Composer End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Composer versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.10.28 | Apr 5, 2016 | Oct 24, 2020 | 2068 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.14 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jun 3, 2021 | 1846 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.14 | Jun 3, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | 1644 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 LTS | 2.2.28 | Dec 22, 2021 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 2.3 | 2.3.10 | Mar 30, 2022 | Aug 16, 2022 | 1407 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.4 | Aug 16, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | 1281 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.8 | Dec 20, 2022 | Sep 1, 2023 | 1026 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.6 | Sep 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2024 | 866 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.9 | Feb 8, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | 629 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.12 | Oct 2, 2024 | Nov 13, 2025 | 222 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.9 | 2.9.8 | Nov 13, 2025 | May 28, 2026 | 26 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.10 | 2.10.1 | May 28, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Composer end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Composer 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 Composer 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 Composer versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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