Node.js Release Schedule
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Major Node.js versions enter Current release status for six months, which gives library authors time to add support for them. After six months, odd-numbered releases (9, 11, etc.) become unsupported, and even-numbered releases (10, 12, etc.) move to Active LTS status and are ready for general use. LTS release status is “long-term support”, which typically guarantees that critical bugs will be fixed for a total of 30 months. Production applications should only use Active LTS or Maintenance LTS releases.
Full details regarding Node.js release schedule are available on GitHub.
End-of-Life Releases #
| Release | Status | Codename | Initial Release | Active LTS Start | Maintenance LTS Start | End-of-life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.10.x | End-of-Life | - | 2013-03-11 | - | 2015-10-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| v0.12.x | End-of-Life | - | 2015-02-06 | - | 2016-04-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| 4.x | End-of-Life | Argon | 2015-09-08 | 2015-10-01 | 2017-04-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| 5.x | End-of-Life | 2015-10-29 | - | 2016-06-30 | ||
| 6.x | End-of-Life | Boron | 2016-04-26 | 2016-10-18 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 |
| 7.x | End-of-Life | 2016-10-25 | - | 2017-06-30 | ||
| 8.x | End-of-Life | Carbon | 2017-05-30 | 2017-10-31 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| 9.x | End-of-Life | 2017-10-01 | - | 2018-06-30 | ||
| 10.x | End-of-Life | Dubnium | 2018-04-24 | 2018-10-30 | 2020-05-19 | 2021-04-30 |
| 11.x | End-of-Life | 2018-10-23 | - | 2019-06-01 | ||
| 12.x | End-of-Life | Erbium | 2019-04-23 | 2019-10-21 | 2020-11-30 | 2022-04-30 |
| 13.x | End-of-Life | 2019-10-22 | - | 2020-06-01 | ||
| 14.x | End-of-Life | Fermium | 2020-04-21 | 2020-10-27 | 2021-10-19 | 2023-04-30 |
| 15.x | End-of-Life | 2020-10-20 | - | 2021-06-01 | ||
| 16.x | End-of-Life | Gallium | 2021-04-20 | 2021-10-26 | 2022-10-18 | 2023-09-11 |
| 17.x | End-of-Life | 2021-10-19 | - | 2022-06-01 | ||
| 18.x | Maintenance | Hydrogen | 2022-04-19 | 2022-10-25 | 2023-10-18 | 2025-04-30 |
| 19.x | End-of-Life | 2022-10-18 | - | 2023-06-01 | ||
| 20.x | LTS | Iron | 2023-04-18 | 2023-10-24 | 2024-10-22 | 2026-04-30 |
| 21.x | End-of-Life | 2023-10-17 | - | 2024-04-01 | 2024-06-01 | |
| 22.x | Current | 2024-04-24 | 2024-10-29 | 2025-10-21 | 2027-04-30 | |
| 23.x | Pending | 2024-10-15 | - | 2025-04-01 | 2025-06-01 | |
| 24.x | Pending | 2025-04-22 | 2025-10-28 | 2026-10-20 | 2028-04-30 |