Apache HTTP Server (httpd, apache-httpd, apache) End of Life
The Apache Software Foundation
| Version | Released | End of Life | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Not announced | Not announced | Not Announced |
| 2.2 | Not announced | Jul 2017 | End of Life ~3,320 days ago |
| 2.0 | Not announced | Unsupported (no date published) | End of Life |
| 1.3 | Not announced | Unsupported (no date published) | End of Life |
Dates are published to month precision upstream, so day counts are approximate
Support policy
The Apache HTTP Server project does not publish end-of-life dates in advance. A branch is maintained until the project announces its end of life, at which point the announcement states the final release. Only the 2.4.x branch is currently maintained.
Notes
The Apache HTTP Server project does not publish end-of-life dates in advance. There is no table of "supported until" dates; a branch ends when the project announces it. The blank end date for 2.4 on this page is not missing data — no date has been set.
Only the 2.4.x branch is currently maintained. For 2.2 the project states:
Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life. The final release was 2.2.34 (July 2017). No further patches, bug fixes, or security updates will be provided.
The Security Report page also states that earlier versions "are no longer receiving security updates and should not be used", without giving dates. This site records those as unsupported with no published date.
In practice, the distribution's life cycle matters more than the upstream one. The httpd packages shipped by RHEL, Ubuntu and others track 2.4.x while backporting fixes, and their support follows the OS life cycle. The practical answer to "how long can I run Apache 2.4?" is usually "as long as the operating system under it is supported".
Tracking the branch alone is not enough: 2.4.x has been maintained since 2012 and many vulnerabilities have been fixed along the way. A maintained branch does not mean your installed 2.4.x is safe — keep the minor version current.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-08-04