Rancher EOS & EOL timeline

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

Software17 release timelinesData updated: Oct 26, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC

2.15
Supported
1. ReleasedAug 27, 2026
2. End of support (EOS)Feb 27, 2027
3. End of life (EOL)Feb 27, 2028
Extended support
Not announced
2.14
Supported
1. ReleasedApr 30, 2026
2. End of support (EOS)Oct 30, 2026
3. End of life (EOL)Oct 10, 2027
Extended support
Not announced
2.13
Maintenance only
1. ReleasedDec 17, 2025
2. End of support (EOS)Jun 17, 2026
3. End of life (EOL)Jun 17, 2027
Extended support
Not announced
2.12
Ending soon
1. ReleasedAug 29, 2025
2. End of support (EOS)Feb 28, 2026
3. End of life (EOL)Feb 28, 2027
Extended support
Not announced
2.11
End of life
1. ReleasedApr 24, 2025
2. End of support (EOS)Oct 24, 2025
3. End of life (EOL)Oct 24, 2026
Extended support
Not announced
2.10
End of life
1. ReleasedDec 19, 2024
2. End of support (EOS)Jun 19, 2025
3. End of life (EOL)Jun 19, 2026
Extended support
Not announced
2.9
End of life
1. ReleasedAug 26, 2024
2. End of support (EOS)Feb 26, 2025
3. End of life (EOL)Feb 26, 2026
Extended support
Not announced
2.8
End of life
1. ReleasedDec 5, 2023
2. End of support (EOS)Sep 22, 2024
3. End of life (EOL)Jul 22, 2025
Extended support
Not announced
2.7
End of life
1. ReleasedNov 16, 2022
2. End of support (EOS)May 15, 2024
3. End of life (EOL)Nov 18, 2024
Extended support
Not announced
2.6
End of life
1. ReleasedAug 30, 2021
2. End of support (EOS)Mar 1, 2023
3. End of life (EOL)Apr 30, 2024
Extended support
Not announced
2.5
End of life
1. ReleasedOct 5, 2020
2. End of support (EOS)Jan 5, 2022
3. End of life (EOL)Jan 31, 2023
Extended support
Not announced
2.4
End of life
1. ReleasedMar 30, 2020
2. End of support (EOS)Jul 30, 2021
3. End of life (EOL)Mar 31, 2022
Extended support
Not announced
2.3
End of life
1. ReleasedOct 7, 2019
2. End of support (EOS)Oct 7, 2020
3. End of life (EOL)Apr 7, 2021
Extended support
Not announced
2.2
End of life
1. ReleasedMar 25, 2019
2. End of support (EOS)Apr 15, 2020
3. End of life (EOL)Oct 15, 2020
Extended support
Not announced
2.1
End of life
1. ReleasedOct 5, 2018
2. End of support (EOS)Oct 19, 2019
3. End of life (EOL)Apr 19, 2020
Extended support
Not announced
2.0
End of life
1. ReleasedApr 30, 2018
2. End of support (EOS)May 1, 2019
3. End of life (EOL)Nov 1, 2019
Extended support
Not announced
1.6
End of life
1. ReleasedMay 4, 2017
2. End of support (EOS)Dec 31, 2019
3. End of life (EOL)Jun 30, 2020
Extended support
Not announced

Support milestones: end of support = Full Support; end of life = Limited 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.