Couchbase Server End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Couchbase Server versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 1.8.0 | Jul 31, 2012 | Jan 31, 2014 | 4526 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.0 | Dec 31, 2012 | Jun 30, 2014 | 4376 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.0 | Jun 26, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | 4192 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.0 | Sep 30, 2013 | Mar 31, 2015 | 4102 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.0 | Feb 28, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | 3827 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.3 | Dec 17, 2014 | Apr 30, 2016 | 3706 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.3 | Aug 31, 2015 | Feb 28, 2017 | 3402 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.0 | Oct 6, 2015 | Apr 30, 2017 | 3341 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.1 | 4.1.2 | Dec 10, 2015 | Apr 30, 2018 | 2976 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.5 | 4.5.1 | Jun 27, 2016 | Apr 30, 2018 | 2976 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.6 | 5.0.1 | Feb 16, 2017 | Aug 31, 2018 | 2853 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.1 | Oct 26, 2017 | Aug 31, 2018 | 2853 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 | 5.1.3 | Feb 28, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 | 2700 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.5 | 5.5.6 | Jul 23, 2018 | Jul 31, 2020 | 2153 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.5 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2020 | 2153 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5.2 | Jan 21, 2020 | Feb 28, 2021 | 1941 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 | 6.6.6 | Aug 12, 2020 | Jan 31, 2023 | 1239 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.5 | Jul 29, 2021 | Jan 31, 2023 | 1239 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.6 | May 10, 2022 | Jan 31, 2024 | 874 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.9 | Jun 1, 2023 | Jul 31, 2026 | 38 days remaining | Warning |
| 7.6 | 7.6.11 | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 31, 2027 | 281 days remaining | Active |
| 8.0 | 8.0.2 | Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 31, 2028 | 861 days remaining | Active |
What does Couchbase Server end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Couchbase Server 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 Couchbase Server 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 Couchbase Server versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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