Visual COBOL End of Life (EOL) Dates and End of Support (EOS) Dates

Latest Release: 10.0 (July 19, 2024)

10 Visual COBOL versions have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS), including Visual COBOL 8.0 (EOL date: Jul 31, 2026) — no longer receiving security updates or patches. Visual COBOL 10.0 is the current supported release, with support through Jul 31, 2028 — 2 versions in active support. Also see Alibaba Dragonwell lifecycle dates for related end-of-life information.

Visual COBOL end of life dates timeline — release schedule chart of the 8 most recent Visual COBOL versions, mapping security support windows against their EOL dates — Visual COBOL end of life dates and end of support (EOS) dates shown as a release schedule — support windows for the 8 most recent Visual COBOL releases of 12 total. Each bar runs from the release date to the end of security support, with the dashed line marking today. Exact Visual COBOL EOL, EOS and EOSL dates for every version are listed in the tables below.

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

Release	Released	Support Status
10.0	Jul 19, 2024 (2 years and 1 month ago)	Jul 31, 2028 (in 1 year and 11 months)
9.0	Jun 29, 2023 (3 years and 1 month ago)	Jul 31, 2027 (in 11 months)

Visual COBOL End of Life (EOL) Releases - No Longer Supported (10)

Release	Released	Support Status
8.0	Jul 13, 2022 (4 years and 1 month ago)	Jul 31, 2026 (3 weeks and 2 days ago)
7.0	Sep 14, 2021 (4 years and 11 months ago)	Sep 30, 2025 (10 months ago)
6.0	Jun 18, 2020 (6 years and 2 months ago)	Jun 30, 2024 (2 years and 1 month ago)
5.0	Jun 21, 2019 (7 years and 2 months ago)	Jun 30, 2023 (3 years and 1 month ago)
4.0	Jun 14, 2018 (8 years and 2 months ago)	Jun 30, 2022 (4 years and 1 month ago)

3.0	Jul 07, 2017 (9 years and 1 month ago)	Jul 31, 2021 (5 years ago)
2.3	Oct 03, 2016 (9 years and 10 months ago)	Sep 30, 2019 (6 years and 10 months ago)
2.2	Nov 19, 2014 (11 years and 9 months ago)	Jul 31, 2018 (8 years ago)
2.1	Apr 05, 2013 (13 years and 4 months ago)	May 31, 2017 (9 years and 2 months ago)
2.0	Apr 27, 2012 (14 years and 3 months ago)	Dec 31, 2014 (11 years and 7 months ago)

Visual COBOL End of Life & Support Summary

Which Visual COBOL Versions Are Currently Supported?

Visual COBOL currently has 2 supported releases. Visual COBOL 10.0 is the latest, with active support through Jul 31, 2028. Visual COBOL 9.0 is also supported until Jul 31, 2027. Also see Eclipse Temurin lifecycle dates for related end-of-life information.

Visual COBOL End of Life (EOL) Version History

10 Visual COBOL releases have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS) — no longer receiving updates or patches. Visual COBOL 8.0 reached EOL on Jul 31, 2026. Visual COBOL 10.0 is the recommended upgrade for users still on End of Life versions.