Rust 1.56

end of lifeEOL 2021-12-02

Rust 1.56 reached end of life on 2021-12-02 and is no longer supported. First release: 2021-10-21. Latest stable release: 1.56.1. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.

Latest stable 1.56.1 (2021-11-01)

Lifecycle & support periods

PhaseFromUntilProviderSource
standard support2021-10-212021-12-02Rust ProjectRust security / support policy
end of life2021-12-02Rust ProjectRust security / support policy

Provenance

Every lifecycle fact is traceable to its authoritative source.

  • Rust security / support policyfirst party · high
    https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/security

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · [policy-derived] Rust 1.56 EOL inferred as GA of the next minor stable train from official policy: only the most recent stable release receives support and security updates. Not an upstream-published EOL calendar field.

  • Rust security / support policyfirst party · high
    https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/security

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Rust 1.56 supported as the stable train. [policy-derived] EOL = GA of the next Rust minor line, per official policy that only the most recent stable release receives support/security updates.

Recent releases

  • 1.56.12021-11-01
  • 1.56.02021-10-21