Hibernate ORM End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Hibernate ORM versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 5.3.38 | May 14, 2018 | Jan 19, 2026 | 155 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.4 | 5.4.33 | Dec 12, 2018 | Jan 10, 2022 | 1625 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.5 | 5.5.9 | Jun 1, 2021 | Dec 16, 2021 | 1650 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.6 | 5.6.15 | Oct 11, 2021 | Feb 6, 2023 | 1233 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.2 | Apr 1, 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 | 1477 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1.7 | Jun 7, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1180 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | 6.2.52 | Mar 31, 2023 | May 3, 2026 | 51 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | 6.3.2 | Sep 1, 2023 | Nov 23, 2023 | 943 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | 6.4.10 | Nov 23, 2023 | Aug 6, 2024 | 686 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5.3 | Apr 25, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | 643 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 | 6.6.53 | Aug 8, 2024 | Jun 9, 2026 | 14 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.10 | May 20, 2025 | Aug 10, 2025 | 317 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.31 | Aug 8, 2025 | Jun 7, 2026 | 16 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.20 | Oct 8, 2025 | Jun 9, 2026 | 14 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 | 7.3.9 | Mar 16, 2026 | Jun 7, 2026 | 16 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.4 | 7.4.2 | May 26, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Hibernate ORM end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Hibernate ORM 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 Hibernate ORM 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 Hibernate ORM versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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