OpenJDK builds from Oracle End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all OpenJDK builds from Oracle versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
OpenJDK builds from Oracle 27 is supported until March 23, 2027, its end-of-support date. It is also the next OpenJDK builds from Oracle version to reach end of life. 18 of 19 tracked OpenJDK builds from Oracle versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 26, did so on September 15, 2026. The full OpenJDK builds from Oracle lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9.0.4 | Sep 21, 2017 | Mar 20, 2018 | 3109 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10 | 10.0.2 | Mar 20, 2018 | Sep 25, 2018 | 2920 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11 | 11.0.2 | Sep 25, 2018 | Mar 19, 2019 | 2745 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12 | 12.0.2 | Mar 19, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 | 2563 days past EOL | EOL |
| 13 | 13.0.2 | Sep 17, 2019 | Mar 17, 2020 | 2381 days past EOL | EOL |
| 14 | 14.0.2 | Mar 17, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 | 2198 days past EOL | EOL |
| 15 | 15.0.2 | Sep 15, 2020 | Mar 16, 2021 | 2017 days past EOL | EOL |
| 16 | 16.0.2 | Mar 16, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | 1835 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17 | 17.0.2 | Sep 14, 2021 | Mar 22, 2022 | 1646 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18 | 18.0.2.1 | Mar 22, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | 1464 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 | 19.0.2 | Sep 20, 2022 | Mar 21, 2023 | 1282 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 | 20.0.2 | Mar 21, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | 1100 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 | 21.0.2 | Sep 19, 2023 | Mar 19, 2024 | 918 days past EOL | EOL |
| 22 | 22.0.2 | Mar 19, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | 736 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.0.2 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 18, 2025 | 554 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24 | Mar 18, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | 372 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 | 25 | Sep 16, 2025 | Mar 17, 2026 | 190 days past EOL | EOL |
| 26 | 26 | Mar 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | 8 days past EOL | EOL |
| 27 | 27 | Sep 15, 2026 | Mar 23, 2027 | 181 days remaining | Active |
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OpenJDK builds from Oracle release and support pattern
Across the 19 release lines with a published release date, OpenJDK builds from Oracle has shipped a new line roughly every 6 months (median interval). A line typically stays supported for about 6 months from its release to its end-of-life date.
Of the 19 release lines tracked, 18 are past end of life and 1 is still within support. The newest line, 27, was released September 15, 2026. The next scheduled end of life is 27 on March 23, 2027 — 181 days from this build.
Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.
What does OpenJDK builds from Oracle end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of OpenJDK builds from Oracle 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: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL OpenJDK builds from Oracle 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 OpenJDK builds from Oracle 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.
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Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL OpenJDK builds from Oracle versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
OpenJDK builds from Oracle has 18 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for OpenJDK builds from Oracle is exactly what we check. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance — or an honest "no vendor covers this."