Erlang/OTP 26 lifecycle
Label: Erlang/OTP 26.x
Current status
Erlang/OTP 26 reached end of life on 27 May 2026. 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: Erlang/OTP Security Policy
- Support phase
- end of life
- End of life
- 27 May 2026
- Latest release
- 26.2.5
- Released
- 20 Feb 2025
At a glance
- Version line
- 26
- Initial release
- 8 Jun 2023
- Lifecycle phase
- end of life
- Latest stable
- 26.2.5
- Latest release date
- 20 Feb 2025
- EOL
- 27 May 2026
- Risk
- high
- Releases tracked
- 9
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
8 Jun 2023
standard support
8 Jun 2023 → 27 May 2026
Source: Erlang/OTP Security Policy
end of lifecurrent
27 May 2026 → —
Source: Erlang/OTP Security Policy
Erlang/OTP 26 reached end of life on 27 May 2026. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
Upgrade options
Newer supported Erlang/OTP version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Erlang/OTP 26
End of lifeEOL 27 May 2026
Supported upgrade options
- Erlang/OTP 29Upgrade planner →Supported· 3 major versions newer
- Erlang/OTP 28Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
- Erlang/OTP 27Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 major version newer
Latest release
Previous releases
26.2.4
12 Apr 2024
26.2.3
7 Mar 2024
26.2.2
8 Feb 2024
Release history
9 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 9
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~78 days
- Most recent
- 20 Feb 2025
Should I use this version?
Not recommended for new deployments
Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: Erlang/OTP 29.
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Erlang/OTP Security Policyfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/SECURITY.md
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- RabbitMQ Erlang Compatibilityfirst party
Official source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-website/main/docs/which-erlang.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
- Erlang/OTP Security Policyfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/SECURITY.md
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Erlang/OTP GitHub Releasesfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 9
- Lifecycle periods
- 2
- EOL
- Known
- Provenance records
- 3
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026