openSUSE Leap end of life: end of support by version
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For openSUSE Leap by openSUSE, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 11 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 31/10/2027, that is in 385 days. The current version of openSUSE Leap is 16.0. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which openSUSE Leap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | – | 385 days left | EOL 31 Oct 27 |
| 15.6 | – | 164 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.5 | – | 649 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.4 | – | 1039 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.3 | – | 1380 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.2 | – | 1741 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.1 | – | 2077 days ago | End of Life |
| 15.0 | – | 2504 days ago | End of Life |
| 42.3 | – | 2659 days ago | End of Life |
| 42.2 | – | 3180 days ago | End of Life |
| 42.1 | – | 3434 days ago | End of Life |
| 13.2 | – | 3554 days ago | End of Life |
Which openSUSE Leap versions no longer receive security updates?
11 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- openSUSE Leap 15.6
- openSUSE Leap 15.5
- openSUSE Leap 15.4
- openSUSE Leap 15.3
- openSUSE Leap 15.2
- openSUSE Leap 15.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.0
- openSUSE Leap 42.3
- openSUSE Leap 42.2
- openSUSE Leap 42.1
- openSUSE Leap 13.2
Where does the EOL data for openSUSE Leap come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the openSUSE Leap data is as of 30/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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