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FreeBSD 14.5 is the newest actively maintained release. 6 of 89 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 15.0, on September 30, 2026.

Latest version

14.5

—

Actively maintained cycles

6

of 89 tracked

Total cycles tracked

89

since Nov 30, 1993

Support pattern

How FreeBSD 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

15 months

median of 89 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

4 months

median gap between releases

Compared with os

−20 mo

shorter than the os median

Next end of life

21 days

FreeBSD 15.0

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 FreeBSD. 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
14.5Latest
14.5 · —
15.1
15.1 · —
14.4
14.4 · —
15
15 · —
15.0
15.0 · —
14.3
EOL Jun 30, 2026
13.5
EOL Apr 30, 2026
14.2
EOL Sep 30, 2025
13.4
EOL Jun 30, 2025
14.1
EOL Mar 31, 2025
13.3
EOL Dec 31, 2024
14.0
EOL Sep 30, 2024
14
14 · —
13.2
EOL Jun 30, 2024
12.4
EOL Dec 31, 2023
13.1
EOL Jul 31, 2023
12.3
EOL Mar 31, 2023
13.0
EOL Aug 31, 2022
13
EOL Apr 30, 2026
12.2
EOL Mar 31, 2022
11.4
EOL Sep 30, 2021
12.1
EOL Jan 31, 2021
11.3
EOL Sep 30, 2020
12.0
EOL Feb 29, 2020
12
EOL Dec 31, 2023
11.2
EOL Oct 31, 2019
10.4
EOL Oct 31, 2018
11.1
EOL Sep 30, 2018
11.0
EOL Nov 30, 2017
11
EOL Sep 30, 2021
10.3
EOL Apr 30, 2018
10.2
EOL Dec 31, 2016
10.1
EOL Dec 31, 2016
9.3
EOL Dec 31, 2016
10.0
EOL Feb 28, 2015
10
EOL Oct 31, 2018
9.2
EOL Dec 31, 2014
8.4
EOL Aug 1, 2015
9.1
EOL Dec 31, 2014
8.3
EOL Apr 30, 2014
9.0
EOL Mar 31, 2013
9
EOL Dec 31, 2016
7.4
EOL Feb 28, 2013
8.2
EOL Jul 31, 2012
8.1
EOL Jul 31, 2012
7.3
EOL Mar 31, 2012
8.0
EOL Nov 30, 2010
8
EOL Aug 1, 2015
7.2
EOL Jun 30, 2010
7.1
EOL Feb 28, 2011
6.4
EOL Nov 30, 2010
7.0
EOL Apr 30, 2009
7
EOL Feb 28, 2013
6.3
EOL Jan 31, 2010
6.2
EOL May 31, 2008
5.5
EOL May 31, 2008
6.1
EOL May 31, 2008
6.0
EOL Jan 31, 2007
6
EOL Nov 30, 2010
5.4
EOL Oct 31, 2006
4.11
EOL Jan 31, 2007
5.3
EOL Oct 31, 2006
4.10
EOL Jan 31, 2007
5.2
EOL Feb 28, 2005
4.9
EOL Aug 31, 2004
5.1
EOL Apr 30, 2004
4.8
EOL Feb 28, 2004
5.0
EOL Sep 30, 2003
5
EOL May 31, 2008
4.7
EOL Jul 31, 2003
4.6
EOL Jan 31, 2003
4.5
EOL Sep 30, 2002
4.4
EOL Apr 30, 2002
4.3
EOL Dec 31, 2001
4.2
EOL Jul 31, 2001
4.1
EOL Feb 28, 2001
3.5
EOL Jun 30, 2001
4.0
EOL Oct 31, 2000
4
EOL Jan 31, 2007
3.4
EOL Sep 30, 2000
3.3
EOL Feb 29, 2000
3.2
EOL Dec 31, 1999
3.1
EOL Aug 31, 1999
3.0
EOL May 31, 1999
2.2
EOL Mar 31, 1998
2.1
EOL Jun 30, 1997
2.0
EOL Feb 28, 1996
1.1
EOL May 31, 1995
1.0
EOL Aug 31, 1994
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