DuckDB

DuckDB

Database

DuckDB 1.5 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 1.5.5. 2 of 6 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 1.4, on September 16, 2026.

Latest version

1.5.5

Jul 22, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 6 tracked

Total cycles tracked

6

since Jun 3, 2024

Support pattern

How DuckDB 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

4 months

median of 5 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

4 months

median gap between releases

Compared with database

−15 mo

shorter than the database median

Next end of life

7 days

DuckDB 1.4

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for DuckDB. 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
1.5Latest
1.5.5 · Jul 22, 2026
1.4
1.4.5 · Jun 17, 2026
1.3
EOL Sep 16, 2025
1.2
EOL May 21, 2025
1.1
EOL Feb 5, 2025
1.0
EOL Sep 9, 2024
20252026

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