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Harbor End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Harbor versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Harbor 2.15.2 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.

Harbor 2.15 is supported, with no end-of-life or end-of-support date announced yet. 15 of 18 tracked Harbor versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 2.12, did so on March 20, 2026. The full Harbor lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.

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Latest Active
2.15.2
2.15 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
3
of 18 total
EOL Versions
15
no longer patched
40 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
30/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build. Methodology →
CPE Identifier
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:harbor
The Common Platform Enumeration name vulnerability scanners and CVE records use for Harbor. Verified against the NIST CPE dictionary. Machine-readable for all products: cpe-map.json
Package URLs (purl)
pkg:github/goharbor/harbor
pkg:docker/goharbor/harbor-core
pkg:docker/goharbor/harbor-exporter
pkg:docker/goharbor/harbor-jobservice
pkg:docker/goharbor/harbor-portal
pkg:docker/goharbor/harbor-registryctl
pkg:docker/goharbor/registry-photon
pkg:docker/bitnami/harbor-registry
+ 18 more in purl-map.json
The package URL identifiers SBOM tools emit for Harbor, so a CycloneDX or SPDX component resolves to this page by exact identifier rather than by name. Machine-readable for all products: purl-map.json; whole-SBOM checks: POST /v1/sbom or the Stack Scanner.
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 20202021202220232024202520261.91.102.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.82.92.102.112.122.132.142.15TODAY
15 versions of Harbor are past end of life — security patches have stopped. Get matched with support →
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1.9 1.9.4 Sep 17, 2019 Sep 18, 2020 2196 days past EOL EOL
1.10 1.10.19 Dec 12, 2019 Feb 23, 2021 2038 days past EOL EOL
2.0 2.0.6 May 13, 2020 Jun 17, 2021 1924 days past EOL EOL
2.1 2.1.6 Sep 18, 2020 Oct 25, 2021 1794 days past EOL EOL
2.2 2.2.4 Feb 23, 2021 Apr 7, 2022 1630 days past EOL EOL
2.3 2.3.5 Jun 17, 2021 Aug 28, 2022 1487 days past EOL EOL
2.4 2.4.3 Oct 25, 2021 Dec 16, 2022 1377 days past EOL EOL
2.5 2.5.6 Apr 7, 2022 Apr 13, 2023 1259 days past EOL EOL
2.6 2.6.4 Aug 28, 2022 Aug 31, 2023 1119 days past EOL EOL
2.7 2.7.4 Dec 16, 2022 Dec 14, 2023 1014 days past EOL EOL
2.8 2.8.6 Apr 13, 2023 Jun 4, 2024 841 days past EOL EOL
2.9 2.9.5 Aug 31, 2023 Nov 8, 2024 684 days past EOL EOL
2.10 2.10.3 Dec 14, 2023 Apr 9, 2025 532 days past EOL EOL
2.11 2.11.2 Jun 4, 2024 Sep 17, 2025 371 days past EOL EOL
2.12 2.12.4 Nov 5, 2024 Mar 20, 2026 187 days past EOL EOL
2.13 2.13.5 Apr 9, 2025 TBD Supported Active
2.14 2.14.4 Sep 17, 2025 TBD Supported Active
2.15 2.15.2 Mar 20, 2026 TBD Supported Active
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Harbor release and support pattern

Across the 18 release lines with a published release date, Harbor has shipped a new line roughly every 5 months (median interval). A line typically stays supported for about 1.1 years from its release to its end-of-life date (measured on the 15 lines with both dates published).

Of the 18 release lines tracked, 15 are past end of life and 3 are still within support. The newest line, 2.15, was released March 20, 2026. No end-of-life date is currently published for the 3 supported lines.

Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.

What does Harbor end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Harbor 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: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL Harbor 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 Harbor 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.

OptionBest whenWatch 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.

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Extended Support Options

If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Harbor versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Harbor?
See the full table above for all Harbor version EOL dates.
When is the Harbor support end date?
Each Harbor version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Harbor?
The latest active version of Harbor is 2.15.2. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Harbor reaches end of life?
When Harbor reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor patch path — a growing attack surface that a CVE-based scan does not show. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give the date in advance.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Harbor?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Harbor versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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