Oracle GraalVM End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Oracle GraalVM versions. Data from endoflife.date, checked against the vendor's own lifecycle pages where we have read them (share on /accuracy). Updated at every deploy.
Oracle GraalVM 25 is supported, with no end-of-life or end-of-support date announced yet. The next Oracle GraalVM version to reach end of life is 21, on September 30, 2028. 5 of 7 tracked Oracle GraalVM versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 17, did so on September 30, 2026. The full Oracle GraalVM 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 | Extended Support | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 LTS | 17.0.21 | Jun 13, 2023 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2029 Extended support |
39 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 | 20.0.2 | Jun 13, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | — | 1146 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 LTS | 21.0.13 | Sep 19, 2023 | Sep 30, 2028 | Sep 30, 2031 Extended support |
692 days remaining | Active |
| 22 | 22.0.2 | Mar 19, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | — | 782 days past EOL | EOL |
| 23 | 23.0.2 | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | — | 587 days past EOL | EOL |
| 24 | 24.0.2 | Mar 18, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | — | 404 days past EOL | EOL |
| 25 | 25.3.4.1 | Sep 16, 2025 | TBD | — | Supported | Active |
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Oracle GraalVM release and support pattern
Across the 7 release lines with a published release date, Oracle GraalVM has shipped a new line roughly every 6 months (median interval). A line typically stays in standard support for about 6 months from its release to its standard-support end date (measured on the 6 lines with both dates published). 2 of the 7 tracked lines are designated long-term support, which is where the longer windows sit.
Of the 7 release lines tracked, 5 are past end of life and 2 are still within support. The newest line, 25, was released September 16, 2025. The next scheduled end of life is 21 on September 30, 2028 — 691 days from this build. Upstream also publishes an extended-support phase for 2 lines, shown in the table above.
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 Oracle GraalVM end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Oracle GraalVM 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 Oracle GraalVM 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 Oracle GraalVM 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, check whether the vendor or a third party sells extended support with security patches for your Oracle GraalVM version; coverage varies by product and version. Where it exists it is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Oracle GraalVM has 5 versions past end of life — standard security patches have stopped; 1 of them is still covered by Extended support, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Oracle GraalVM 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."