containerd end of life: end of support by version
CNCF · Development & DevOps
For containerd by CNCF, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 9 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 01/03/2027, 113 days from now. The current version of containerd is 2.4.2. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 07/11/2026.
When does support end for which containerd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 2.4.2 | 189 days left | EOL 16 May 27 |
| 2.3LTS | 2.3.7 | 539 days left | EOL 30 Apr 28 |
| 2.2 | 2.2.10 | 2 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.1 | 2.1.9 | 128 days ago | End of Life |
| 2.0LTS | 2.0.14 | 113 days left | EOL 1 Mar 27 |
| 1.7LTS | 1.7.36 | 39 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.6LTS | 1.6.39 | 442 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.5 | 1.5.18 | 1349 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.4 | 1.4.13 | 1711 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.3 | 1.3.10 | 2075 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.2 | 1.2.14 | 2215 days ago | End of Life |
| 1.1 | 1.1.8 | 2573 days ago | End of Life |
Which containerd versions no longer receive security updates?
9 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches, not even for critical flaws.
- containerd 2.22.2.10
- containerd 2.12.1.9
- containerd 1.71.7.36
- containerd 1.61.6.39
- containerd 1.51.5.18
- containerd 1.41.4.13
- containerd 1.31.3.10
- containerd 1.21.2.14
- containerd 1.11.1.8
Where does the EOL data for containerd come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the containerd 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.
New containerd versions by email
Tick the product and patchletter reports new releases by email. The update email costs nothing, and one click stops it again. The warning 90, 30 and 7 days before support ends is part of patchletter Pro.