Azul Zulu End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Azul Zulu versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Extended Support | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 LTS | 7.56 | Sep 25, 2013 | Jul 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2027 Azul Platform Core |
1470 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 LTS | N/A | Jan 21, 2014 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2027 Azul Platform Core |
2778 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 LTS | 8.92.0.21 | Apr 8, 2014 | Dec 31, 2030 | Dec 31, 2032 Azul Platform Core |
1605 days remaining | Active |
| 9 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 9.0.7.1 | Sep 21, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
3053 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 10.3.5 | Mar 27, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2019 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
2870 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 LTS | 11.86.21 | Sep 25, 2018 | Jan 31, 2032 | Jan 31, 2034 Azul Platform Core |
2001 days remaining | Active |
| 12 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 12.3.11 | Mar 19, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2020 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
2505 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13 (<abbr title='Medium-Term Support'>MTS</abbr>) | 13.54.17 | Sep 17, 2019 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1227 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 14.29.23 | Mar 17, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
2139 days past EOL | EOL |
| 15 (<abbr title='Medium-Term Support'>MTS</abbr>) | 15.46.17 | Sep 15, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1227 days past EOL | EOL |
| 16 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 16.32.15 | Mar 16, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1774 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17 LTS | 17.64.17 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2029 | Sep 30, 2031 Azul Platform Core |
1148 days remaining | Active |
| 18 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 18.32.13 | Mar 12, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1409 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 19.32.13 | Sep 20, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1227 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 (<abbr title='Short Term Support'>STS</abbr>) | 20.32.11 | Mar 21, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
1055 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 LTS | 21.48.17 | Sep 19, 2023 | Sep 30, 2031 | Sep 30, 2033 Azul Platform Core |
1878 days remaining | Active |
| 22 | 22.32.15 | Mar 19, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 Azul Platform Core (ended) |
691 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.32.11 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 18, 2025 | — | 509 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24.32.13 | Mar 18, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | — | 327 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 LTS | 25.32.21 | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2033 | Sep 30, 2035 Azul Platform Core |
2609 days remaining | Active |
| 26 | 26.28.59 | Mar 17, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | — | 52 days remaining | Warning |
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What does Azul Zulu end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Azul Zulu 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 Azul Zulu 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.
Your options when Azul Zulu reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Azul Zulu versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Azul Zulu has 15 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. The good news: extended support for Azul Zulu exists — vetted vendors ship security patches for years past the official date. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance.