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Dovecot 2.4 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 2.4.5. 2 of 5 tracked cycles remain supported.

Latest version

2.4.5

Aug 28, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 5 tracked

Total cycles tracked

5

since Aug 16, 2010

Support pattern

How Dovecot 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

70 mo (~5.8 years)

median of 3 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

37 months

median gap between releases

Compared with server app

+56 mo

longer than the server app median

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Dovecot. 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
2.4Latest
2.4.5 · Aug 28, 2026
2.3
2.3.21.1 · Aug 14, 2024
2.2
EOL Jan 24, 2025
2.1
EOL Dec 22, 2017
2.0
EOL Apr 11, 2013
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