MongoDB 3.6 lifecycle
Current status
MongoDB 3.6 reached end of life on 30 Apr 2021. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
Official lifecycle source: MongoDB Server lifecycle schedule
- Support phase
- end of life
- End of life
- 30 Apr 2021
- Latest release
- —
- Released
- —
At a glance
- Version line
- 3.6
- Initial release
- 1 Nov 2017
- Lifecycle phase
- end of life
- Latest stable
- —
- Latest release date
- —
- EOL
- 30 Apr 2021
- Risk
- high
- Releases tracked
- 0
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
1 Nov 2017
standard support
1 Nov 2017 → 30 Apr 2021
Source: MongoDB Server lifecycle schedule
end of lifecurrent
30 Apr 2021 → —
Source: MongoDB Server lifecycle schedule
MongoDB 3.6 reached end of life on 30 Apr 2021. Security and bug fixes are no longer provided by the project according to published lifecycle data.
Latest release
No releases recorded for this line.
Should I use this version?
Not recommended for new deployments
Upgrade to a currently supported release line. Recommended target: MongoDB 8.0.
Upgrade options
Newer supported MongoDB version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on MongoDB 3.6
End of lifeEOL 30 April 2021
Supported upgrade options
- MongoDB 8.0Upgrade planner →SupportedEOL 31 October 2029· ~102 months more support· 5 major versions newer
- MongoDB 7.0Upgrade planner →SupportedEOL 31 August 2027· ~76 months more support· 4 major versions newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- MongoDB Server lifecycle schedulefirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://www.mongodb.com/legal/support-policy/lifecycles
Last verified 1 Sept 2026
- 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
- MongoDB Server lifecycle schedulefirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://www.mongodb.com/legal/support-policy/lifecycles
Last verified 1 Sept 2026
- MongoDB Server release notesfirst party
Official source: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/release-notes/
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 0
- Lifecycle periods
- 2
- EOL
- Known
- Provenance records
- 3
- Data last checked
- 1 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 1 Sept 2026