Kong Gateway End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Kong Gateway versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 LTS | 2.8.5 | Mar 1, 2022 | Jun 24, 2024 | 729 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.2 | Sep 12, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | 1292 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.1 | Dec 6, 2022 | Feb 21, 2023 | 1218 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.2 | Feb 20, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | 1132 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.1 | May 18, 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 | 1049 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 LTS | 3.4.2 | Aug 9, 2023 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 3.5 | 3.5.0 | Nov 8, 2023 | Feb 15, 2024 | 859 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.1 | Feb 9, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | 756 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.1 | May 28, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | 652 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | 3.8.1 | Sep 9, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | 558 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.9 | 3.9.3 | Dec 12, 2024 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Kong Gateway end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Kong Gateway 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 Kong Gateway 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 Kong Gateway versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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