Spring Boot 2.1 lifecycle
Current status
Spring Boot 2.1 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Spring Boot GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 2.1.18
- Released
- 29 Oct 2020
At a glance
- Version line
- 2.1
- Initial release
- 30 Oct 2018
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 2.1.18
- Latest release date
- 29 Oct 2020
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 19
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
30 Oct 2018
standard supportcurrent
30 Oct 2018 → —
Source: Spring Boot GitHub Releases
Spring Boot 2.1 is currently in standard support.
Security
Advisories affecting Spring Boot 2.1 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2022-27772
- Affected:
- <2.2.11
- Fixed in:
- 2.2.11
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Latest release
2.1.18
Released 29 Oct 2020 · stable
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.1.18.RELEASEPrevious releases
2.1.17
17 Sept 2020
2.1.16
24 Jul 2020
2.1.15
11 Jun 2020
Release history
19 concrete releases tracked for this line.
| Version | Release date | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.18 | 29 Oct 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.17 | 17 Sept 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.16 | 24 Jul 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.15 | 11 Jun 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.14 | 7 May 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.13 | 27 Feb 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.12 | 16 Jan 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.11 | 6 Dec 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.10 | 6 Nov 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.9 | 2 Oct 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.8 | 5 Sept 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.7 | 6 Aug 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.6 | 19 Jun 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.5 | 15 May 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.4 | 4 Apr 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.3 | 15 Feb 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.2 | 12 Jan 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.1 | 30 Nov 2018 | stable | Source |
| 2.1.0 | 30 Oct 2018 | stable | Source |
Release activity
- Total releases
- 19
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~41 days
- Most recent
- 29 Oct 2020
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Spring Boot 2.1 is currently supported (standard support).
Upgrade options
Newer supported Spring Boot version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Spring Boot 2.1
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Spring Boot 4.1Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
- Spring Boot 4.0Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
- Spring Boot 3.5Upgrade planner →Supported· 1 major version newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Spring Boot GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases
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
- Spring Boot support policyfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/wiki/Supported-Versions
Verification time not recorded
- Spring Boot Java system requirementsfirst party
Official source: https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Spring Boot GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases
Last verified 1 Sept 2026
- Spring Boot releases APIfirst party
Official source: https://api.spring.io/projects/spring-boot/releases
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 19
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 1 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 1 Sept 2026
EOL: Not officially published