Ruby on Rails End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked Ruby on Rails version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 11 versions tracked; 1 supported, 0 security fixes only, 1 ending within 90 days, 9 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Active support ends | Security support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | Supported | 2025-10-22 | 2026-10-10 | 2027-10-10 | 8.1.3.1 |
| 8.0 | Ends within 90 days (45 days left) | 2024-11-07 | 2026-05-07 | 2026-11-07 | 8.0.5.1 |
| 7.2 | End of life | 2024-08-09 | 2025-08-09 | 2026-08-09 | 7.2.3.2 |
| 7.1 | End of life | 2023-10-05 | 2024-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 7.1.6 |
| 7.0 | End of life | 2021-12-15 | 2023-10-15 | 2025-04-01 | 7.0.10 |
| 6.1 | End of life | 2020-12-09 | 2021-12-15 | 2024-10-01 | 6.1.7.10 |
| 6.0 | End of life | 2019-08-16 | 2021-12-15 | 2023-06-01 | 6.0.6.1 |
| 5.2 | End of life | 2018-04-09 | 2021-12-15 | 2022-06-01 | 5.2.8.1 |
| 5.1 | End of life | 2017-04-27 | 2018-04-09 | 2019-08-25 | 5.1.7 |
| 5.0 | End of life | 2016-06-30 | 2018-04-09 | 2018-04-09 | 5.0.7.2 |
| 4.2 | End of life | 2014-12-19 | 2016-06-30 | 2017-04-27 | 4.2.11.3 |
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.