Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Docker Engine versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.03 | 17.03.2 | Feb 23, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | 3291 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.04 | 17.04.0 | Apr 3, 2017 | Jun 4, 2017 | 3261 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.05 | 17.05.0 | May 4, 2017 | Jul 28, 2017 | 3207 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.06 | 17.06.2 | Jun 20, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 3144 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.07 | 17.07.0 | Aug 28, 2017 | Oct 26, 2017 | 3117 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.09 | 17.09.1 | Sep 22, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | 3095 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.10 | 17.10.0 | Oct 13, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 | 3062 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.11 | 17.11.0 | Nov 17, 2017 | Jan 27, 2018 | 3024 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.01 | 18.01.0 | Dec 12, 2017 | Mar 7, 2018 | 2985 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17.12 | 17.12.1 | Dec 15, 2017 | Feb 10, 2018 | 3010 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.02 | 18.02.0 | Jan 26, 2018 | Apr 21, 2018 | 2940 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.03 | 18.03.1 | Mar 14, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | 2921 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.04 | 18.04.0 | Mar 27, 2018 | Jun 9, 2018 | 2891 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.05 | 18.05.0 | Apr 25, 2018 | Aug 18, 2018 | 2821 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.06 | 18.06.3 | Jul 18, 2018 | Dec 8, 2018 | 2709 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.09 | 18.09.9 | Nov 8, 2018 | Aug 22, 2019 | 2452 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.03 | 19.03.15 | Jul 22, 2019 | Jan 8, 2021 | 1947 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.10 | 20.10.27 | Dec 9, 2020 | Dec 10, 2023 | 881 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23.0 | 23.0.18 | Feb 2, 2023 | May 19, 2025 | 355 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24.0 | 24.0.9 | May 16, 2023 | Jun 8, 2024 | 700 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25.0 | 25.0.15 | Jan 19, 2024 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 26.0 | 26.0.2 | Mar 20, 2024 | Jun 8, 2024 | 700 days past EOL | EOL |
| 26.1 | 26.1.5 | Apr 22, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | 446 days past EOL | EOL |
| 27 | 27.5.1 | Jun 25, 2024 | May 3, 2025 | 371 days past EOL | EOL |
| 28 | 28.5.2 | Feb 20, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 29 | 29.4.3 | Nov 10, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Docker Engine version 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 Docker Engine 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.
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