Tails End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked Tails version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 7 versions tracked; 1 supported, 0 security fixes only, 0 ending within 90 days, 6 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Supported | 2025-09-18 | Not announced | 7.13 |
| 6 | End of life | 2024-02-27 | 2025-09-18 | 6.19 |
| 5 | End of life | 2022-05-03 | 2024-02-27 | 5.22 |
| 4 | End of life | 2019-10-22 | 2022-05-02 | 4.29 |
| 3 | End of life | 2017-06-13 | 2019-10-21 | 3.16 |
| 2 | End of life | 2016-01-27 | 2017-07-10 | 2.12 |
| 1 | End of life | 2014-04-29 | 2016-01-25 | 1.8.2 |
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.