cert-manager End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all cert-manager versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10 | 1.10.2 | Oct 17, 2022 | May 19, 2023 | 1131 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.11 | 1.11.5 | Jan 11, 2023 | Sep 12, 2023 | 1015 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.12 LTS | 1.12.17 | May 19, 2023 | May 19, 2025 | 400 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.13 | 1.13.6 | Sep 12, 2023 | Jun 5, 2024 | 748 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.14 | 1.14.7 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 | 628 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.15 | 1.15.5 | Jun 5, 2024 | Feb 3, 2025 | 505 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.16 | 1.16.5 | Oct 3, 2024 | Jun 10, 2025 | 378 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.17 | 1.17.4 | Feb 3, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 | 259 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.18 | 1.18.6 | Jun 10, 2025 | Mar 10, 2026 | 105 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.19 | 1.19.5 | Oct 7, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 1.20 | 1.20.2 | Mar 10, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does cert-manager end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of cert-manager 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 cert-manager 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 cert-manager versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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