Istio End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Istio versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 1.7.8 | Aug 21, 2020 | Feb 25, 2021 | 1962 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.8 | 1.8.6 | Nov 19, 2020 | May 12, 2021 | 1886 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.9 | 1.9.9 | Feb 9, 2021 | Oct 8, 2021 | 1737 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.10 | 1.10.6 | May 18, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 | 1646 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.11 | 1.11.8 | Aug 12, 2021 | Mar 25, 2022 | 1569 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.12 | 1.12.9 | Nov 18, 2021 | Jul 12, 2022 | 1460 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.13 | 1.13.9 | Feb 11, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | 1368 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.14 | 1.14.6 | Jun 1, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | 1292 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.15 | 1.15.7 | Aug 31, 2022 | Apr 4, 2023 | 1194 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.16 | 1.16.7 | Nov 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 | 1082 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.17 | 1.17.8 | Feb 14, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | 988 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.18 | 1.18.7 | Jun 7, 2023 | Jan 4, 2024 | 919 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.19 | 1.19.10 | Sep 5, 2023 | Apr 24, 2024 | 808 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.20 | 1.20.8 | Nov 14, 2023 | Jun 25, 2024 | 746 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.21 | 1.21.6 | Mar 13, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 652 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.22 | 1.22.8 | May 13, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | 535 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.23 | 1.23.6 | Aug 14, 2024 | Apr 16, 2025 | 451 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.24 | 1.24.6 | Nov 7, 2024 | Jun 24, 2025 | 382 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.25 | 1.25.5 | Mar 3, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 284 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.26 | 1.26.8 | May 8, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | 201 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.27 | 1.27.9 | Aug 11, 2025 | Apr 7, 2026 | 95 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.28 | 1.28.10 | Nov 5, 2025 | Jul 1, 2026 | 10 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.29 | 1.29.5 | Feb 16, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | 51 days remaining | Warning |
| 1.30 | 1.30.2 | May 18, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | 142 days remaining | Warning |
What does Istio end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Istio 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 Istio 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 Istio versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Istio has 22 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Tell us what you run and we'll match you with a vetted extended-support provider within 1 business day. Free, no obligation.
Get My Support Options →