OpenWrt end of life: end of support by version
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For OpenWrt by OpenWrt-Projekt, patchletter knows 8 support cycles. 6 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 05/09/2026, that is in 9 days. The current version of OpenWrt is 25.12.5. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 26/08/2026.
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 | 9 days left | EOL in 9 days |
| 23.05 | 23.05.6 | 376 days ago | End of Life |
| 22.03 | 22.03.7 | 868 days ago | End of Life |
| 21.02 | 21.02.7 | 1215 days ago | End of Life |
| 19.07 | 19.07.10 | 1580 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.06 | 18.06.9 | 1883 days ago | End of Life |
| 17.01 | 17.01.7 | 2764 days ago | End of Life |
Which OpenWrt versions no longer receive security updates?
6 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 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 26/08/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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