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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.

Node.js Release schedule

Full details regarding Node.js release schedule are available on GitHub.

End-of-Life Releases #

ReleaseStatusCodenameInitial ReleaseActive LTS StartMaintenance LTS StartEnd-of-life
v0.10.xEnd-of-Life-2013-03-11-2015-10-012016-10-31
v0.12.xEnd-of-Life-2015-02-06-2016-04-012016-12-31
4.xEnd-of-LifeArgon2015-09-082015-10-012017-04-012018-04-30
5.xEnd-of-Life2015-10-29-2016-06-30
6.xEnd-of-LifeBoron2016-04-262016-10-182018-04-302019-04-30
7.xEnd-of-Life2016-10-25-2017-06-30
8.xEnd-of-LifeCarbon2017-05-302017-10-312019-01-012019-12-31
9.xEnd-of-Life2017-10-01-2018-06-30
10.xEnd-of-LifeDubnium2018-04-242018-10-302020-05-192021-04-30
11.xEnd-of-Life2018-10-23-2019-06-01
12.xEnd-of-LifeErbium2019-04-232019-10-212020-11-302022-04-30
13.xEnd-of-Life2019-10-22-2020-06-01
14.xEnd-of-LifeFermium2020-04-212020-10-272021-10-192023-04-30
15.xEnd-of-Life2020-10-20-2021-06-01
16.xEnd-of-LifeGallium2021-04-202021-10-262022-10-182023-09-11
17.xEnd-of-Life2021-10-19-2022-06-01
18.xMaintenanceHydrogen2022-04-192022-10-252023-10-182025-04-30
19.xEnd-of-Life2022-10-18-2023-06-01
20.xLTSIron2023-04-182023-10-242024-10-222026-04-30
21.xEnd-of-Life2023-10-17-2024-04-012024-06-01
22.xCurrent2024-04-242024-10-292025-10-212027-04-30
23.xPending2024-10-15-2025-04-012025-06-01
24.xPending2025-04-222025-10-282026-10-202028-04-30