Laravel 5.5 (LTS)

End of life

5.5.50 Release notes ↗

Is Laravel 5.5 (LTS) still supported?

No

Laravel 5.5 (LTS) reached end of life on Aug 30, 2020 (6 years ago). It no longer gets updates, including security fixes. Upgrade to Laravel 13 (latest 13.35.0), supported until Mar 17, 2028.

Released
Aug 30, 2017
Active support ended
Aug 30, 2019
7 years ago
End of life
Aug 30, 2020
6 years ago
Supported php versions
7.0 - 7.1
Latest version
5.5.50
Aug 18, 2020

Upgrade path

The recommended upgrade is Laravel 13, currently at 13.35.0 and supported until Mar 17, 2028.

Not sure? Run composer show laravel/framework|grep versions

How to upgrade from Laravel 5.5 (LTS) to Laravel 13

Composer

composer require laravel/framework:^13.0 --update-with-dependencies
php artisan --version

For a new major version, go through the upgrade guide first. Most breaking changes are listed there.

Official upgrade guide ↗ Back up first, and test on a non-production machine when you move to a new branch.

Quick answers

Is Laravel 5.5 (LTS) still supported?
No. Laravel 5.5 (LTS) reached end of life on Aug 30, 2020 (6 years ago). It no longer gets updates, including security fixes. Upgrade to Laravel 13 (latest 13.35.0), supported until Mar 17, 2028.
When is Laravel 5.5 (LTS) end of life?
Laravel 5.5 (LTS) reached end of life on Aug 30, 2020. It gets no more updates, including security fixes.
What is the latest version of Laravel 5.5 (LTS)?
The latest Laravel 5.5 (LTS) release is 5.5.50, released on Aug 18, 2020.
When was Laravel 5.5 (LTS) released?
Laravel 5.5 (LTS) was released on Aug 30, 2017.
What should I upgrade Laravel 5.5 (LTS) to?
The recommended upgrade is Laravel 13, currently at 13.35.0 and supported until Mar 17, 2028.
How do I check which Laravel version I have?
Run composer show laravel/framework|grep versions, then paste the result into the “Am I up to date?” box on this page.

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Laravel 5.5 release history

RSS

Release dates for 51 Laravel 5.5 versions, newest first.

  1. 5.5.50
  2. 5.5.49
  3. 5.5.48
  4. 5.5.47
  5. 5.5.46
  6. 5.5.45
  7. 5.5.44
  8. 5.5.43
  9. 5.5.42
  10. 5.5.41
All 51 releases
  1. 5.5.40
  2. 5.5.39
  3. 5.5.38
  4. 5.5.37
  5. 5.5.36
  6. 5.5.35
  7. 5.5.34
  8. 5.5.33
  9. 5.5.32
  10. 5.5.31
  11. 5.5.30
  12. 5.5.29
  13. 5.5.28
  14. 5.5.27
  15. 5.5.26
  16. 5.5.25
  17. 5.5.24
  18. 5.5.23
  19. 5.5.22
  20. 5.5.21
  21. 5.5.20
  22. 5.5.19
  23. 5.5.18
  24. 5.5.17
  25. 5.5.16
  26. 5.5.15
  27. 5.5.14
  28. 5.5.13
  29. 5.5.12
  30. 5.5.11
  31. 5.5.10
  32. 5.5.9
  33. 5.5.8
  34. 5.5.7
  35. 5.5.6
  36. 5.5.5
  37. 5.5.4
  38. 5.5.3
  39. 5.5.2
  40. 5.5.1
  41. 5.5.0

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