Ubuntu Server end of life: end of support by version

Canonical · Operating Systems

For Ubuntu Server by Canonical, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 9 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 01/06/2027, that is in 234 days. The current version of Ubuntu Server is 26.04.1. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.

When does support end for which Ubuntu Server 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.

CycleLatest versionEnd of supportStatus
26.04LTS26.04.11692 days leftEOL 29 May 31
25.1025.10101 days agoEnd of Life
25.0425.04266 days agoEnd of Life
24.1024.10457 days agoEnd of Life
24.04LTS24.04.5964 days leftEOL 31 May 29
23.1023.10820 days agoEnd of Life
23.0423.04994 days agoEnd of Life
22.1022.101178 days agoEnd of Life
22.04LTS22.04.5234 days leftEOL 1 Jun 27
21.1021.101549 days agoEnd of Life
21.0421.041724 days agoEnd of Life
20.1020.101906 days agoEnd of Life

Which Ubuntu Server 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.

  • Ubuntu Server 25.1025.10
  • Ubuntu Server 25.0425.04
  • Ubuntu Server 24.1024.10
  • Ubuntu Server 23.1023.10
  • Ubuntu Server 23.0423.04
  • Ubuntu Server 22.1022.10
  • Ubuntu Server 21.1021.10
  • Ubuntu Server 21.0421.04
  • Ubuntu Server 20.1020.10

Where does the EOL data for Ubuntu Server come from?

From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Ubuntu Server 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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