Erlang/OTP 28 lifecycle
Label: Erlang/OTP 28.x
Current status
Erlang/OTP 28 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Erlang/OTP Security Policy
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 28.5.0
- Released
- 1 Sept 2026
At a glance
- Version line
- 28
- Initial release
- 16 Jun 2025
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 28.5.0
- Latest release date
- 1 Sept 2026
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 12
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
16 Jun 2025
standard supportcurrent
16 Jun 2025 → —
Source: Erlang/OTP Security Policy
Erlang/OTP 28 is currently in standard support.
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 28
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Erlang/OTP 29Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 major version newer
Latest release
Previous releases
28.4.3
21 Apr 2026
28.4.2
7 Apr 2026
28.4.1
12 Mar 2026
Release history
12 concrete releases tracked for this line.
| Version | Release date | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.5.0 | 1 Sept 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.4.3 | 21 Apr 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.4.2 | 7 Apr 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.4.1 | 12 Mar 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.3.3 | 27 Feb 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.3.2 | 20 Feb 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.3.1 | 14 Jan 2026 | stable | Source |
| 28.1.1 | 20 Oct 2025 | stable | Source |
| 28.0.4 | 11 Sept 2025 | stable | Source |
| 28.0.3 | 10 Sept 2025 | stable | Source |
| 28.0.2 | 17 Jul 2025 | stable | Source |
| 28.0.1 | 16 Jun 2025 | stable | Source |
Release activity
- Total releases
- 12
- Last 30 days
- 1
- Last 90 days
- 1
- Avg. interval
- ~40 days
- Most recent
- 1 Sept 2026
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Erlang/OTP 28 is currently supported (standard support).
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
- 12
- 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