Blender End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Blender versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.83 LTS | 2.83.20 | Jun 3, 2020 | Jun 1, 2022 | 1483 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.93 LTS | 2.93.18 | Jun 2, 2021 | Jun 2, 2023 | 1117 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.1 | Dec 3, 2021 | Mar 9, 2022 | 1567 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.2 | Mar 9, 2022 | Jun 8, 2022 | 1476 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.2 | Jun 8, 2022 | Sep 7, 2022 | 1385 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 LTS | 3.3.21 | Sep 7, 2022 | Sep 7, 2024 | 654 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.1 | Dec 7, 2022 | Mar 29, 2023 | 1182 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5.1 | Mar 29, 2023 | Jun 27, 2023 | 1092 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 LTS | 3.6.23 | Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 27, 2025 | 361 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.2 | Nov 14, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 820 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.1 | Mar 25, 2024 | Jul 16, 2024 | 707 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 LTS | 4.2.21 | Jul 16, 2024 | Jul 16, 2026 | 23 days remaining | Warning |
| 4.3 | 4.3.2 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 18, 2025 | 462 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.4 | 4.4.3 | Mar 17, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | 344 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.5 LTS | 4.5.10 | Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 14, 2027 | 386 days remaining | Active |
| 5.0 | 5.0.1 | Nov 18, 2025 | Mar 17, 2026 | 98 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.2 | Mar 17, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 | 21 days remaining | Warning |
What does Blender end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Blender 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 Blender 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 Blender versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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