Cisco IOS XE

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Cisco IOS XE 26.1 is the newest actively maintained release. 4 of 20 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 17.12, on September 30, 2027.

Latest version

26.1

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Actively maintained cycles

4

of 20 tracked

Total cycles tracked

20

since Jul 31, 2019

Support pattern

How Cisco IOS XE 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.

Typical support window

14 months

median of 19 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

4 months

median gap between releases

Compared with os

−19 mo

shorter than the os median

Next end of life

353 days

Cisco IOS XE 17.12

Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Cisco IOS XE. 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
26.1Latest
26.1 · —
17.18
17.18 · —
17.17
EOL Jul 30, 2026
17.16
EOL Jan 13, 2026
17.15
17.15 · —
17.14
EOL May 31, 2025
17.13
EOL Dec 31, 2024
17.12
17.12 · —
17.11
EOL May 14, 2024
17.10
EOL Jan 3, 2024
17.9
EOL Sep 30, 2026
17.8
EOL May 30, 2023
17.7
EOL Jan 30, 2023
17.6
EOL Sep 30, 2024
17.5
EOL May 30, 2022
17.4
EOL Jan 28, 2022
17.3
EOL Sep 30, 2023
17.2
EOL Jul 15, 2021
17.1
EOL Dec 30, 2020
16.12
EOL Aug 18, 2022
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