FreeBSD 13.5 and stable/13 end-of-life
15 April, 2026
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by security-officer@freebsd.org
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Dear FreeBSD community,
As of April 30, 2026, FreeBSD 13.5 and the stable/13 branch will reach
end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team.
Users of FreeBSD 13.5 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to a newer release
as soon as possible.
After April 30, the supported branches and releases, along with their
expected end-of-life dates, will be:
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| Branch | Release | Release Date | Estimated EoL |
+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------------+
| stable/15 | N/A | N/A | December 31, 2029 |
+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------------+
| releng/15.0 | 15.0-RELEASE | December 2, 2025 | September 30, 2026 |
+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------------+
| stable/14 | N/A | N/A | November 30, 2028 |
+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------------+
| releng/14.4 | 14.4-RELEASE | March 10, 2026 | December 31, 2026 |
+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------------+
| releng/14.3 | 14.3-RELEASE | June 10, 2025 | June 30, 2026 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Please refer to https://security.freebsd.org/ for an up-to-date list of
supported releases and the latest security advisories.
- --
The FreeBSD Security Team
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