End of life
Atlassian Confluence 5.6 end-of-life and support dates
Atlassian Confluence 5.6 reached end of support on 2016-09-04. That was 3719 days ago.
Scope: software releaseListed under Atlassian ConfluenceAs of 2026-11-10
Lifecycle timeline
- 2014-09-03 — Release date · General availability
- 2016-09-04 — End of support · End of standard support
When is Atlassian Confluence 5.6 end of life?
Atlassian Confluence 5.6 reached end of support on 2016-09-04.
Is Atlassian Confluence 5.6 still supported?
No. Support ended on 2016-09-04.
What should I upgrade to?
The cited source lists these releases as still supported:
- 11.0 — support ends 2028-10-08
- 10.2 (LTS) — support ends 2027-12-02
- 10.1 — support ends 2027-10-07
- 10.0 — support ends 2027-08-05
Confirm Atlassian's upgrade path for your edition and contract before planning change work.
Why this status?
“End of support” (end-of-standard-support, 2016-09-04, confirmed) has passed and no later support phase is published.
Evidence
- Atlassian support end-of-life policy Official · checked 2026-11-10
- endoflife.date product data independent-open · checked 2026-11-10
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