Elixir version lifecycle
language · Elixir Core Team
Current status
Supported version lines, end-of-life status, and latest releases for Elixir — derived from official vendor sources, not third-party EOL aggregators.
Elixir is a dynamic, functional language on the Erlang VM for building scalable and maintainable applications.
Security: 4 tracked advisories. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.
Official site →Version lines
21
Supported
5
EOL lines
16
Latest stable
1.20.4
2026-08-28
Releases tracked
110
At a glance
Latest release
1.20.4
Line 1.20
Recommended support line
1.20
standard support
Status
STANDARD SUPPORT
Newest supported: 1.20
EOL
Not published
Exact date not officially published
EOL lines include 1.15, 1.14, 1.13, 1.12, 1.11 (+11 more).
Recommended line: 1.20 (newest supported line with lowest lifecycle risk — not blindly “latest”).
Supported versions
5 currently supported release lines.
| Version line | Lifecycle | Latest release | Released | EOL | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 | standard supportlow | 1.20.4 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published | low |
| 1.19 | security supportmedium | 1.19.6 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published | medium |
| 1.18 | security supportmedium | 1.18.5 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published | medium |
| 1.17 | security supportmedium | 1.17.3 | 2024-09-18 | Not officially published | medium |
| 1.16 | security supportmedium | 1.16.3 | 2024-05-20 | Not officially published | medium |
End-of-life versions
Historical and unsupported release lines. Exact EOL dates shown only when published by the vendor.
| Version line | Latest release | Lifecycle | EOL | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15 | 1.15.8 | end of lifehigh | 2023-06-19 | high |
| 1.14 | 1.14.5 | end of lifehigh | 2022-09-01 | high |
| 1.13 | 1.13.4 | end of lifehigh | 2021-12-03 | high |
| 1.12 | 1.12.3 | end of lifehigh | 2021-05-19 | high |
| 1.11 | 1.11.4 | end of lifehigh | 2020-10-06 | high |
| 1.10 | 1.10.4 | end of lifehigh | 2020-01-27 | high |
| 1.9 | 1.9.4 | end of lifehigh | 2019-06-24 | high |
| 1.8 | 1.8.2 | end of lifehigh | 2019-01-14 | high |
| 1.7 | 1.7.4 | end of lifehigh | 2018-07-25 | high |
| 1.6 | 1.6.6 | end of lifehigh | 2018-01-17 | high |
| 1.5 | 1.5.3 | end of lifehigh | 2017-07-25 | high |
| 1.4 | 1.4.5 | end of lifehigh | 2017-01-04 | high |
| 1.3 | 1.3.4 | end of lifehigh | 2016-06-21 | high |
| 1.2 | 1.2.6 | end of lifehigh | 2016-01-01 | high |
| 1.1 | 1.1.1 | end of lifehigh | 2015-09-25 | high |
| 1.0 | 1.0.5 | end of lifehigh | 2014-09-10 | high |
Lifecycle overview
Support windows from official lifecycle periods. Empty segments mean no dated period for that phase.
- 1.20standard supportstandard support
- 1.19security supportsecurity support
- 1.18security supportsecurity support
- 1.17security supportsecurity support
- 1.16security supportsecurity support
- 1.15end of life · EOL 2023-06-19end of life
- 1.14end of life · EOL 2022-09-01end of life
- 1.13end of life · EOL 2021-12-03end of life
- 1.12end of life · EOL 2021-05-19end of life
- 1.11end of life · EOL 2020-10-06end of life
- 1.10end of life · EOL 2020-01-27end of life
- 1.9end of life · EOL 2019-06-24end of life
- 1.8end of life · EOL 2019-01-14end of life
- 1.7end of life · EOL 2018-07-25end of life
- 1.6end of life · EOL 2018-01-17end of life
- 1.5end of life · EOL 2017-07-25end of life
Showing 16 of 21 lines with lifecycle periods. See the directory below for the full list.
Known vulnerabilities
Recent OSV.dev advisories mapped to this product. CVSS/CWE from NVD and known-exploited status from CISA KEV when available. CompatHub is not the original vulnerability authority.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2026-75758
Unbounded recursion between Inspect.List charlist rendering and List.to_string/1 error path in Elixir
- Affected:
- >=1.20.0-rc.0,<1.20.4
- Fixed in:
- 1.20.4
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-75758EEF-CVE-2026-75758
Unbounded recursion between Inspect.List charlist rendering and List.to_string/1 error path in Elixir
- Affected:
- >=9718f2b90ce086ff8614d5782f4ec528495c98dd,<0bba5887577b1e328da825bd018815fdc519685a
- Fixed in:
- 0bba5887577b1e328da825bd018815fdc519685a
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-49762
Unbounded integer parsing in the Version module enables CPU and memory exhaustion denial of service
- Affected:
- >=1.5.0,<1.20.1
- Fixed in:
- 1.20.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
- CVE-2026-49762EEF-CVE-2026-49762
Unbounded integer parsing in the Version module enables CPU and memory exhaustion denial of service
- Affected:
- >=63e186aea94395897dc4964d82d250130c01ec25,<c64417d72fd5c7d09e963ca3ac5fa2b140978d9e
- Fixed in:
- c64417d72fd5c7d09e963ca3ac5fa2b140978d9e
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Compare versions
Side-by-side view of the most relevant release lines.
Recent releases
Latest release date 2026-08-28 · 4 in last 30 days · 6 in last 90 days
- 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-04
- 2026-06-23
- 2026-06-09
- 2026-06-03
- 2026-01-09
- 2025-11-27
- 2025-11-13
Should I upgrade?
Current versions are supported
The preferred supported release line is Elixir 1.20 (standard support).
Upgrade planning
Plan upgrades from Elixir version lines that have newer supported options.
Compatibility
Evidence-backed Elixir compatibility results from declared requirements — open the Compatibility Explorer for the full matrix.
- ✓Elixir 1.20 → Erlang/OTP 29
- ✓Elixir 1.20 → Erlang/OTP 28
- ✓Elixir 1.20 → Erlang/OTP 27
- ✓Elixir 1.19 → Erlang/OTP 28
- ✓Elixir 1.19 → Erlang/OTP 27
- ✓Elixir 1.18 → Erlang/OTP 27
- ✓Elixir 1.17 → Erlang/OTP 27
- ✓Elixir 1.19 → Erlang/OTP 26
- ✓Elixir 1.18 → Erlang/OTP 26
- ✓Elixir 1.18 → Erlang/OTP 25
- ✓Elixir 1.17 → Erlang/OTP 26
- ✓Elixir 1.17 → Erlang/OTP 25
Data coverage
- Version lines
- 21
- Concrete releases
- 110
- Supported lines
- 5
- EOL lines
- 16
- Lifecycle coverage
- 21/21
- EOL coverage
- 16/21
- Provenance coverage
- 21/21
Data freshness
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Data last checked
- 2026-09-02
- Latest source update
- 2026-09-02
Sources
First-party and other registered sources contributing release and lifecycle facts.
- Elixir GitHub Releasesfirst party · high
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases
Last verified 2026-09-02
- Elixir SECURITY.mdfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/SECURITY.md
Last checked 2026-09-02
- Elixir OTP Compatibilityfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/lib/elixir/pages/references/compatibility-and-deprecations.md
Last checked 2026-09-02
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Last checked 2026-09-02
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Last checked 2026-09-02
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Last checked 2026-09-02
Version line directory
Complete navigation into detailed version-line pages.
Currently supported
| Version line | Status | Latest release | Released | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 | standard supportlow | 1.20.4 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published |
| 1.19 | security supportmedium | 1.19.6 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published |
| 1.18 | security supportmedium | 1.18.5 | 2026-08-28 | Not officially published |
| 1.17 | security supportmedium | 1.17.3 | 2024-09-18 | Not officially published |
| 1.16 | security supportmedium | 1.16.3 | 2024-05-20 | Not officially published |
End of life
| Version line | Status | Latest release | Released | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15 | end of lifehigh | 1.15.8 | 2024-05-20 | 2023-06-19 |
| 1.14 | end of lifehigh | 1.14.5 | 2023-05-22 | 2022-09-01 |
| 1.13 | end of lifehigh | 1.13.4 | 2022-04-07 | 2021-12-03 |
| 1.12 | end of lifehigh | 1.12.3 | 2021-09-05 | 2021-05-19 |
| 1.11 | end of lifehigh | 1.11.4 | 2021-03-16 | 2020-10-06 |
| 1.10 | end of lifehigh | 1.10.4 | 2020-07-04 | 2020-01-27 |
| 1.9 | end of lifehigh | 1.9.4 | 2019-11-05 | 2019-06-24 |
| 1.8 | end of lifehigh | 1.8.2 | 2019-05-12 | 2019-01-14 |
| 1.7 | end of lifehigh | 1.7.4 | 2018-10-24 | 2018-07-25 |
| 1.6 | end of lifehigh | 1.6.6 | 2018-06-19 | 2018-01-17 |
| 1.5 | end of lifehigh | 1.5.3 | 2017-12-19 | 2017-07-25 |
| 1.4 | end of lifehigh | 1.4.5 | 2017-06-22 | 2017-01-04 |
| 1.3 | end of lifehigh | 1.3.4 | 2016-10-09 | 2016-06-21 |
| 1.2 | end of lifehigh | 1.2.6 | 2016-06-06 | 2016-01-01 |
| 1.1 | end of lifehigh | 1.1.1 | 2015-09-28 | 2015-09-25 |
| 1.0 | end of lifehigh | 1.0.5 | 2015-06-29 | 2014-09-10 |