Istio End of Life (EOL) Dates and End of Support (EOS) Dates

Official Release Policy

22 Istio versions have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS), including Istio 1.28 (EOL date: Jul 01, 2026) — no longer receiving security updates or patches. Istio 1.29 reaches its End of Support date on Oct 31, 2026 — plan your upgrade path now. Also see Calico end of support dates for related end-of-life information.

Istio end of life dates timeline — release schedule chart of the 8 most recent Istio versions, mapping security support windows against their EOL dates — Istio end of life dates and end of support (EOS) dates shown as a release schedule — support windows for the 8 most recent Istio releases of 25 total. Each bar runs from the release date to the end of security support, with the dashed line marking today. Exact Istio EOL, EOS and EOSL dates for every version are listed in the tables below.

Istio Releases Nearing End of Life - Support Ending Soon (3)

Important: The following Istio releases will reach End of Life (EOL) within 6 months. Plan your migration to a supported release to ensure continued security updates and support.

Release	Supported Kubernetes Versions	Released	Security Support	Latest
1.29	1.31 - 1.35	Feb 16, 2026 (7 months ago)	Oct 31, 2026 (in 2 weeks and 3 days)	1.29.8 2026-09-21 (3 weeks and 2 days ago)
1.30	1.32 - 1.36	May 18, 2026 (4 months ago)	Dec 31, 2026 (in 2 months)	1.30.5 2026-09-21 (3 weeks and 2 days ago)
1.31	1.32 - 1.37	Aug 31, 2026 (1 month and 2 weeks ago)	Feb 28, 2027 (in 4 months)	1.31.1 2026-09-21 (3 weeks and 2 days ago)

Istio End of Life (EOL) Releases - No Longer Supported (22)

Release	Supported Kubernetes Versions	Released	Security Support	Latest
1.28	1.30 - 1.34	Nov 05, 2025 (11 months ago)	Jul 01, 2026 (3 months ago)	1.28.10 2026-07-01 (3 months ago)
1.27	1.29 - 1.33	Aug 11, 2025 (1 year and 2 months ago)	Apr 07, 2026 (6 months ago)	1.27.9 2026-04-07 (6 months ago)
1.26	1.29 - 1.33	May 08, 2025 (1 year and 5 months ago)	Dec 22, 2025 (9 months ago)	1.26.8 2025-12-22 (9 months ago)
1.25	1.29 - 1.32	Mar 03, 2025 (1 year and 7 months ago)	Sep 30, 2025 (1 year ago)	1.25.5 2025-09-03 (1 year and 1 month ago)
1.24	1.28 - 1.31	Nov 07, 2024 (1 year and 11 months ago)	Jun 24, 2025 (1 year and 3 months ago)	1.24.6 2025-05-13 (1 year and 5 months ago)

1.23	1.27 - 1.30	Aug 14, 2024 (2 years and 2 months ago)	Apr 16, 2025 (1 year and 5 months ago)	1.23.6 2025-04-07 (1 year and 6 months ago)
1.22	1.27 - 1.30	May 13, 2024 (2 years and 5 months ago)	Jan 22, 2025 (1 year and 8 months ago)	1.22.8 2025-01-23 (1 year and 8 months ago)
1.21	1.26 - 1.29	Mar 13, 2024 (2 years and 7 months ago)	Sep 27, 2024 (2 years ago)	1.21.6 2024-09-23 (2 years ago)
1.20	1.25 - 1.29	Nov 14, 2023 (2 years and 11 months ago)	Jun 25, 2024 (2 years and 3 months ago)	1.20.8 2024-07-01 (2 years and 3 months ago)
1.19	1.25 - 1.28	Sep 05, 2023 (3 years and 1 month ago)	Apr 24, 2024 (2 years and 5 months ago)	1.19.10 2024-04-22 (2 years and 5 months ago)
1.18	1.24 - 1.27	Jun 07, 2023 (3 years and 4 months ago)	Jan 04, 2024 (2 years and 9 months ago)	1.18.7 2024-01-03 (2 years and 9 months ago)
1.17	1.23 - 1.26	Feb 14, 2023 (3 years and 8 months ago)	Oct 27, 2023 (2 years and 11 months ago)	1.17.8 2023-10-11 (3 years ago)
1.16	1.22 - 1.25	Nov 15, 2022 (3 years and 10 months ago)	Jul 25, 2023 (3 years and 2 months ago)	1.16.7 2023-07-25 (3 years and 2 months ago)
1.15	1.22 - 1.25	Aug 31, 2022 (4 years and 1 month ago)	Apr 04, 2023 (3 years and 6 months ago)	1.15.7 2023-04-04 (3 years and 6 months ago)
1.14	1.21 - 1.24	Jun 01, 2022 (4 years and 4 months ago)	Dec 27, 2022 (3 years and 9 months ago)	1.14.6 2022-12-12 (3 years and 10 months ago)
1.13	1.20 - 1.23	Feb 11, 2022 (4 years and 8 months ago)	Oct 12, 2022 (4 years ago)	1.13.9 2022-10-11 (4 years ago)
1.12	1.19 - 1.22	Nov 18, 2021 (4 years and 10 months ago)	Jul 12, 2022 (4 years and 3 months ago)	1.12.9 2022-07-12 (4 years and 3 months ago)
1.11	1.18 - 1.22	Aug 12, 2021 (5 years and 2 months ago)	Mar 25, 2022 (4 years and 6 months ago)	1.11.8 2022-03-09 (4 years and 7 months ago)
1.10	1.18 - 1.21	May 18, 2021 (5 years and 4 months ago)	Jan 07, 2022 (4 years and 9 months ago)	1.10.6 2021-12-06 (4 years and 10 months ago)
1.9	1.17 - 1.20	Feb 09, 2021 (5 years and 8 months ago)	Oct 08, 2021 (5 years ago)	1.9.9 2021-10-08 (5 years ago)
1.8	1.16 - 1.19	Nov 19, 2020 (5 years and 10 months ago)	May 12, 2021 (5 years and 5 months ago)	1.8.6 2021-05-11 (5 years and 5 months ago)
1.7	1.16 - 1.18	Aug 21, 2020 (6 years and 1 month ago)	Feb 25, 2021 (5 years and 7 months ago)	1.7.8 2021-02-25 (5 years and 7 months ago)

Istio End of Life & Support Summary

Istio Versions Nearing End of Life

3 Istio releases are reaching End of Life (EOL) within 6 months. Istio 1.29 support ends on Oct 31, 2026. Istio 1.30 follows on Dec 31, 2026. Also see OTOBO EOSL dates for related end-of-life information.

Istio End of Life (EOL) Version History

22 Istio releases have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS) — no longer receiving updates or patches. Istio 1.28 reached EOL on Jul 01, 2026. Istio 1.29 is the most recent release still receiving support.