Elixir 1.6 lifecycle
Current status
Elixir 1.6 reached end of life on 17 Jan 2018. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
This line is end of life.
Plan your upgrade →Official lifecycle source: Elixir GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- end of life
- End of life
- 17 Jan 2018
- Latest release
- 1.6.6
- Released
- 19 Jun 2018
At a glance
- Version line
- 1.6
- Initial release
- 17 Jan 2018
- Lifecycle phase
- end of life
- Latest stable
- 1.6.6
- Latest release date
- 19 Jun 2018
- EOL
- 17 Jan 2018
- Risk
- high
- Releases tracked
- 7
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
17 Jan 2018
end of lifecurrent
17 Jan 2018 → —
Source: Elixir GitHub Releases
Elixir 1.6 reached end of life on 17 Jan 2018. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project 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 1.6
End of lifeEOL 17 January 2018
Supported upgrade options
- Elixir 1.20Upgrade planner →Supported· 14 minor versions newer
- Elixir 1.19Upgrade planner →Supported· 13 minor versions newer
- Elixir 1.18Upgrade planner →Supported· 12 minor versions newer
Latest release
Previous releases
1.6.5
7 May 2018
1.6.4
16 Mar 2018
1.6.3
9 Mar 2018
Release history
7 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~26 days
- Most recent
- 19 Jun 2018
Should I use this version?
Not recommended for new deployments
Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: Elixir 1.20.
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Compatibility
Evidence-backed compatibility results involving Elixir 1.6. 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
- 7
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Known
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026