Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 Full Support End: December 31, 2026
Red Hat ends Full Support for AMQ Broker 7 on December 31, 2026. Red Hat's product life cycle table lists AMQ Broker 7, generally available since May 30, 2017, with three more phases after that date: Maintenance Support until April 30, 2028, then an Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on until November 30, 2030, which Red Hat also gives as the End of Life date. AMQ Broker 7 is a major version: the 7.x minor releases share these dates. Live status and EOL Risk Score are on the AMQ Broker 7 page.
Key Dates at a Glance
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7: Full Support ends 2026-12-31; Maintenance Support ends 2028-04-30; ELS add-on ends 2030-11-30
The dates, as Red Hat prints them
| Phase | AMQ Broker 7 |
|---|---|
| General availability | May 30, 2017 |
| Full Support ends | December 31, 2026 |
| Maintenance Support ends | April 30, 2028 |
| Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on ends, and End of Life | November 30, 2030 |
What each phase covers
AMQ Broker is covered by Red Hat's Application Services Product Update and Support Policy:
- Full Support: all available and qualified patches are applied through periodic product updates and cumulative patches, or as required for qualified security patches rated Critical, Important, or Moderate with a CVSS score of 7 or higher.
- Maintenance Support: production and development support continue, and qualified security patches of Critical or Important impact, as well as select mission-critical bug-fix patches, are released.
- Extended Life Support: requires an ELS subscription in addition to the base subscription, and provides decreasing support and maintenance over time; Red Hat says ELS should be purchased before the ELS period starts or be back-dated to that start.
In every phase, the policy says defect and security fixes are provided only for the latest minor, micro or cumulative patch release, so staying supported on AMQ Broker 7 means staying on the newest 7.x release.
What to do
- Stay on the newest AMQ Broker 7.x release: fixes in Maintenance and ELS go to the latest release only.
- Budget the step down: after December 31, 2026, only Critical and Important security patches and select mission-critical bug fixes ship.
- Decide on ELS before April 30, 2028 if the broker has to run past Maintenance Support.
- Check related products: the AMQ Broker page re-reads Red Hat's data, and the EOL Checker answers for a single version.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 end of life?
Red Hat's product life cycle data gives AMQ Broker 7 a Full Support end date of December 31, 2026 and a Maintenance Support end date of April 30, 2028. An optional Extended Life Cycle Support add-on runs to November 30, 2030, the date Red Hat also gives as End of Life.
What changes for AMQ Broker 7 after December 31, 2026?
AMQ Broker 7 moves from Full Support to Maintenance Support. Under Red Hat's Application Services policy, the Maintenance phase releases qualified security patches of Critical or Important impact and select mission-critical bug fixes, rather than all qualified patches.
Related
- Red Hat AMQ Broker — version dates
- Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka 2.9 end of life — the other AMQ product
- Red Hat Data Grid 8.6 Full Support end — another Application Services date on December 31, 2026