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Rocket.Chat End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Rocket.Chat versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Rocket.Chat 8.1 reaches end of life on August 31, 2026. Plan your migration now — 22 days remaining.
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Latest Active
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Next EOL
8.1
Aug 31, 2026
Active Versions
0
of 78 total
EOL Versions
72
no longer patched
35 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
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Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 202020212022202320242025202620271.01.11.21.32.02.12.22.32.43.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.83.93.103.113.123.133.143.153.163.173.184.04.14.24.34.44.54.64.74.85.05.15.25.35.46.06.16.26.36.46.56.66.76.86.96.106.116.126.137.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.87.97.107.117.127.138.08.18.28.38.48.58.68.7TODAY
72 versions of Rocket.Chat are past end of life — security patches have stopped. Get matched with support →
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1.0 1.0.5 Apr 28, 2019 Oct 31, 2019 2474 days past EOL EOL
1.1 1.1.5 May 27, 2019 Nov 30, 2019 2444 days past EOL EOL
1.2 1.2.4 Jun 27, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 2413 days past EOL EOL
1.3 LTS 1.3.5 Aug 2, 2019 Feb 29, 2020 2353 days past EOL EOL
2.0 2.0.1 Sep 12, 2019 Mar 31, 2020 2322 days past EOL EOL
2.1 2.1.3 Sep 27, 2019 Mar 31, 2020 2322 days past EOL EOL
2.2 2.2.1 Oct 27, 2019 Apr 30, 2020 2292 days past EOL EOL
2.3 2.3.3 Nov 27, 2019 May 31, 2020 2261 days past EOL EOL
2.4 LTS 2.4.14 Dec 27, 2019 Jun 30, 2020 2231 days past EOL EOL
3.0 3.0.13 Feb 14, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 2169 days past EOL EOL
3.1 3.1.3 Apr 9, 2020 Oct 31, 2020 2108 days past EOL EOL
3.2 3.2.2 Apr 27, 2020 Oct 31, 2020 2108 days past EOL EOL
3.3 3.3.3 May 27, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 2078 days past EOL EOL
3.4 3.4.3 Jun 30, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 2047 days past EOL EOL
3.5 3.5.4 Jul 27, 2020 Jan 31, 2021 2016 days past EOL EOL
3.6 3.6.3 Aug 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2021 1988 days past EOL EOL
3.7 3.7.4 Sep 28, 2020 Mar 31, 2021 1957 days past EOL EOL
3.8 3.8.9 Nov 14, 2020 May 31, 2021 1896 days past EOL EOL
3.9 3.9.7 Nov 28, 2020 May 31, 2021 1896 days past EOL EOL
3.10 3.10.7 Dec 29, 2020 Jun 30, 2021 1866 days past EOL EOL
3.11 3.11.6 Jan 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 1804 days past EOL EOL
3.12 3.12.7 Feb 28, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 1804 days past EOL EOL
3.13 3.13.5 Apr 4, 2021 Oct 31, 2021 1743 days past EOL EOL
3.14 3.14.6 Apr 28, 2021 Oct 31, 2021 1743 days past EOL EOL
3.15 3.15.4 May 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2021 1713 days past EOL EOL
3.16 3.16.5 Jun 28, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 1682 days past EOL EOL
3.17 3.17.3 Jul 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2022 1651 days past EOL EOL
3.18 LTS 3.18.7 Aug 31, 2021 May 30, 2022 1532 days past EOL EOL
4.0 4.0.6 Oct 1, 2021 Apr 30, 2022 1562 days past EOL EOL
4.1 4.1.6 Oct 28, 2021 Jun 2, 2022 1529 days past EOL EOL
4.2 4.2.4 Nov 30, 2021 May 31, 2022 1531 days past EOL EOL
4.3 4.3.3 Dec 28, 2021 Jun 30, 2022 1501 days past EOL EOL
4.4 4.4.5 Jan 28, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 1470 days past EOL EOL
4.5 4.5.7 Feb 28, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 1409 days past EOL EOL
4.6 4.6.4 Apr 1, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 1378 days past EOL EOL
4.7 4.7.5 May 4, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 1348 days past EOL EOL
4.8 LTS 4.8.7 May 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2022 1317 days past EOL EOL
5.0 5.0.8 Jul 21, 2022 Jan 31, 2023 1286 days past EOL EOL
5.1 5.1.5 Sep 2, 2022 Mar 31, 2023 1227 days past EOL EOL
5.2 5.2.2 Oct 13, 2022 Apr 30, 2023 1197 days past EOL EOL
5.3 5.3.7 Nov 1, 2022 May 31, 2023 1166 days past EOL EOL
5.4 LTS 5.4.10 Dec 5, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 1136 days past EOL EOL
6.0 6.0.8 Mar 9, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 1044 days past EOL EOL
6.1 6.1.8 Mar 29, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 1044 days past EOL EOL
6.2 6.2.12 May 15, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 983 days past EOL EOL
6.3 6.3.13 Aug 2, 2023 Nov 23, 2024 624 days past EOL EOL
6.4 6.4.9 Sep 27, 2023 Mar 31, 2024 861 days past EOL EOL
6.5 6.5.9 Dec 1, 2023 Nov 22, 2024 625 days past EOL EOL
6.6 6.6.13 Feb 7, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 625 days past EOL EOL
6.7 6.7.9 Apr 8, 2024 Oct 31, 2024 647 days past EOL EOL
6.8 6.8.7 May 12, 2024 Nov 30, 2024 617 days past EOL EOL
6.9 6.9.7 Jun 2, 2024 Dec 31, 2024 586 days past EOL EOL
6.10 6.10.10 Jul 10, 2024 Jan 31, 2025 555 days past EOL EOL
6.11 6.11.3 Aug 9, 2024 Feb 28, 2025 527 days past EOL EOL
6.12 6.12.3 Sep 5, 2024 Mar 31, 2025 496 days past EOL EOL
6.13 6.13.1 Oct 10, 2024 Apr 30, 2025 466 days past EOL EOL
7.0 7.0.9 Oct 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2025 466 days past EOL EOL
7.1 7.1.6 Dec 4, 2024 Jun 30, 2025 405 days past EOL EOL
7.2 7.2.6 Jan 7, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 374 days past EOL EOL
7.3 7.3.6 Jan 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 374 days past EOL EOL
7.4 7.4.6 Mar 5, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 320 days past EOL EOL
7.5 7.5.5 Apr 7, 2025 Oct 31, 2025 282 days past EOL EOL
7.6 7.6.6 May 13, 2025 Nov 30, 2025 252 days past EOL EOL
7.7 7.7.9 May 31, 2025 Nov 30, 2025 252 days past EOL EOL
7.8 7.8.6 Jul 8, 2025 Jan 31, 2026 190 days past EOL EOL
7.9 7.9.8 Jul 29, 2025 Jan 31, 2026 190 days past EOL EOL
7.10 LTS 7.10.14 Sep 4, 2025 Jul 10, 2026 30 days past EOL EOL
7.11 7.11.7 Oct 17, 2025 Apr 13, 2026 118 days past EOL EOL
7.12 7.12.7 Oct 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2026 101 days past EOL EOL
7.13 7.13.9 Dec 5, 2025 Jun 15, 2026 55 days past EOL EOL
8.0 8.0.8 Jan 12, 2026 Jul 11, 2026 29 days past EOL EOL
8.1 8.1.7 Feb 10, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 22 days remaining Warning
8.2 8.2.7 Mar 2, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 52 days remaining Warning
8.3 8.3.7 Apr 7, 2026 Oct 31, 2026 83 days remaining Warning
8.4 8.4.5 Apr 30, 2026 Oct 31, 2026 83 days remaining Warning
8.5 LTS 8.5.2 Jun 10, 2026 Jul 10, 2026 30 days past EOL EOL
8.6 8.6.1 Jul 3, 2026 Jan 31, 2027 175 days remaining Warning
8.7 8.7.0 Aug 7, 2026 Jan 31, 2027 175 days remaining Warning
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What does Rocket.Chat end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Rocket.Chat 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 Rocket.Chat 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 Rocket.Chat 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.

OptionBest whenWatch 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 Rocket.Chat versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Rocket.Chat?
The next Rocket.Chat version reaching EOL is 8.1 on August 31, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the Rocket.Chat support end date?
The next Rocket.Chat support end date is August 31, 2026, when version 8.1 reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Rocket.Chat?
The latest active version of Rocket.Chat is . Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Rocket.Chat reaches end of life?
When Rocket.Chat reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Rocket.Chat?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Rocket.Chat versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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