Alpine Linux End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Alpine Linux versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.1.6 | Dec 30, 2009 | Nov 1, 2012 | 4982 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.5 | May 4, 2010 | May 1, 2013 | 4801 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.6 | May 19, 2010 | Nov 1, 2013 | 4617 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.11 | Jul 7, 2010 | May 1, 2014 | 4436 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.4 | Aug 12, 2010 | Nov 1, 2014 | 4252 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.8 | Dec 15, 2010 | May 1, 2015 | 4071 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.9 | Jan 6, 2011 | Nov 1, 2015 | 3887 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.6 | Jun 4, 2014 | May 1, 2016 | 3705 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.4 | Dec 10, 2014 | Nov 1, 2016 | 3521 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.3 | May 26, 2015 | May 1, 2017 | 3340 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.3 | Dec 19, 2015 | Nov 1, 2017 | 3156 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.6 | May 31, 2016 | May 1, 2018 | 2975 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5.3 | Dec 22, 2016 | Nov 1, 2018 | 2791 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.5 | May 24, 2017 | May 1, 2019 | 2610 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.3 | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 1, 2019 | 2426 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | 3.8.5 | Jun 26, 2018 | May 1, 2020 | 2244 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.9 | 3.9.6 | Jan 29, 2019 | Nov 1, 2020 | 2060 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.10 | 3.10.9 | Jun 19, 2019 | May 1, 2021 | 1879 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.11 | 3.11.13 | Dec 19, 2019 | Nov 1, 2021 | 1695 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.12 | 3.12.12 | May 29, 2020 | May 1, 2022 | 1514 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.13 | 3.13.12 | Jan 14, 2021 | Nov 1, 2022 | 1330 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.14 | 3.14.10 | Jun 15, 2021 | May 1, 2023 | 1149 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.15 | 3.15.11 | Nov 24, 2021 | Nov 1, 2023 | 965 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.16 | 3.16.9 | May 23, 2022 | May 23, 2024 | 761 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.17 | 3.17.10 | Nov 22, 2022 | Nov 22, 2024 | 578 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.18 | 3.18.12 | May 9, 2023 | May 9, 2025 | 410 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.19 | 3.19.9 | Dec 7, 2023 | Nov 1, 2025 | 234 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.20 | 3.20.10 | May 22, 2024 | Apr 1, 2026 | 83 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.21 | 3.21.7 | Dec 5, 2024 | Nov 1, 2026 | 131 days remaining | Warning |
| 3.22 | 3.22.5 | May 30, 2025 | May 1, 2027 | 312 days remaining | Active |
| 3.23 | 3.23.5 | Dec 4, 2025 | Nov 1, 2027 | 496 days remaining | Active |
| 3.24 | 3.24.1 | Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 1, 2028 | 709 days remaining | Active |
What does Alpine Linux end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Alpine Linux reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Alpine Linux should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Extended Support Options
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