ROS 2 End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all ROS 2 versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ardent | — | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | 2731 days past EOL | EOL |
| bouncy | — | Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 31, 2019 | 2519 days past EOL | EOL |
| crystal | — | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | 2366 days past EOL | EOL |
| dashing | — | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2021 | 1849 days past EOL | EOL |
| eloquent | — | Nov 22, 2019 | Nov 30, 2020 | 2031 days past EOL | EOL |
| foxy | — | Jun 5, 2020 | Jun 20, 2023 | 1099 days past EOL | EOL |
| galactic | — | May 23, 2021 | Dec 9, 2022 | 1292 days past EOL | EOL |
| humble | — | May 23, 2022 | May 31, 2027 | 342 days remaining | Active |
| iron | — | May 23, 2023 | Dec 4, 2024 | 566 days past EOL | EOL |
| jazzy | — | May 23, 2024 | May 31, 2029 | 1073 days remaining | Active |
| kilted | — | May 23, 2025 | Dec 31, 2026 | 191 days remaining | Active |
| lyrical | — | May 22, 2026 | May 31, 2031 | 1803 days remaining | Active |
What does ROS 2 end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of ROS 2 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 ROS 2 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.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL ROS 2 versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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