Extended support
Red Hat Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux · 8 (Upcoming ELS)
Standard support has ended; a paid/extended phase is open. The published end-of-support date is 2029-05-31 — 1035 days from today.
Scope: software releaseAs of 2026-08-01
Lifecycle timeline
- 2019-05-07 — Release date · General availability
- 2024-05-31 — End of active support · End of maintenance
- 2029-05-31 — End of support · End of standard support
- 2033-05-31 — Extended support end · End of extended support
Why this status?
“End of active support” (end-of-maintenance, 2024-05-31, confirmed) has passed, but “Extended support end” (end-of-extended-support, 2033-05-31, confirmed) is still in the future.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases still inside the support window
- 10 (Upcoming ELS) — support ends 2035-05-31
- 9 (Upcoming ELS) — support ends 2032-05-31
Reported as still supported by the cited source. Linux documents the upgrade path for your edition and contract — confirm there before planning change work.
Evidence
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle Official · checked 2026-08-01
- endoflife.date product data independent-open · checked 2026-08-01
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Status derived deterministically from the published milestones. When a vendor does not publish a date, this page says so — it never guesses.