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GNU Project Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 4 GNU Project products and 155 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Upcoming End of Support

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by GNU Project. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

  • GCC release series support. The GCC project lists its most recent release series as supported and marks an older series as no longer supported once its final bug-fix release is made. [2][3]
  • glibc release process. glibc releases roughly every six months, around 1 February and 1 August, and stable releases are maintained in release branches that receive bugfix backports. [7]
GNU Bash 21 versions

Release dates are the dates of the tarballs on the GNU download server.

VersionReleasedSource
5.3[4]
5.2[4]
5.1[4]
5.0[4]
4.4[4]
4.3[4]
4.2[4]
4.1[4]
4.0[4]
3.2[4]
3.1[4]
3.0[4]
2.05b[4]
2.05a[4]
2.05[4]
2.04[4]
2.03[4]
2.02[4]
2.01[4]
2.0[4]
1.14Date of bash-1.14.7 on the download server.[4]
GNU C Library (glibc) 45 versions
VersionReleasedSource
2.44Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.43Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.42Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.41Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.40Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.39Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.38Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.37Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.36Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.35Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.34Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.33Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.32Listed as a currently maintained release branch on the glibc Release page (2026-10-14).[6][7]
2.31[6]
2.30[6]
2.29[6]
2.28[6]
2.27[6]
2.26[6]
2.25[6]
2.24[6]
2.23[6]
2.22[6]
2.21[6]
2.20[6]
2.19[6]
2.18[6]
2.17[6]
2.16[6]
2.15[6]
2.14[6]
2.13[6]
2.12[6]
2.11[6]
2.10[6]
2.9[6]
2.8[6]
2.7[6]
2.6[6]
2.5[6]
2.4[6]
2.3[6]
2.2[6]
2.1[6]
2.0[6]
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 27 versions

Versions are release series; ga is the first release of the series. The project tracks support per release series.

VersionReleasedSource
16Listed under Supported Releases on the GCC home page (2026-10-14). Latest release 16.2 on 2026-08-07.[1][2]
15Listed under Supported Releases on the GCC home page (2026-10-14). Latest release 15.3 on 2026-06-12.[1][2]
14Listed under Supported Releases on the GCC home page (2026-10-14). Latest release 14.4 on 2026-06-26.[1][2]
13Release series page: no longer supported. Final release 13.5 on 2026-09-11.[1][3]
12Release series page: no longer supported. Final release 12.5 on 2025-07-11.[1]
11Final release in the series: 11.5 on 2024-07-19.[1]
10Final release in the series: 10.5 on 2023-07-07.[1]
9Final release in the series: 9.5 on 2022-05-27.[1]
8Final release in the series: 8.5 on 2021-05-14.[1]
7Final release in the series: 7.5 on 2019-11-14.[1]
6Final release in the series: 6.5 on 2018-10-26.[1]
5Final release in the series: 5.5 on 2017-10-10.[1]
4.9Final release in the series: 4.9.4 on 2016-08-03.[1]
4.8Final release in the series: 4.8.5 on 2015-06-23.[1]
4.7Final release in the series: 4.7.4 on 2014-06-12.[1]
4.6Final release in the series: 4.6.4 on 2013-04-12.[1]
4.5Final release in the series: 4.5.4 on 2012-07-02.[1]
4.4Final release in the series: 4.4.7 on 2012-03-13.[1]
4.3Final release in the series: 4.3.6 on 2011-06-27.[1]
4.2Final release in the series: 4.2.4 on 2008-05-19.[1]
4.1Final release in the series: 4.1.2 on 2007-02-13.[1]
4.0Final release in the series: 4.0.4 on 2007-01-31.[1]
3.4Final release in the series: 3.4.6 on 2006-03-06.[1]
3.3Final release in the series: 3.3.6 on 2005-05-03.[1]
3.2Final release in the series: 3.2.3 on 2003-04-22.[1]
3.1Final release in the series: 3.1.1 on 2002-07-25.[1]
3.0Final release in the series: 3.0.4 on 2002-02-20.[1]
GNU Core Utilities 62 versions

Release dates are the dates of the tarballs on the GNU download server.

VersionReleasedSource
9.12[5]
9.11[5]
9.10[5]
9.9[5]
9.8[5]
9.7[5]
9.6[5]
9.5[5]
9.4[5]
9.3[5]
9.2[5]
9.1[5]
9.0[5]
8.32[5]
8.31[5]
8.30[5]
8.29[5]
8.28[5]
8.27[5]
8.26[5]
8.25[5]
8.24[5]
8.23[5]
8.22[5]
8.21[5]
8.20[5]
8.19[5]
8.18[5]
8.17[5]
8.16[5]
8.15[5]
8.14[5]
8.13[5]
8.12[5]
8.11[5]
8.10[5]
8.9[5]
8.8[5]
8.7[5]
8.6[5]
8.5[5]
8.4[5]
8.3[5]
8.2[5]
8.1[5]
7.6[5]
7.5[5]
7.4[5]
7.3[5]
7.2[5]
7.1[5]
6.12[5]
6.11[5]
6.10[5]
6.9[5]
6.7[5]
6.6[5]
6.5[5]
6.4[5]
6.3[5]
5.2[5]
5.0[5]
Sources 8
  1. GCC Releases - GNU Project retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection - GNU Project retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. GCC 13 Release Series - GNU Project retrieved 2026-10-14
  4. Index of /gnu/bash retrieved 2026-10-14
  5. Index of /gnu/coreutils retrieved 2026-10-14
  6. Glibc Timeline - glibc wiki retrieved 2026-10-14
  7. Release - glibc wiki retrieved 2026-10-14
  8. Bash - GNU Project retrieved 2026-10-14
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