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OpenBSD 7.9 is the newest actively maintained release. 2 of 59 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 7.8, on November 1, 2026.

Latest version

7.9

—

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 59 tracked

Total cycles tracked

59

since Jun 1, 1997

Support pattern

How OpenBSD 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

12 months

median of 59 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

6 months

median gap between releases

Compared with os

−23 mo

shorter than the os median

Next end of life

53 days

OpenBSD 7.8

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 OpenBSD. 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
7.9Latest
7.9 · —
7.8
7.8 · —
7.7
EOL May 19, 2026
7.6
EOL Oct 22, 2025
7.5
EOL Apr 28, 2025
7.4
EOL Oct 8, 2024
7.3
EOL Apr 5, 2024
7.2
EOL Oct 16, 2023
7.1
EOL Apr 10, 2023
7.0
EOL Oct 20, 2022
6.9
EOL Apr 21, 2022
6.8
EOL Oct 14, 2021
6.7
EOL May 1, 2021
6.6
EOL Oct 18, 2020
6.5
EOL May 19, 2020
6.4
EOL Oct 17, 2019
6.3
EOL May 3, 2019
6.2
EOL Oct 18, 2018
6.1
EOL Apr 15, 2018
6.0
EOL Oct 9, 2017
5.9
EOL Apr 11, 2017
5.8
EOL Sep 1, 2016
5.7
EOL Mar 29, 2016
5.6
EOL Oct 18, 2015
5.5
EOL May 1, 2015
5.4
EOL Nov 1, 2014
5.3
EOL May 1, 2014
5.2
EOL Nov 1, 2013
5.1
EOL May 1, 2013
5.0
EOL Nov 1, 2012
4.9
EOL May 1, 2012
4.8
EOL Nov 1, 2011
4.7
EOL May 1, 2011
4.6
EOL Nov 1, 2010
4.5
EOL May 19, 2010
4.4
EOL Oct 18, 2009
4.3
EOL May 1, 2009
4.2
EOL Nov 1, 2008
4.1
EOL May 1, 2008
4.0
EOL Nov 1, 2007
3.9
EOL May 1, 2007
3.8
EOL Nov 1, 2006
3.7
EOL May 1, 2006
3.6
EOL Nov 1, 2005
3.5
EOL May 19, 2005
3.4
EOL Nov 1, 2004
3.3
EOL May 1, 2004
3.2
EOL Nov 1, 2003
3.1
EOL May 1, 2003
3.0
EOL Nov 1, 2002
2.9
EOL May 19, 2002
2.8
EOL Dec 1, 2001
2.7
EOL Jun 1, 2001
2.6
EOL Dec 1, 2000
2.5
EOL Jun 15, 2000
2.4
EOL Dec 1, 1999
2.3
EOL May 19, 1999
2.2
EOL Dec 1, 1998
2.1
EOL May 19, 1998
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