HAProxy End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all HAProxy versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0.2 | Dec 16, 2001 | Dec 30, 2001 | 8988 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.1 | 1.1.34 | Mar 10, 2002 | Jan 29, 2006 | 7497 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.2 | 1.2.18 | Nov 9, 2003 | Aug 6, 2011 | 5482 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.3 | 1.3.28 | Jun 29, 2006 | Mar 14, 2016 | 3800 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.4 | 1.4.27 | Feb 26, 2010 | Jan 10, 2020 | 2403 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.5 | 1.5.19 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jan 10, 2020 | 2403 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.6 | 1.6.16 | Oct 13, 2015 | Oct 1, 2020 | 2138 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.7 | 1.7.14 | Nov 25, 2016 | Oct 1, 2021 | 1773 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.8 | 1.8.31 | Nov 26, 2017 | Dec 9, 2022 | 1339 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.9 | 1.9.16 | Dec 19, 2018 | Jul 31, 2020 | 2200 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.35 | Jun 16, 2019 | Apr 5, 2024 | 856 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.12 | Nov 25, 2019 | Mar 18, 2021 | 1970 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 LTS | 2.2.34 | Jul 7, 2020 | Apr 23, 2025 | 473 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.21 | Nov 5, 2020 | Jul 27, 2022 | 1474 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 LTS | 2.4.36 | May 14, 2021 | Apr 1, 2026 | 130 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.14 | Nov 23, 2021 | May 2, 2023 | 1195 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 LTS | 2.6.32 | May 31, 2022 | Apr 1, 2027 | 235 days remaining | Active |
| 2.7 | 2.7.12 | Dec 1, 2022 | Apr 5, 2024 | 856 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 LTS | 2.8.27 | May 31, 2023 | Apr 1, 2028 | 601 days remaining | Active |
| 2.9 | 2.9.15 | Dec 5, 2023 | Mar 21, 2025 | 506 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 LTS | 3.0.26 | May 29, 2024 | Apr 1, 2029 | 966 days remaining | Active |
| 3.1 | 3.1.17 | Nov 26, 2024 | Jan 1, 2026 | 220 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 LTS | 3.2.22 | May 28, 2025 | Apr 1, 2030 | 1331 days remaining | Active |
| 3.3 | 3.3.13 | Nov 26, 2025 | Jan 1, 2027 | 145 days remaining | Warning |
| 3.4 LTS | 3.4.3 | Jun 3, 2026 | Apr 1, 2031 | 1696 days remaining | Active |
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What does HAProxy end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of HAProxy 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 HAProxy 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.
Your options when HAProxy reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL HAProxy versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
HAProxy has 19 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. The good news: extended support for HAProxy exists — vetted vendors ship security patches for years past the official date. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance.