Next.js 6 lifecycle
Current status
Next.js 6 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Next.js npm releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 6.0.0
- Released
- 29 Apr 2018
At a glance
- Version line
- 6
- Initial release
- 29 Apr 2018
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 6.0.0
- Latest release date
- 29 Apr 2018
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 7
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
29 Apr 2018
standard supportcurrent
29 Apr 2018 → —
Source: Next.js npm releases
Next.js 6 is currently in standard support.
Upgrade options
Newer supported Next.js version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Next.js 6
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Next.js 16Upgrade planner →Supported· 10 major versions newer
- Next.js 15Upgrade planner →Supported· 9 major versions newer
- Next.js 14Upgrade planner →Supported· 8 major versions newer
Latest release
Previous releases
6.0.1
11 May 2018
6.0.2
13 May 2018
6.0.3
16 May 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
- ~22 days
- Most recent
- 29 Apr 2018
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Next.js 6 is currently supported (standard support).
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Next.js npm releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/next
Last verified 2 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
- Next.js npm releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/next
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
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026
EOL: Not officially published