GitHub Actions Runner Images End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked GitHub Actions Runner Images version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 20 versions tracked; 13 supported, 2 security fixes only, 2 ending within 90 days, 3 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Active support ends | Security support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 Arm64 | Supported | 2026-09-17 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Ubuntu 26.04 | Supported | 2026-09-17 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Windows 11 Arm64 with Visual Studio 2026 | Supported | 2026-08-20 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Windows 11 Arm64 | Supported | 2026-08-20 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Windows Server 2025 | Supported | 2026-05-07 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| macOS 26 | Supported | 2026-02-26 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| macOS 26 Arm64 | Supported | 2026-02-26 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Windows Server 2025 | Supported | 2025-04-10 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| macOS 15 Arm64 | Supported | 2025-04-10 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| macOS 15 | Supported | 2025-04-10 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Ubuntu 22.04 Arm64 | Security fixes only | 2024-09-03 | 2026-09-17 | 2027-04-17 | - |
| Ubuntu 24.04 Arm64 | Supported | 2024-06-24 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Supported | 2024-05-14 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| macOS 14 Arm64 | Ends within 90 days (40 days left) | 2024-04-01 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-11-02 | - |
| macOS 14 | Ends within 90 days (40 days left) | 2024-04-01 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-11-02 | - |
| macOS 13 | End of life | 2023-04-24 | 2025-09-19 | 2025-12-04 | - |
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Security fixes only | 2022-08-09 | 2026-09-17 | 2027-04-17 | - |
| macOS 12 | End of life | 2022-06-13 | 2024-10-07 | 2024-12-03 | - |
| Windows Server 2022 | Supported | 2021-11-16 | Not announced | Not announced | - |
| Ubuntu 20.04 | End of life | 2020-06-02 | 2025-01-15 | 2025-04-15 | - |
Note: "Not announced" means the vendor has not published a date. "Ended (no date published)" means the source marks it ended without a date. Dates are compared as calendar days in UTC, so a date can flip up to a day earlier or later than your local calendar.
Data: endoflife.date (MIT license), snapshot 2026-09-23. Dates come from each vendor's published lifecycle. Always confirm with the vendor link before a purchase or migration decision.