MongoDB End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all MongoDB versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0.1 | Aug 27, 2009 | Aug 31, 2010 | 5822 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.2 | 1.2.5 | Dec 10, 2009 | Jun 30, 2011 | 5519 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.4 | 1.4.5 | Mar 25, 2010 | Sep 30, 2012 | 5061 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.6 | 1.6.5 | Aug 5, 2010 | Feb 28, 2012 | 5276 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.8 | 1.8.5 | Mar 16, 2011 | Sep 30, 2012 | 5061 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.9 | Sep 11, 2011 | Mar 31, 2013 | 4879 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.7 | Aug 28, 2012 | Feb 28, 2014 | 4545 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.14 | Mar 18, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | 4879 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.12 | Apr 7, 2014 | Oct 31, 2016 | 3569 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.15 | Mar 31, 2015 | Feb 28, 2018 | 3084 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.22 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2018 | 2870 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.24 | Nov 30, 2016 | Jan 31, 2020 | 2382 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.23 | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 30, 2021 | 1927 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.0 | 4.0.28 | Jun 30, 2018 | Apr 30, 2022 | 1562 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.2 | 4.2.25 | Aug 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2023 | 1197 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.4 | 4.4.31 | Jul 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2024 | 892 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.0 | 5.0.34 | Jul 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2024 | 647 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.1 (Rapid Release) | 5.1.1 | Nov 30, 2021 | Jan 19, 2022 | 1663 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.2 (Rapid Release) | 5.2.1 | Jan 31, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | 1600 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.3 (Rapid Release) | 5.3.2 | Mar 31, 2022 | Jul 19, 2022 | 1482 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.29 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2025 | 374 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 (Rapid Release) | 6.1.1 | Oct 31, 2022 | Feb 9, 2023 | 1277 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 (Rapid Release) | 6.2.1 | Feb 28, 2023 | Apr 24, 2023 | 1203 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 (Rapid Release) | 6.3.2 | Apr 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | 1074 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.39 | Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2027 | 387 days remaining | Active |
| 7.1 (Rapid Release) | 7.1.1 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jan 23, 2024 | 929 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 (Rapid Release) | 7.2.2 | Jan 31, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | 865 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 (Rapid Release) | 7.3.4 | Mar 31, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | 676 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.0 | 8.0.28 | Oct 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2029 | 1179 days remaining | Active |
| 8.1 (Rapid Release) | 8.1.3 | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 313 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.2 (Rapid Release) | 8.2.12 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jul 31, 2026 | 9 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.3 | 8.3.7 | May 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2029 | 1179 days remaining | Active |
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What does MongoDB end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of MongoDB 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 MongoDB 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 MongoDB 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.
| Option | Best when | Watch 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.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL MongoDB versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
MongoDB has 29 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. The good news: extended support for MongoDB exists — vetted vendors ship security patches for years past the official date. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance.