RabbitMQ 4.2
Current status
RabbitMQ 4.2 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: RabbitMQ GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 4.2.9
- Released
- 20 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Version line
- 4.2
- Initial release
- 27 Oct 2025
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 4.2.9
- Latest release date
- 20 Jul 2026
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 10
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
27 Oct 2025
standard supportcurrent
27 Oct 2025 → —
Source: RabbitMQ GitHub Releases
RabbitMQ 4.2 is currently in standard support.
Latest release
Previous releases
4.2.8
15 Jun 2026
4.2.7
19 May 2026
4.2.6
23 Apr 2026
Release history
10 concrete releases tracked for this line.
| Version | Release date | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.9 | 20 Jul 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.8 | 15 Jun 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.7 | 19 May 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.6 | 23 Apr 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.5 | 17 Mar 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.4 | 17 Feb 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.3 | 22 Jan 2026 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.2 | 15 Dec 2025 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.1 | 17 Nov 2025 | stable | Source |
| 4.2.0 | 27 Oct 2025 | stable | Source |
Release activity
- Total releases
- 10
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 2
- Avg. interval
- ~30 days
- Most recent
- 20 Jul 2026
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
RabbitMQ 4.2 is currently supported (standard support).
Upgrade options
Newer supported RabbitMQ version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on RabbitMQ 4.2
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- RabbitMQ 4.3Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 minor version newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- RabbitMQ GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- RabbitMQ GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 10
- 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