OpenWrt end of life: end of support by version
OpenWrt-Projekt · Network, Switches & Wi-Fi
For OpenWrt by OpenWrt-Projekt, patchletter knows 8 support cycles. 7 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of OpenWrt is 25.12.5. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which OpenWrt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.12 | 25.12.5 | no date on record | supported |
| 24.10 | 24.10.8 | 11 days ago | End of Life |
| 23.05 | 23.05.6 | 406 days ago | End of Life |
| 22.03 | 22.03.7 | 802 days ago | End of Life |
| 21.02 | 21.02.7 | 1229 days ago | End of Life |
| 19.07 | 19.07.10 | 1625 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.06 | 18.06.9 | 2110 days ago | End of Life |
| 17.01 | 17.01.7 | 2660 days ago | End of Life |
Which OpenWrt versions no longer receive security updates?
7 of 8 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- OpenWrt 24.1024.10.8
- OpenWrt 23.0523.05.6
- OpenWrt 22.0322.03.7
- OpenWrt 21.0221.02.7
- OpenWrt 19.0719.07.10
- OpenWrt 18.0618.06.9
- OpenWrt 17.0117.01.7
Where does the EOL data for OpenWrt come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the OpenWrt 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.
New OpenWrt 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.