Apache Lucene

Framework

Apache Lucene 10 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 10.5.2. 2 of 4 tracked cycles remain supported.

Latest version

10.5.2

Oct 4, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

of 4 tracked

Total cycles tracked

since Sep 19, 2017

Support pattern

How Apache Lucene has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

New cycle roughly every

33 months

median gap between releases

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Apache Lucene. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life

Today

10Latest

10.5.2 · Oct 4, 2026

9.12.3 · Sep 28, 2025

EOL Oct 14, 2024

EOL —

2018201920202021202220232024202520262027

Get an email when Apache Lucene ships a release, announces an end-of-life date, or moves a date it already announced.

Get Apache Lucene alerts