openSUSE end-of-life & support dates
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openSUSE currently has 1 supported release and 20 that have reached end of life. The newest is openSUSE Leap 16.0, released Oct 1, 2025. The next end-of-life date is Oct 31, 2027, when openSUSE Leap 16.0 stops getting updates. New releases come out about every 13 months, and each is supported for about 1 year, 8 months.
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Supported
Today
+ 18 older branches below
Supported versions
| Branch | Released | Status | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leap 16.0 | Oct 1, 2025 | Supported until Oct 31, 2027 | Oct 31, 2027 in 1 year |
20 end-of-life versions
| Branch | Released | End of life |
|---|---|---|
| Leap 15.6 | Jun 12, 2024 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Leap 15.5 | Jun 7, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Leap 15.4 | Jun 9, 2022 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Leap 15.3 | Jun 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Leap 15.2 | Jul 2, 2020 | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Leap 15.1 | May 22, 2019 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Leap 15.0 | May 25, 2018 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Leap 42.3 | Jul 26, 2017 | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Leap 42.2 | Nov 16, 2016 | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Leap 42.1 | Nov 4, 2015 | May 17, 2017 |
| 13.2 | Nov 4, 2014 | Jan 17, 2017 |
| 13.1 | Jan 8, 2014 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| 12.3 | Mar 13, 2013 | Jan 29, 2015 |
| 12.2 | Sep 5, 2012 | Jan 15, 2014 |
| 12.1 | Nov 16, 2011 | May 15, 2013 |
| 11.4 | Mar 10, 2011 | Nov 5, 2012 |
| 11.3 | Jul 15, 2010 | Jan 20, 2012 |
| 11.2 | Nov 12, 2009 | May 12, 2011 |
| 11.1 | Dec 18, 2008 | Jan 14, 2011 |
| 11.0 | Jun 19, 2008 | Jul 26, 2010 |
Quick answers
- Which versions of openSUSE are still supported?
- openSUSE Leap 16.0 is currently supported.
- When is the next openSUSE end-of-life date?
- openSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches end of life on October 31, 2027. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.
- When is the next openSUSE release?
- The next openSUSE release is due any time now, going by past release dates. Recent versions have come out about every year.
- How do I check which version of openSUSE I have?
- Run
cat /usr/lib/os-release, then paste the result into the “Am I up to date?” box on this page.
Use this data
Package identifiers (for SBOM and vulnerability scanners)
- cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse
- cpe:/o:opensuse:leap
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap
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