cert-manager end of life: end of support by version
CNCF · Development & DevOps
For cert-manager by CNCF, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 10 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of cert-manager is 1.21.3. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 07/11/2026.
When does support end for which cert-manager version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day. After it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21 | 1.21.3 | no date on record | supported |
| 1.20 | 1.20.5 | no date on record | supported |
| 1.19 | 1.19.6 | 123 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.18 | 1.18.6 | 243 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.17 | 1.17.4 | 397 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.16 | 1.16.5 | 516 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.15 | 1.15.5 | 643 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.14 | 1.14.7 | 766 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.13 | 1.13.6 | 886 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.12LTS | 1.12.17 | 538 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.11 | 1.11.5 | 1153 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.10 | 1.10.2 | 1269 days ago | End of Life |
Which cert-manager versions no longer receive security updates?
10 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches, not even for critical flaws.
- cert-manager 1.191.19.6
- cert-manager 1.181.18.6
- cert-manager 1.171.17.4
- cert-manager 1.161.16.5
- cert-manager 1.151.15.5
- cert-manager 1.141.14.7
- cert-manager 1.131.13.6
- cert-manager 1.121.12.17
- cert-manager 1.111.11.5
- cert-manager 1.101.10.2
Where does the EOL data for cert-manager come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the cert-manager data is as of 07/11/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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