Eclipse Temurin End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Eclipse Temurin versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 LTS | 8u492-b09 | Jul 29, 2021 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1652 days remaining | Active |
| 16 | 16.0.2+7 | Jul 30, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 1727 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 LTS | 11.0.31+11 | Aug 1, 2021 | Oct 31, 2027 | 495 days remaining | Active |
| 17 LTS | 17.0.19+10 | Sep 22, 2021 | Oct 31, 2027 | 495 days remaining | Active |
| 18 | 18.0.2.1+1 | Mar 24, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 1362 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 | 19.0.2+7 | Sep 26, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1180 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 | 20.0.2+9 | Mar 23, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | 1008 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 LTS | 21.0.11+10 | Oct 10, 2023 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1287 days remaining | Active |
| 22 | 22.0.2+9 | Mar 20, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | 644 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.0.2+7 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 18, 2025 | 462 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24.0.2+12 | Mar 20, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | 280 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 LTS | 25.0.3+9 | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2031 | 1925 days remaining | Active |
What does Eclipse Temurin end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Eclipse Temurin 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 Eclipse Temurin 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 Eclipse Temurin versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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