Oracle Database
Oracle Database is an Oracle product filed under Database Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 15 versions listed, latest 26ai Enterprise Edition (Long Term Support Release) (Oct 2025).
Releases and Lifecycle
All Oracle productsRelease and support dates as published by Oracle; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
Oracle Database 15 versions
Oracle lists Sustaining Support as indefinite for every release. 12.2.0.1 Premier Support error correction from 2020-12-01 to 2022-03-31 is limited to Severity 1 production and security fixes on listed platforms. 12.1.0.2 Extended Support is offered August 2021 through July 2022 on listed platforms. For 19c, Java 8 related third-party software is excluded from support, and Premier Support for the AIX PPC32 and Linux x86-32 client ends June 2027. 26ai Extended Support end date is listed as TBD.
| Version | Released | End of standard support | End of extended support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26ai Enterprise Edition (Long Term Support Release)Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 21c (Innovation Release)Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 19c (Long Term Support Release)Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 18cOracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 12.2.0.1Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 12.1 Standard Edition 2Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 12.1 Standard Edition OneOracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 12.1 Standard EditionOracle Lifetime Support Policy | – | [8] | ||
| 12.1 Enterprise EditionOracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 11.2Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 11.1Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 10.2Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 10.1Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 9.2Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] | |||
| 8.1.7Oracle Lifetime Support Policy | [8] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Oracle Lifetime Support Policy. Oracle supports its products in three stages, Premier Support, Extended Support and Sustaining Support, and publishes the end dates of each stage per release; unless noted, each stage runs through the last day of the month. [1][2][3]
- Premier Support. The first stage, generally five years from general availability, covering major releases, technical support, updates, fixes, security alerts, tax, legal and regulatory updates, upgrade scripts and certification with most new third-party and Oracle products. [1]
- Extended Support. An optional stage of up to three further years for specific releases, offered for an additional fee, with updates, fixes and certification with most existing third-party and Oracle products. [1]
- Sustaining Support. Technical support that remains available for as long as the product is licensed, without new updates, fixes, security alerts, tax, legal or regulatory updates, upgrade scripts or certifications. [1]