What is the latest version of Mastodon?

The latest version of Mastodon is 4.7.3, released on October 1, 2026.

Which versions of Mastodon are still supported?

Mastodon 4.7, 4.6, 4.5 and 4.4 are currently supported.

When is the next Mastodon end-of-life date?

Mastodon 4.4 reaches end of life on December 17, 2026. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.

How do I check which version of Mastodon I have?

Run tootctl --version, then paste the result into the “Am I up to date?” box on this page.

Mastodon latest version & end-of-life dates

Latest version, released Oct 1, 2026 (1 week ago) Supported

4.7.3 Release notes ↗

Mastodon currently has 4 supported releases and 12 that have reached end of life. The newest is Mastodon 4.7, released Aug 20, 2026, now at 4.7.3. The next end-of-life date is Dec 17, 2026, when Mastodon 4.4 stops getting updates. New releases come out about every 7 months, and each is supported for about 1 year, 7 months.

Support timeline

What the colors mean

4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1

Supported Today + 9 older branches below

Supported versions

Branch	Released	Latest	Status	End of life
4.7	Aug 20, 2026	4.7.3 Oct 1, 2026	Supported	Not announced
4.6	Jun 17, 2026	4.6.9 Oct 1, 2026	Supported	Not announced
4.5	Nov 6, 2025	4.5.19 Oct 1, 2026	Supported until Feb 20, 2027	Feb 20, 2027 in 4 months
4.4	Jul 8, 2025	4.4.26 Oct 1, 2026	Supported until Dec 17, 2026	Dec 17, 2026 in 2 months

12 end-of-life versions

Branch	Released	Final version	End of life
4.3	Oct 8, 2024	4.3.23	May 6, 2026
4.2	Sep 21, 2023	4.2.29	Jan 8, 2026
4.1	Feb 10, 2023	4.1.25	Apr 8, 2025
4.0	Nov 14, 2022	4.0.15	Oct 31, 2023
3.5	Mar 30, 2022	3.5.19	Dec 31, 2023
3.4	May 16, 2021	3.4.10	Nov 6, 2022
3.3	Dec 27, 2020	3.3.3	May 26, 2022
3.2	Jul 27, 2020	3.2.2	Yes
3.1	Feb 9, 2020	3.1.5	Yes
3.0	Oct 3, 2019	3.0.2	Yes
2	Oct 18, 2017	2.9.4	Yes
1	Feb 5, 2017	1.6.1	Yes

Quick answers

What is the latest version of Mastodon?: The latest version of Mastodon is 4.7.3, released on October 1, 2026.
Which versions of Mastodon are still supported?: Mastodon 4.7, 4.6, 4.5 and 4.4 are currently supported.
When is the next Mastodon end-of-life date?: Mastodon 4.4 reaches end of life on December 17, 2026. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.
How do I check which version of Mastodon I have?: Run tootctl --version, then paste the result into the “Am I up to date?” box on this page.

Release history

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Every version's release date is on its branch page.

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Package identifiers (for SBOM and vulnerability scanners)

mastodon
cpe:/a:joinmastodon:mastodon
cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon
pkg:docker/bitnami/mastodon
pkg:docker/tootsuite/mastodon
pkg:docker/linuxserver/mastodon

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