Lua End of Life (EOL), End of Support (EOS), EOSL, EOSS, and EOSM Dates

Latest Release: 5.5.0 (December 22, 2025)

Official Release Policy

Currently Supported Lua Releases - Active EOS/EOSL Support (2)

Release	Released	Support	Latest	LTS
5.5	2025-12-22 (3 months ago)	-	5.5.0 2025-12-22 (3 months ago)	-
5.4	2020-06-29 (5 years and 9 months ago)	-	5.4.8 2025-06-04 (10 months ago)	-

Lua End of Life (EOL) Releases - No Longer Supported (13)

Release	Released	Support	Latest	LTS
5.3	2015-01-12 (11 years and 2 months ago)	2020-09-25 (5 years and 6 months ago)	5.3.6 2020-09-25 (5 years and 6 months ago)	-
5.2	2011-12-16 (14 years and 3 months ago)	2015-03-07 (11 years and 1 month ago)	5.2.4 2015-03-07 (11 years and 1 month ago)	-
5.1	2006-02-21 (20 years and 1 month ago)	2012-02-17 (14 years and 1 month ago)	5.1.5 2012-02-17 (14 years and 1 month ago)	-
5.0	2003-04-11 (22 years and 11 months ago)	2006-06-26 (19 years and 9 months ago)	5.0.3 2006-06-26 (19 years and 9 months ago)	-
4.0	2000-11-06 (25 years and 5 months ago)	2002-07-04 (23 years and 9 months ago)	4.0.1 2002-07-04 (23 years and 9 months ago)	-

3.2	1999-07-08 (26 years and 9 months ago)	2000-02-22 (26 years and 1 month ago)	3.2.2 2000-02-22 (26 years and 1 month ago)	-
3.1	1998-07-11 (27 years and 8 months ago)	1999-07-08 (26 years and 9 months ago)	3.1 1998-07-11 (27 years and 8 months ago)	-
3.0	1997-07-01 (28 years and 9 months ago)	1998-07-11 (27 years and 8 months ago)	3.0 1997-07-01 (28 years and 9 months ago)	-
2.5	1996-11-19 (29 years and 4 months ago)	1997-07-01 (28 years and 9 months ago)	2.5.1 1996-11-20 (29 years and 4 months ago)	-
2.4	1996-05-14 (29 years and 10 months ago)	1996-11-19 (29 years and 4 months ago)	2.4 1996-05-14 (29 years and 10 months ago)	-
2.2	1995-11-28 (30 years and 4 months ago)	1996-05-14 (29 years and 10 months ago)	2.2 1995-11-28 (30 years and 4 months ago)	-
2.1	1995-02-07 (31 years and 2 months ago)	1995-11-28 (30 years and 4 months ago)	2.1 1995-02-07 (31 years and 2 months ago)	-
1.1	1994-07-08 (31 years and 9 months ago)	1995-02-07 (31 years and 2 months ago)	1.1 1994-07-08 (31 years and 9 months ago)	-

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