Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Nix versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.11.16 | May 11, 2012 | Feb 22, 2018 | 2998 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.4 | Feb 22, 2018 | Sep 3, 2018 | 2805 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.3 | Sep 3, 2018 | Jan 11, 2019 | 2675 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.2 | Jan 11, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 | 2439 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.18 | Sep 4, 2019 | Nov 1, 2021 | 1650 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Nov 1, 2021 | Dec 13, 2021 | 1608 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.1 | Dec 13, 2021 | Jan 25, 2022 | 1565 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.1 | Jan 25, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | 1524 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.0 | Mar 7, 2022 | Apr 19, 2022 | 1481 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.1 | Apr 19, 2022 | May 30, 2022 | 1440 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.9 | 2.9.2 | May 30, 2022 | Jul 11, 2022 | 1398 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.10 | 2.10.3 | Jul 11, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 | 1394 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.11 | 2.11.1 | Aug 29, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | 1332 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.12 | 2.12.1 | Dec 6, 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | 1167 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.13 | 2.13.6 | Jan 17, 2023 | Oct 18, 2023 | 934 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.14 | 2.14.1 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 2, 2023 | 1164 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.15 | 2.15.3 | Apr 11, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | 933 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.16 | 2.16.3 | May 31, 2023 | Mar 15, 2024 | 785 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.17 | 2.17.2 | Jul 24, 2023 | Mar 15, 2024 | 785 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.18 | 2.18.9 | Sep 20, 2023 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.19 | 2.19.7 | Nov 20, 2023 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.20 | 2.20.9 | Jan 29, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.21 | 2.21.5 | Mar 11, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.22 | 2.22.4 | Apr 23, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.23 | 2.23.4 | Jun 12, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 555 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.24 | 2.24.15 | Aug 1, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | 472 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.25 | 2.25.5 | Nov 11, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | 472 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.26 | 2.26.4 | Jan 22, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | 414 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.27 | 2.27.1 | Mar 21, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | 400 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.28 | 2.28.7 | Apr 4, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | 360 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.29 | 2.29.4 | May 14, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 | 306 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.30 | 2.30.5 | Jul 7, 2025 | Aug 25, 2025 | 257 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.31 | 2.31.5 | Aug 25, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 | 214 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.32 | 2.32.8 | Oct 7, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | 150 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.33 | 2.33.6 | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | 71 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.34 | 2.34.7 | Feb 27, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Nix version 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 Nix 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.
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