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Unity End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

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

Unity 6.0 reaches end of life on October 16, 2026. Plan your migration now — 68 days remaining.
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Latest Active
6000.5.7f1
6.5 series
Next EOL
6.0
Oct 16, 2026
Active Versions
2
of 19 total
EOL Versions
16
no longer patched
35 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
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Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 2018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820172018201920202021.12021.220212021.32022.12022.22022.32023.12023.26.06.16.26.36.46.5TODAY
16 versions of Unity are past end of life — security patches have stopped. Get matched with support →
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateExtended SupportDaysStatus
2017 LTS 2017.4.40f1 Jun 26, 2017 May 18, 2020 2274 days past EOL EOL
2018 LTS 2018.4.36f1 Apr 26, 2018 Jun 17, 2021 1879 days past EOL EOL
2019 LTS 2019.4.41f2 Apr 8, 2019 Jun 16, 2022 1515 days past EOL EOL
2020 LTS 2020.3.49f1 Jul 20, 2020 May 5, 2023 1192 days past EOL EOL
2021.1 2021.1.29f1 Mar 22, 2021 Nov 4, 2022 1374 days past EOL EOL
2021.2 2021.2.20f1 Oct 25, 2021 Apr 5, 2022 1587 days past EOL EOL
2021.3 2021.3.45f2 Apr 11, 2022 Feb 18, 2025 537 days past EOL EOL
2021 LTS 2021.3.45f2 Apr 11, 2022 Feb 18, 2025 537 days past EOL EOL
2022.1 2022.1.25f1 May 9, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 1342 days past EOL EOL
2022.2 2022.2.23f1 Dec 7, 2022 Jun 12, 2023 1154 days past EOL EOL
2022.3 LTS 2022.3.62f3 May 30, 2023 May 7, 2025 459 days past EOL EOL
2023.1 2023.1.22f1 Jun 12, 2023 Nov 13, 2023 1000 days past EOL EOL
2023.2 2023.2.22f1 Nov 14, 2023 Apr 29, 2024 832 days past EOL EOL
6.0 LTS 6000.0.81f1 Apr 29, 2024 Oct 16, 2026 Oct 16, 2027
Extended support
68 days remaining Warning
6.1 6000.1.17f1 Apr 23, 2025 Aug 12, 2025 362 days past EOL EOL
6.2 6000.2.15f1 Aug 12, 2025 Dec 4, 2025 248 days past EOL EOL
6.3 LTS 6000.3.21f1 Dec 4, 2025 Dec 4, 2027 Dec 4, 2028
Extended support
482 days remaining Active
6.4 6000.4.12f1 Mar 18, 2026 Jun 17, 2026 53 days past EOL EOL
6.5 6000.5.7f1 Jun 15, 2026 TBD Supported Active
EOL date vs extended support. The EOL Date column is the end of standard, included support. Extended support terms vary by vendor. Check whether the programme covers you before relying on these dates.
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What does Unity end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Unity 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 Unity 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 Unity 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.

OptionBest whenWatch 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 Unity 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 Unity?
The next Unity version reaching EOL is 6.0 on October 16, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the Unity support end date?
The next Unity support end date is October 16, 2026, when version 6.0 reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Unity?
The latest active version of Unity is 6000.5.7f1. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Unity reaches end of life?
When Unity 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 Unity?
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 Unity 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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