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Rust End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

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

Rust 1.96.0 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
Latest Active
1.96.0
1.96 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
1
of 68 total
EOL Versions
67
no longer patched
55 / 100
High Risk
EOL Risk Score™  How is this calculated? →
EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
30/30 Critical tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 201920202021202220232024202520261.291.301.311.321.331.341.351.361.371.381.391.401.411.421.431.441.451.461.471.481.491.501.511.521.531.541.551.561.571.581.591.601.611.621.631.641.651.661.671.681.691.701.711.721.731.741.751.761.771.781.791.801.811.821.831.841.851.861.871.881.891.901.911.921.931.941.951.96TODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1.29 1.29.2 Sep 13, 2018 Oct 26, 2018 2797 days past EOL EOL
1.30 1.30.1 Oct 25, 2018 Dec 7, 2018 2755 days past EOL EOL
1.31 1.31.1 Dec 6, 2018 Jan 18, 2019 2713 days past EOL EOL
1.32 1.32.0 Jan 17, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 2671 days past EOL EOL
1.33 1.33.0 Feb 28, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 2629 days past EOL EOL
1.34 1.34.2 Apr 11, 2019 May 24, 2019 2587 days past EOL EOL
1.35 1.35.0 May 23, 2019 Jul 4, 2019 2546 days past EOL EOL
1.36 1.36.0 Jul 4, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 2503 days past EOL EOL
1.37 1.37.0 Aug 15, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 2461 days past EOL EOL
1.38 1.38.0 Sep 26, 2019 Nov 8, 2019 2419 days past EOL EOL
1.39 1.39.0 Nov 7, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 2377 days past EOL EOL
1.40 1.40.0 Dec 19, 2019 Jan 31, 2020 2335 days past EOL EOL
1.41 1.41.1 Jan 30, 2020 Mar 13, 2020 2293 days past EOL EOL
1.42 1.42.0 Mar 12, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 2251 days past EOL EOL
1.43 1.43.1 Apr 23, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 2209 days past EOL EOL
1.44 1.44.1 Jun 4, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 2167 days past EOL EOL
1.45 1.45.2 Jul 16, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 2125 days past EOL EOL
1.46 1.46.0 Aug 27, 2020 Oct 8, 2020 2084 days past EOL EOL
1.47 1.47.0 Oct 8, 2020 Nov 20, 2020 2041 days past EOL EOL
1.48 1.48.0 Nov 19, 2020 Jan 1, 2021 1999 days past EOL EOL
1.49 1.49.0 Dec 31, 2020 Feb 12, 2021 1957 days past EOL EOL
1.50 1.50.0 Feb 11, 2021 Mar 26, 2021 1915 days past EOL EOL
1.51 1.51.0 Mar 25, 2021 May 7, 2021 1873 days past EOL EOL
1.52 1.52.1 May 6, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 1831 days past EOL EOL
1.53 1.53.0 Jun 17, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 1789 days past EOL EOL
1.54 1.54.0 Jul 29, 2021 Sep 10, 2021 1747 days past EOL EOL
1.55 1.55.0 Sep 9, 2021 Oct 22, 2021 1705 days past EOL EOL
1.56 1.56.1 Oct 21, 2021 Dec 3, 2021 1663 days past EOL EOL
1.57 1.57.0 Dec 2, 2021 Jan 14, 2022 1621 days past EOL EOL
1.58 1.58.1 Jan 13, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 1579 days past EOL EOL
1.59 1.59.0 Feb 24, 2022 Apr 8, 2022 1537 days past EOL EOL
1.60 1.60.0 Apr 7, 2022 May 20, 2022 1495 days past EOL EOL
1.61 1.61.0 May 19, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 1453 days past EOL EOL
1.62 1.62.1 Jun 30, 2022 Sep 12, 2022 1380 days past EOL EOL
1.63 1.63.0 Aug 11, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 1369 days past EOL EOL
1.64 1.64.0 Sep 22, 2022 Nov 4, 2022 1327 days past EOL EOL
1.65 1.65.0 Nov 3, 2022 Dec 16, 2022 1285 days past EOL EOL
1.66 1.66.1 Dec 15, 2022 Jan 27, 2023 1243 days past EOL EOL
1.67 1.67.1 Jan 26, 2023 Mar 10, 2023 1201 days past EOL EOL
1.68 1.68.2 Mar 9, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 1159 days past EOL EOL
1.69 1.69.0 Apr 20, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 1117 days past EOL EOL
1.70 1.70.0 Jun 1, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 1075 days past EOL EOL
1.71 1.71.1 Jul 13, 2023 Aug 25, 2023 1033 days past EOL EOL
1.72 1.72.1 Aug 24, 2023 Oct 6, 2023 991 days past EOL EOL
1.73 1.73.0 Oct 5, 2023 Nov 17, 2023 949 days past EOL EOL
1.74 1.74.1 Nov 16, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 908 days past EOL EOL
1.75 1.75.0 Dec 28, 2023 Feb 8, 2024 866 days past EOL EOL
1.76 1.76.0 Feb 8, 2024 Mar 21, 2024 824 days past EOL EOL
1.77 1.77.2 Mar 21, 2024 May 2, 2024 782 days past EOL EOL
1.78 1.78.0 May 2, 2024 Jun 13, 2024 740 days past EOL EOL
1.79 1.79.0 Jun 13, 2024 Jul 25, 2024 698 days past EOL EOL
1.80 1.80.1 Jul 25, 2024 Sep 5, 2024 656 days past EOL EOL
1.81 1.81.0 Sep 5, 2024 Oct 17, 2024 614 days past EOL EOL
1.82 1.82.0 Oct 17, 2024 Nov 28, 2024 572 days past EOL EOL
1.83 1.83.0 Nov 28, 2024 Jan 9, 2025 530 days past EOL EOL
1.84 1.84.1 Jan 9, 2025 Feb 20, 2025 488 days past EOL EOL
1.85 1.85.1 Feb 20, 2025 Apr 3, 2025 446 days past EOL EOL
1.86 1.86.0 Apr 3, 2025 May 15, 2025 404 days past EOL EOL
1.87 1.87.0 May 15, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 362 days past EOL EOL
1.88 1.88.0 Jun 26, 2025 Aug 7, 2025 320 days past EOL EOL
1.89 1.89.0 Aug 7, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 278 days past EOL EOL
1.90 1.90.0 Sep 18, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 236 days past EOL EOL
1.91 1.91.1 Oct 30, 2025 Dec 11, 2025 194 days past EOL EOL
1.92 1.92.0 Dec 11, 2025 Jan 22, 2026 152 days past EOL EOL
1.93 1.93.1 Jan 22, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 109 days past EOL EOL
1.94 1.94.1 Mar 6, 2026 Apr 16, 2026 68 days past EOL EOL
1.95 1.95.0 Apr 16, 2026 May 28, 2026 26 days past EOL EOL
1.96 1.96.0 May 28, 2026 TBD Supported Active

What does Rust end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Rust 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 Rust 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 Rust 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 Rust?
See the full table above for all Rust version EOL dates.
When is the Rust support end date?
Each Rust version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Rust?
The latest active version of Rust is 1.96.0. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Rust reaches end of life?
When Rust 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 Rust?
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 Rust 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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