RouterOS End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all RouterOS versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.30 | 3.30 | Sep 11, 2009 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 4.10 | 4.10 | May 26, 2010 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 4.17 | 4.17 | Mar 2, 2011 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Sep 14, 2011 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Nov 1, 2011 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Nov 29, 2011 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.11 | 5.11 | Dec 12, 2011 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.12 | 5.12 | Jan 19, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.13 | 5.13 | Feb 14, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.14 | 5.14 | Feb 22, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.16 | 5.16 | May 9, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.17 | 5.17 | May 28, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.18 | 5.18 | Jun 21, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.19 | 5.19 | Jul 16, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.20 | 5.20 | Aug 15, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.21 | 5.21 | Oct 12, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.22 | 5.22 | Nov 23, 2012 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.23 | 5.23 | Jan 29, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.24 | 5.24 | Feb 19, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.25 | 5.25 | Apr 25, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0 | May 17, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Jun 12, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Aug 2, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Sep 3, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 5.26 | 5.26 | Sep 4, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | 6.4 | Sep 12, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | Oct 16, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Nov 7, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Nov 29, 2013 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.9 | 6.9 | Jan 31, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.10 | 6.10 | Feb 12, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.11 | 6.11 | Mar 20, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.12 | 6.12 | Apr 14, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.13 | 6.13 | May 15, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.14 | 6.14 | Jun 6, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.15 | 6.15 | Jun 12, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.16 | 6.16 | Jul 17, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.17 | 6.17 | Jul 18, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.18 | 6.18 | Aug 1, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.19 | 6.19 | Aug 26, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.20 | 6.21.1 | Oct 1, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.22 | 6.22 | Nov 11, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.23 | 6.23 | Dec 4, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.24 | 6.24 | Dec 23, 2014 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.25 | 6.25 | Jan 19, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.26 | 6.26 | Feb 3, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.27 | 6.27 | Feb 11, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.28 | 6.28 | Apr 15, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.29 | 6.29.1 | May 27, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.30 LTS | 6.30.4 | Jul 8, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.32 LTS | 6.32.4 | Sep 7, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.33 | 6.33.6 | Nov 6, 2015 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.34 LTS | 6.34.6 | Jan 29, 2016 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.35 | 6.35.4 | Apr 14, 2016 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.36 | 6.36.3 | Jul 20, 2016 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.37 LTS | 6.37.5 | Sep 23, 2016 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.38 LTS | 6.38.7 | Dec 30, 2016 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.39 LTS | 6.39.3 | Apr 27, 2017 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.40 LTS | 6.40.9 | Jul 21, 2017 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.41 | 6.41.4 | Dec 22, 2017 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.42 LTS | 6.42.12 | Apr 13, 2018 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.43 LTS | 6.43.16 | Sep 6, 2018 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.44 LTS | 6.44.6 | Feb 25, 2019 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.45 LTS | 6.45.9 | Jun 21, 2019 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.46 LTS | 6.46.8 | Dec 2, 2019 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.47 | 6.47.10 | Jun 2, 2020 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.48 | 6.48.7 | Dec 22, 2020 | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 6.49 LTS | 6.49.20 | Oct 6, 2021 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 7.1 | 7.1.5 | Dec 1, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | 1592 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.2 | 7.2.3 | Mar 31, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | 1525 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.3 | 7.3.1 | Jun 6, 2022 | Jul 19, 2022 | 1482 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.4 | 7.4.1 | Jul 19, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | 1440 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.5 | 7.5 | Aug 30, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | 1392 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.6 | 7.6 | Oct 17, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1305 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | Jan 12, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | 1262 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.8 | 7.8 | Feb 24, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | 1195 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.9 | 7.9.2 | May 2, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | 1151 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.10 | 7.10.2 | Jun 15, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | 1090 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.11 | 7.11.3 | Aug 15, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | 1004 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.12 | 7.12.2 | Nov 9, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | 969 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.13 | 7.13.5 | Dec 14, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 867 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.14 | 7.14.3 | Mar 25, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | 801 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.15 | 7.15.3 | May 30, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | 684 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.16 | 7.16.2 | Sep 24, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 | 570 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.17 | 7.17.2 | Jan 16, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | 531 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.18 | 7.18.2 | Feb 24, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | 444 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.19 | 7.19.6 | May 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 313 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.20 LTS | 7.20.8 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 209 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.21 LTS | 7.21.5 | Jan 12, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 7.22 | 7.22.3 | Mar 10, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | 75 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.23 | 7.23.3 | May 26, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
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What does RouterOS end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of RouterOS 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 RouterOS 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 RouterOS 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.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL RouterOS versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
RouterOS has 88 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. The good news: extended support for RouterOS exists — vetted vendors ship security patches for years past the official date. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance.