What is the latest version of Rancher?

The latest version of Rancher is 2.15.2, released on September 23, 2026.

Which versions of Rancher are still supported?

Rancher 2.15, 2.14, 2.13, 2.12 and 2.11 are currently supported. 2.13, 2.12 and 2.11 only get security fixes.

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

Rancher 2.11 reaches end of life on October 24, 2026. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.

When is the next Rancher release?

Rancher 2.16 is expected around December 2026. That's an estimate from past release dates, not an official date. Recent versions have come out about every 4 months.

Rancher latest version & end-of-life dates

Latest version, released Sep 23, 2026 (2 weeks ago) Full Support

2.15.2 Release notes ↗

Rancher currently has 5 supported releases and 12 that have reached end of life. The newest is Rancher 2.15, released Aug 27, 2026, now at 2.15.2. The next end-of-life date is Oct 24, 2026, when Rancher 2.11 stops getting updates. New releases come out about every 4 months, and each is supported for about 1 year, 6 months.

Next Rancher release

Rancher 2.16 is expected around December 2026.

This is an estimate, not an official date. The last 7 Rancher versions came out about every 4 months, most recently Rancher 2.15 on Aug 27, 2026. This page updates when the release is announced.

Support timeline

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2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.9 2.8 2.7

Active support Security fixes only Today + 8 older branches below

Supported versions

Branch	Released	Latest	Status	End of life
2.15	Aug 27, 2026	2.15.2 Sep 23, 2026	Full Support until Feb 27, 2027	Feb 27, 2028 in 1 year
2.14	Apr 30, 2026	2.14.6 Sep 23, 2026	Full Support until Oct 30, 2026	Oct 10, 2027 in 12 months
2.13	Dec 17, 2025	2.13.10 Sep 23, 2026	Limited Support until Jun 17, 2027	Jun 17, 2027 in 8 months
2.12	Aug 29, 2025	2.12.14 Sep 23, 2026	Limited Support until Feb 28, 2027	Feb 28, 2027 in 4 months
2.11	Apr 24, 2025	2.11.18 Sep 23, 2026	Limited Support until Oct 24, 2026	Oct 24, 2026 in 1 week

12 end-of-life versions

Branch	Released	Final version	End of life
2.10	Dec 19, 2024	2.10.12	Jun 19, 2026
2.9	Aug 26, 2024	2.9.12	Feb 26, 2026
2.8	Dec 5, 2023	2.8.15	Jul 22, 2025
2.7	Nov 16, 2022	2.7.18	Nov 18, 2024
2.6	Aug 30, 2021	2.6.14	Apr 30, 2024
2.5	Oct 5, 2020	2.5.17	Jan 31, 2023
2.4	Mar 30, 2020	2.4.18	Mar 31, 2022
2.3	Oct 7, 2019	2.3.11	Apr 7, 2021
2.2	Mar 25, 2019	2.2.13	Oct 15, 2020
2.1	Oct 5, 2018	2.1.14	Apr 19, 2020
2.0	Apr 30, 2018	2.0.16	Nov 1, 2019
1.6	May 4, 2017	1.6.30	Jun 30, 2020

Quick answers

What is the latest version of Rancher?: The latest version of Rancher is 2.15.2, released on September 23, 2026.
Which versions of Rancher are still supported?: Rancher 2.15, 2.14, 2.13, 2.12 and 2.11 are currently supported. 2.13, 2.12 and 2.11 only get security fixes.
When is the next Rancher end-of-life date?: Rancher 2.11 reaches end of life on October 24, 2026. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.
When is the next Rancher release?: Rancher 2.16 is expected around December 2026. That's an estimate from past release dates, not an official date. Recent versions have come out about every 4 months.

Release history

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Package identifiers (for SBOM and vulnerability scanners)

pkg:docker/rancher/rancher
rancher
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