Traefik End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Traefik 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 1.7.34 | Sep 24, 2018 | Dec 31, 2021 | 1682 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.7 | Sep 16, 2019 | Dec 11, 2019 | 2433 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.9 | Dec 11, 2019 | Mar 25, 2020 | 2328 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.11 | Mar 25, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 | 2146 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.7 | Sep 23, 2020 | Jan 19, 2021 | 2028 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.14 | Jan 19, 2021 | Aug 17, 2021 | 1818 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.7 | Aug 17, 2021 | Jan 24, 2022 | 1658 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.7 | Jan 24, 2022 | May 24, 2022 | 1538 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.3 | May 24, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | 1502 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.8 | Jun 29, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 | 1406 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.9 | 2.9.10 | Oct 3, 2022 | Apr 24, 2023 | 1203 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.10 | 2.10.7 | Apr 24, 2023 | Feb 12, 2024 | 909 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.11 | 2.11.54 | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 1, 2026 | 189 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.4 | Apr 29, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | 755 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.7 | Jul 15, 2024 | Oct 28, 2024 | 650 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.5 | Oct 28, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | 580 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.7 | Jan 6, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | 461 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.5 | May 5, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | 382 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5.6 | Jul 23, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | 275 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.25 | Nov 7, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | 96 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.10 | May 5, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
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What does Traefik end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Traefik 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 Traefik 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 Traefik 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 Traefik versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Traefik has 20 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. The good news: extended support for Traefik 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.