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 Aug 31, 2026 — plan your upgrade path now. Also see Chef Infra Server lifecycle 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 24 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 (2)

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 (6 months ago)	Aug 31, 2026 (in 1 week and 1 day)	1.29.6 2026-07-16 (1 month and 1 week ago)
1.30	1.32 - 1.36	May 18, 2026 (3 months ago)	Nov 30, 2026 (in 3 months)	1.30.3 2026-07-16 (1 month and 1 week 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 (9 months ago)	Jul 01, 2026 (1 month and 3 weeks ago)	1.28.10 2026-07-01 (1 month and 3 weeks ago)
1.27	1.29 - 1.33	Aug 11, 2025 (1 year ago)	Apr 07, 2026 (4 months ago)	1.27.9 2026-04-07 (4 months ago)
1.26	1.29 - 1.33	May 08, 2025 (1 year and 3 months ago)	Dec 22, 2025 (8 months ago)	1.26.8 2025-12-22 (8 months ago)
1.25	1.29 - 1.32	Mar 03, 2025 (1 year and 5 months ago)	Sep 30, 2025 (10 months ago)	1.25.5 2025-09-03 (11 months ago)
1.24	1.28 - 1.31	Nov 07, 2024 (1 year and 9 months ago)	Jun 24, 2025 (1 year and 1 month ago)	1.24.6 2025-05-13 (1 year and 3 months ago)

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

Istio End of Life & Support Summary

Istio Versions Nearing End of Life

2 Istio releases are reaching End of Life (EOL) within 6 months. Istio 1.29 support ends on Aug 31, 2026. Istio 1.30 follows on Nov 30, 2026. Also see Exim end of life 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.