Docker Engine end of life: end of support by version
Docker · Virtualization & Backup
For Docker Engine by Docker, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 10 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 04/12/2026, 26 days from now. The current version of Docker Engine is 29.9.3. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 07/11/2026.
When does support end for which Docker Engine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29.9.3 | no date on record | supported |
| 28 | 28.5.2 | 179 days ago | End of Life |
| 27 | 27.5.1 | 554 days ago | End of Life |
| 26.1 | 26.1.5 | 629 days ago | End of Life |
| 26.0 | 26.0.2 | 883 days ago | End of Life |
| 25.0 | 25.0.18 | 26 days left | EOL in 26 days |
| 24.0 | 24.0.9 | 883 days ago | End of Life |
| 23.0 | 23.0.18 | 538 days ago | End of Life |
| 20.10 | 20.10.27 | 1064 days ago | End of Life |
| 19.03 | 19.03.15 | 2130 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.09 | 18.09.9 | 2635 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.06 | 18.06.3 | 2892 days ago | End of Life |
Which Docker Engine 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.
- Docker Engine 2828.5.2
- Docker Engine 2727.5.1
- Docker Engine 26.126.1.5
- Docker Engine 26.026.0.2
- Docker Engine 24.024.0.9
- Docker Engine 23.023.0.18
- Docker Engine 20.1020.10.27
- Docker Engine 19.0319.03.15
- Docker Engine 18.0918.09.9
- Docker Engine 18.0618.06.3
Where does the EOL data for Docker Engine come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Docker Engine 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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