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Memcached 1.6 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 1.6.45. 1 of 3 tracked cycles remain supported.

Latest version

1.6.45

Jul 9, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

of 3 tracked

Total cycles tracked

since Jul 9, 2009

Support pattern

How Memcached 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

64 months

median gap between releases

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Memcached. 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

1.6Latest

1.6.45 · Jul 9, 2026

1.5

EOL Mar 9, 2020

1.4

EOL Jul 21, 2017

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