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NumPy 2.5 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 2.5.3. 4 of 19 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 2.2, on December 9, 2026.

Latest version

2.5.3

Sep 6, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

4

of 19 tracked

Total cycles tracked

19

since Jan 6, 2018

Support pattern

How NumPy 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

24 mo (~2 years)

median of 19 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

6 months

median gap between releases

Compared with framework

+5 mo

longer than the framework median

Next end of life

91 days

NumPy 2.2

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 NumPy. 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
2.5Latest
2.5.3 · Sep 6, 2026
2.4
2.4.6 · May 18, 2026
2.3
2.3.5 · Nov 16, 2025
2.2
2.2.6 · May 17, 2025
2.1
EOL Aug 19, 2026
2.0
EOL Jun 17, 2026
1.26
EOL Sep 17, 2025
1.25
EOL Jun 18, 2025
1.24
EOL Dec 19, 2024
1.23
EOL Jun 24, 2024
1.22
EOL Jan 1, 2024
1.21
EOL Jun 23, 2023
1.20
EOL Jan 31, 2023
1.19
EOL Jun 21, 2022
1.18
EOL Dec 22, 2021
1.17
EOL Jul 26, 2021
1.16
EOL Jan 13, 2021
1.15
EOL Jul 23, 2020
1.14
EOL Jan 7, 2020
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