Apache Flink 1.13 lifecycle

Current status

standard supportlow

Apache Flink 1.13 is currently in standard support.

Official lifecycle source: Apache Flink Downloads

Support phase: standard support
End of life: Not officially published
Latest release: 1.13.6
Released: 3 Feb 2022

At a glance

Version line: 1.13
Initial release: 23 Apr 2021
Lifecycle phase: standard support
Latest stable: 1.13.6
Latest release date: 3 Feb 2022
EOL: Not officially published
Risk: low
Releases tracked: 7

Lifecycle timeline

Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.

Release
23 Apr 2021
standard supportcurrent
23 Apr 2021 → —
Source: Apache Flink Downloads

Apache Flink 1.13 is currently in standard support.

Upgrade options

Newer supported Apache Flink version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.

You are on Apache Flink 1.13

Supported

Supported upgrade options

Apache Flink 2.3
Supported· 1 major version newer
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Apache Flink 2.2
Supported· 1 major version newer
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Apache Flink 2.1
Supported· 1 major version newer
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Latest release

1.13.6

Released 3 Feb 2022 · stable

https://github.com/apache/flink/releases/tag/release-1.13.6

Previous releases

1.13.5
14 Dec 2021
1.13.4
13 Dec 2021
1.13.3
11 Oct 2021

Release history

7 concrete releases tracked for this line.

Version	Release date	Channel	Source
1.13.6	3 Feb 2022	stable	Source
1.13.5	14 Dec 2021	stable	Source
1.13.4	13 Dec 2021	stable	Source
1.13.3	11 Oct 2021	stable	Source
1.13.2	23 Jul 2021	stable	Source
1.13.1	25 May 2021	stable	Source
1.13.0	23 Apr 2021	stable	Source

Release activity

Total releases: 7
Last 30 days: 0
Last 90 days: 0
Avg. interval: ~48 days
Most recent: 3 Feb 2022

Should I use this version?

Suitable for new deployments

Apache Flink 1.13 is currently supported (standard support).

Version comparison

Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.

	1.13	2.3
Status	standard support	standard support
Latest release	1.13.6	2.3.0
EOL	Not published	Not published
Risk	low	low

Sources

Where this information comes from.

Lifecycle sources

Apache Flink Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://flink.apache.org/downloads/
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
Apache Flink Java Compatibilityfirst party
Official source: https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-docs-master/docs/deployment/java_compatibility/
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

Apache Flink Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://flink.apache.org/downloads/
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
Apache Flink GitHub Tagsfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/apache/flink/tags
Verification time not recorded

Data coverage

Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.

Releases tracked: 7
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