authentik End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all authentik versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021.12 | 2021.12.5 | Dec 16, 2021 | Feb 16, 2022 | 1588 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2022.12 | 2022.12.3 | Dec 28, 2022 | Feb 14, 2023 | 1225 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2023.10 | 2023.10.7 | Oct 26, 2023 | Apr 24, 2024 | 790 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2024.12 | 2024.12.5 | Dec 19, 2024 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2025.4 | 2025.4.4 | Apr 29, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | 307 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2025.6 | 2025.6.4 | Jun 3, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | 239 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2025.8 | 2025.8.6 | Aug 20, 2025 | Jan 13, 2026 | 161 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2025.10 | 2025.10.4 | Oct 27, 2025 | Feb 24, 2026 | 119 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2025.12 | 2025.12.6 | Jan 13, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | 32 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2026.2 | 2026.2.4 | Feb 24, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 2026.5 | 2026.5.3 | May 22, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does authentik end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of authentik 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 authentik 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
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL authentik versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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