Lua End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked Lua version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 15 versions tracked; 2 supported, 0 security fixes only, 0 ending within 90 days, 13 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Supported | 2025-12-22 | Not announced | 5.5.1 |
| 5.4 | Supported | 2020-06-29 | Not announced | 5.4.9 |
| 5.3 | End of life | 2015-01-12 | 2020-09-25 | 5.3.6 |
| 5.2 | End of life | 2011-12-16 | 2015-03-07 | 5.2.4 |
| 5.1 | End of life | 2006-02-21 | 2012-02-17 | 5.1.5 |
| 5.0 | End of life | 2003-04-11 | 2006-06-26 | 5.0.3 |
| 4.0 | End of life | 2000-11-06 | 2002-07-04 | 4.0.1 |
| 3.2 | End of life | 1999-07-08 | 2000-02-22 | 3.2.2 |
| 3.1 | End of life | 1998-07-11 | 1999-07-08 | 3.1 |
| 3.0 | End of life | 1997-07-01 | 1998-07-11 | 3.0 |
| 2.5 | End of life | 1996-11-19 | 1997-07-01 | 2.5.1 |
| 2.4 | End of life | 1996-05-14 | 1996-11-19 | 2.4 |
| 2.2 | End of life | 1995-11-28 | 1996-05-14 | 2.2 |
| 2.1 | End of life | 1995-02-07 | 1995-11-28 | 2.1 |
| 1.1 | End of life | 1994-07-08 | 1995-02-07 | 1.1 |
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.