Gradle End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Gradle versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.12.0 | Jun 12, 2012 | Jul 1, 2014 | 4375 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2 | 2.14.1 | Jul 1, 2014 | Aug 15, 2016 | 3599 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3 | 3.5.1 | Aug 15, 2016 | Jun 14, 2017 | 3296 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4 | 4.10.3 | Jun 14, 2017 | Nov 26, 2018 | 2766 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5 | 5.6.4 | Nov 23, 2018 | Nov 8, 2019 | 2419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 | 6.9.4 | Nov 8, 2019 | Feb 10, 2023 | 1229 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7 | 7.6.6 | Apr 9, 2021 | Jul 31, 2025 | 327 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 | 8.14.5 | Feb 10, 2023 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 9 | 9.6.0 | Jul 31, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Gradle end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Gradle 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 Gradle 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 Gradle versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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