Oracle Database End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Oracle Database versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
Oracle Database 26ai is supported until December 31, 2031. The next Oracle Database version to reach end of life is 21c, on July 31, 2027. 9 of 12 tracked Oracle Database versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 12c Release 2, did so on March 31, 2022.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Extended Support | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9i Release 1 | — | Jun 1, 2001 | Dec 31, 2003 | — | 8286 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9i Release 2 LTS | — | May 1, 2002 | Jul 31, 2007 | Jul 31, 2010 Extended support (ended) |
6978 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10g Release 1 LTS | — | Sep 8, 2003 | Jan 31, 2009 | Jan 1, 2012 Extended support (ended) |
6428 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10g Release 2 LTS | — | Jul 11, 2005 | Jul 31, 2010 | Jul 31, 2013 Extended support (ended) |
5882 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11g Release 1 LTS | — | Aug 9, 2007 | Aug 31, 2012 | Aug 31, 2015 Extended support (ended) |
5120 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11g Release 2 LTS | — | Sep 1, 2009 | Jan 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2020 Extended support (ended) |
4237 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12c Release 1 LTS | — | Jun 25, 2013 | Jul 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2022 Extended support (ended) |
2960 days past EOL | EOL |
| 12c Release 2 | — | Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 31, 2022 | — | 1621 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18c | — | Jul 23, 2018 | Jun 30, 2021 | — | 1895 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19c LTS | — | Apr 25, 2019 | Dec 31, 2029 | Dec 31, 2032 Extended support |
1211 days remaining | Active |
| 21c | — | Aug 13, 2021 | Jul 31, 2027 | — | 327 days remaining | Active |
| 26ai LTS | — | Sep 19, 2023 | Dec 31, 2031 | — | 1941 days remaining | Active |
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Oracle Database release and support pattern
Across the 12 release lines with a published release date, Oracle Database has shipped a new line roughly every 2.1 years (median interval). A line typically stays in standard support for about 5.2 years from its release to its standard-support end date. 8 of the 12 tracked lines are designated long-term support, which is where the longer windows sit.
Of the 12 release lines tracked, 9 are past end of life and 3 are still within support. The newest line, 23, was released September 19, 2023. The next scheduled end of life is 21 on July 31, 2027 — 326 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is 23, to December 31, 2031. Upstream also publishes an extended-support phase for 7 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 Oracle Database end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Oracle Database 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 Oracle Database 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 Oracle Database 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.
Formalizing decisions like this across your estate? Our free EOL policy template is a ready-to-adopt policy with risk tiers, remediation SLAs, and audit mapping — no signup, free to use and share.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Oracle Database versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Oracle Database has 9 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Oracle Database 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."