Packer 1.8 lifecycle
Current status
Packer 1.8 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Packer GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 1.8.7
- Released
- 4 May 2023
At a glance
- Version line
- 1.8
- Initial release
- 4 Mar 2022
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 1.8.7
- Latest release date
- 4 May 2023
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 8
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
4 Mar 2022
standard supportcurrent
4 Mar 2022 → —
Source: Packer GitHub Releases
Packer 1.8 is currently in standard support.
Latest release
Previous releases
1.8.6
15 Feb 2023
1.8.5
12 Dec 2022
1.8.4
28 Oct 2022
Release history
8 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~61 days
- Most recent
- 4 May 2023
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Packer 1.8 is currently supported (standard support).
Upgrade options
Newer supported Packer version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Packer 1.8
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Packer 1.16Upgrade planner →Supported· 8 minor versions newer
- Packer 1.15Upgrade planner →Supported· 7 minor versions newer
- Packer 1.14Upgrade planner →Supported· 6 minor versions newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Packer GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/packer/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 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
- Packer GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/packer/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 8
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 31 Aug 2026
- Latest source update
- 31 Aug 2026
EOL: Not officially published