Perl End of Life Dates
All 10 Perl release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Data refreshed daily.
Support lifecycle at a glance
■ supported ■ security fixes only ■ end of life
All versions
Release dates, end-of-life dates and current support status for every Perl branch.
| Branch | Released | End of life | Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.44 | 15 Jul 2026 | 15 Jul 2029 | supported | 5.44.0 |
| 5.42 | 3 Jul 2025 | 3 Jul 2028 | supported | 5.42.3 |
| 5.40 | 9 Jun 2024 | 9 Jun 2027 | supported | 5.40.5 |
| 5.38 | 2 Jul 2023 | 2 Jul 2026 | EOL | 5.38.5 |
| 5.36 | 27 May 2022 | 27 May 2025 | EOL | 5.36.3 |
| 5.34 | 20 May 2021 | 20 May 2024 | EOL | 5.34.3 |
| 5.32 | 20 Jun 2020 | 20 Jun 2023 | EOL | 5.32.1 |
| 5.30 | 22 May 2019 | 22 May 2022 | EOL | 5.30.3 |
| 5.28 | 22 Jun 2018 | 23 Jun 2021 | EOL | 5.28.3 |
| 5.26 | 30 May 2017 | 30 May 2020 | EOL | 5.26.3 |