End of life / Rocky Linux / 8
Supported
Rocky Linux 8 is supported.
Security fixes only, until 31 May 2029. Bug fixes have stopped.
- Released
- 1 May 2021
- Active support
- ended 31 May 2024
- Security fixes
- until 31 May 2029
- Latest
- 8.10
Upgrade to Rocky Linux 10: security fixes until 31 May 2035.
Release cycles
Every Rocky Linux cycle, at a glance.
Active support means bug fixes and security fixes; after it, security fixes only. Past the end of security support, nothing.
- Active support
- Security fixes only
- Supported
- Ends within 90 days
- Ended
Cycle
Status
Released
Active until
Security until
Latest
What to upgrade to
Go to 10.
10 is the newest supported Rocky Linux cycle, with security fixes until 31 May 2035.
Before you upgrade
A new major needs a fresh server; minor releases arrive with dnf update.
How to check your version
Which Rocky Linux is this site on?
On the server
Know before support ends.
Porro reads the PHP, framework and database version from every site and tells you 90 days before support runs out.
Dates from endoflife.date/rocky-linux, checked daily · data as of 29 Oct 2026.