OpenBSD Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on April 18, 2024
OpenBSD is a Unix-like operating system primarily focused on security. It is open-source and free to use. It can be used across many different platforms, including Intel and ARM processes, as well as Raspberry Pi.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
Active Support
Security Support
(5 April 2024)
(1 May 2025)
(16 October 2023)
(1 November 2024)
(10 April 2023)
(5 April 2024)
(20 October 2022)
(16 October 2023)
(21 April 2022)
(10 April 2023)
(14 October 2021)
(20 October 2022)
(1 May 2021)
(21 April 2022)
(18 October 2020)
(14 October 2021)
(19 May 2020)
(1 May 2021)
(17 October 2019)
(18 October 2020)
(24 April 2019)
(19 May 2020)
(18 October 2018)
(17 October 2019)
(2 April 2018)
(3 May 2019)
(9 October 2017)
(18 October 2018)
(11 April 2017)
(15 April 2018)
(1 September 2016)
(9 October 2017)
(29 March 2016)
(11 April 2017)
(18 October 2015)
(1 September 2016)
(1 May 2015)
(29 May 2016)
(1 November 2015)
(18 October 2015)
(1 May 2014)
(1 May 2015)
(1 November 2013)
(1 November 2014)
(1 May 2013)
(1 May 2014)
(1 November 2012)
(1 November 2013)
(1 May 2012)
(1 May 2013)
(1 November 2011)
(1 November 2012)
(1 May 2011)
(1 May 2012)
(1 November 2010)
(1 November 2011)
(19 May 2010)
(1 May 2011)
(18 October 2009)
(1 November 2010)
(1 May 2009)
(19 May 2010)
(1 November 2008)
(18 October 2009)
(1 May 2008)
(1 May 2009)
(1 November 2007)
(1 November 2008)
(1 May 2008)
(1 May 2008)
(1 November 2006)
(1 May 2006)
(1 May 2007)
(1 November 2005)
(1 November 2006)
(19 May 2005)
(1 May 2006)
(1 November 2004)
(1 November 2005)
(1 May 2004)
(19 May 2005)
(1 November 2003)
(1 November 2004)
(1 May 2003)
(1 May 2004)
(1 November 2002)
(1 November 2003)
(19 May 2002)
(1 May 2003)
(1 December 2001)
(1 November 2002)
(1 June 2001)
(19 May 2002)
(1 December 2000)
(1 December 2001)
(15 June 2000)
(1 June 2001)
(1 December 1999)
(1 December 2000)
(19 May 1999)
(15 June 2000)
(1 December 1998)
(1 December 1999)
(19 May 1998)
(19 May 1999)
(1 December 1997)
(1 December 1998)
(1 June 1997)
(19 May 1998)
A newer version of OpenBSD is rolled out every 6 months. Two of the latest OpenBSD versions are supported at any given time. When a new version is released, the second-last release loses support.
OpenBSD support includes security and reliability fixes only. This is why OpenBSD is often perceived as the most secure operating system.
OpenBSD is offered in the following 3 flavors:
- -release: This is the flavor that is updated every 6 months.
- -current: This is the development branch. Every 6 months, the version from this flavor is tagged and becomes the next release.
- -stable: This flavor includes a regular release plus the patches found on the errata page. When very important fixes are made to the -current flavor, they are backported to the supported -stable branches.
EOLs
