1. ReleasedAug 9, 2024
  2. End of support (EOS)Mar 30, 2027
  3. End of life (EOL)Sep 30, 2028

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.14

  End of life
  1. ReleasedApr 13, 2024
  2. End of support (EOS)May 31, 2025
  3. End of life (EOL)May 31, 2025

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.13

  End of life
  1. ReleasedNov 30, 2023
  2. End of support (EOS)Dec 31, 2024
  3. End of life (EOL)Dec 31, 2024

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.12LTS

  Maintenance only
  1. ReleasedJul 28, 2023
  2. End of support (EOS)Mar 30, 2026
  3. End of life (EOL)Sep 30, 2027

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.11

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMar 28, 2023
  2. End of support (EOS)May 14, 2024
  3. End of life (EOL)May 14, 2024

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.10

  End of life
  1. ReleasedNov 30, 2022
  2. End of support (EOS)Jan 3, 2024
  3. End of life (EOL)Jan 3, 2024

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.9LTS

  End of life
  1. ReleasedJul 29, 2022
  2. End of support (EOS)Mar 30, 2025
  3. End of life (EOL)Sep 30, 2026

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.8

  End of life
  1. ReleasedApr 11, 2022
  2. End of support (EOS)May 30, 2023
  3. End of life (EOL)May 30, 2023

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.7

  End of life
  1. ReleasedNov 30, 2021
  2. End of support (EOS)Jan 30, 2023
  3. End of life (EOL)Jan 30, 2023

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.6LTS

  End of life
  1. ReleasedJul 30, 2021
  2. End of support (EOS)Mar 31, 2024
  3. End of life (EOL)Sep 30, 2024

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.5

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMar 31, 2021
  2. End of support (EOS)May 30, 2022
  3. End of life (EOL)May 30, 2022

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.4

  End of life
  1. ReleasedNov 30, 2020
  2. End of support (EOS)Jan 28, 2022
  3. End of life (EOL)Jan 28, 2022

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.3LTS

  End of life
  1. ReleasedJul 31, 2020
  2. End of support (EOS)Mar 31, 2023
  3. End of life (EOL)Sep 30, 2023

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.2

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMar 30, 2020
  2. End of support (EOS)Jul 15, 2021
  3. End of life (EOL)Jul 15, 2021

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 17.1

  End of life
  1. ReleasedNov 21, 2019
  2. End of support (EOS)Dec 30, 2020
  3. End of life (EOL)Dec 30, 2020

  Extended support

  Not announced

• 16.12LTS

  End of life
  1. ReleasedJul 31, 2019
  2. End of support (EOS)Feb 17, 2022
  3. End of life (EOL)Aug 18, 2022

  Extended support

  Not announced

Support milestones: end of support = Maintenance Support; end of life = Security Support. Unknown dates are shown as “Not announced”. Paid extended support is separate from standard end of life. Support windows may vary by version and edition. Timeline spacing is not a duration scale.