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PCI-DSS 4.0.1 is the newest actively maintained release. 1 of 5 tracked cycles remain supported.

Latest version

4.0.1

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Actively maintained cycles

of 5 tracked

Total cycles tracked

since Apr 1, 2015

Support pattern

How PCI-DSS 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

33 mo (~2.8 years)

median of 4 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

26 months

median gap between releases

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

4.0.1Latest

4.0.1 · —

4.0

EOL Dec 31, 2024

3.2.1

EOL Mar 31, 2024

3.2

EOL Dec 31, 2018

3.1

EOL Oct 31, 2016

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