Red Hat Ceph Storage End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Red Hat Ceph Storage versions. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (access.redhat.com). Updated at every deploy.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 is supported until January 28, 2029, its end-of-support date. The next Red Hat Ceph Storage version to reach end of life is 7, on December 12, 2026. 6 of 9 tracked Red Hat Ceph Storage versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 6, did so on March 20, 2026. The full Red Hat Ceph Storage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | — | Jun 25, 2015 | Jun 30, 2018 | — | 3033 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2 | — | Aug 25, 2016 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 17, 2021 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on (ended) |
2499 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3 | — | Dec 5, 2017 | Feb 28, 2021 | Jun 27, 2023 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on (ended) |
2059 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4 | — | Jan 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2025 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on (ended) |
1298 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5 | — | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2027 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on |
779 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 | — | Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 20, 2028 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on |
213 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7 | — | Dec 13, 2023 | Dec 12, 2026 | Aug 31, 2029 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on |
54 days remaining | Warning |
| 8 | — | Nov 25, 2024 | Nov 24, 2027 | Nov 24, 2029 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on |
401 days remaining | Active |
| 9 | — | Jan 29, 2026 | Jan 28, 2029 | Jan 28, 2031 Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on |
832 days remaining | Active |
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Red Hat Ceph Storage lifecycle status — the real story
Red Hat Ceph Storage is Red Hat's supported software-defined storage platform built on Ceph. Red Hat publishes one standard support period per major release, labelled End of standard support, followed by an optional paid Extended Life Cycle Support add-on. Red Hat does not publish a separate end of full support for Ceph, so none is shown.
Red Hat Ceph Storage release and support pattern
Across the 9 release lines with a published release date, Red Hat Ceph Storage has shipped a new line roughly every 1.2 years (median interval). A line typically stays in standard support for about 3 years from its release to its standard-support end date.
Of the 9 release lines tracked, 6 are past end of life and 3 are still within support. The newest line, 9, was released January 29, 2026. The next scheduled end of life is 7 on December 12, 2026 — 53 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is 9, to January 28, 2029. Upstream also publishes an extended-support phase for 8 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 Red Hat Ceph Storage end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Red Hat Ceph Storage 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 Red Hat Ceph Storage 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 Red Hat Ceph Storage 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 Red Hat Ceph Storage version; coverage varies by product and version. Where it exists it is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Red Hat Ceph Storage has 6 versions past end of life — standard security patches have stopped; 2 of them are still covered by Red Hat Extended Life Cycle Support add-on, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Red Hat Ceph Storage 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."