Karpenter End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Karpenter versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0.8 | Aug 14, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 | 511 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.1 | 1.1.4 | Nov 30, 2024 | Mar 4, 2025 | 476 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.2 | 1.2.4 | Jan 28, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | 433 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.3 | 1.3.4 | Mar 4, 2025 | May 24, 2025 | 395 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.4 | 1.4.1 | Apr 16, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | 344 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.5 | 1.5.4 | May 24, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | 280 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.6 | 1.6.3 | Jul 14, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 | 258 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.7 | 1.7.1 | Sep 16, 2025 | Feb 6, 2026 | 137 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.8 | 1.8.2 | Oct 8, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | 159 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.9 | 1.9.0 | Feb 6, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | 95 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.10 | 1.10.0 | Mar 20, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 | 78 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.11 | 1.11.1 | Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 | 60 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.12 | 1.12.1 | Apr 24, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Karpenter end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Karpenter 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 Karpenter 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 Karpenter versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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