Elixir 1.18 lifecycle
Current status
Elixir 1.18 is currently in security support. The release line remains supported according to published lifecycle data.
Official lifecycle source: Elixir GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- security support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 1.18.5
- Released
- 28 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Version line
- 1.18
- Initial release
- 19 Dec 2024
- Lifecycle phase
- security support
- Latest stable
- 1.18.5
- Latest release date
- 28 Aug 2026
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- medium
- Releases tracked
- 6
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
19 Dec 2024
security supportcurrent
19 Dec 2024 → —
Source: Elixir GitHub Releases
Elixir 1.18 is currently in security support. The release line remains supported according to published lifecycle data.
Upgrade options
Newer supported Elixir version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Elixir 1.18
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Elixir 1.20Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 minor versions newer
- Elixir 1.19Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 minor version newer
Latest release
Previous releases
1.18.4
21 May 2025
1.18.3
6 Mar 2025
1.18.2
22 Jan 2025
Release history
6 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
- Last 90 days
- 1
- Avg. interval
- ~123 days
- Most recent
- 28 Aug 2026
Should I use this version?
Supported, but a newer release line may be preferable
Elixir 1.18 is in security support. Consider Elixir 1.20 for new work.
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Compatibility
Evidence-backed compatibility results involving Elixir 1.18. Only combinations CompatHub can evaluate from upstream sources are listed.
Compatible targets
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Elixir GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Elixir SECURITY.mdfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/SECURITY.md
Verification time not recorded
- Elixir OTP Compatibilityfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/lib/elixir/pages/references/compatibility-and-deprecations.md
Verification time not recorded
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Elixir GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 6
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026
EOL: Not officially published