ruby releases, versions & end-of-life (EOL) dates
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All ruby releases at a glance: release dates, number of versions, latest version, LTS status and the end-of-life (EOL) visualisation

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📅 Last update on 2026-11-12

What is ruby?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementAn object-oriented language for quick and easy programming. The Alpine Linux source package "ruby" (main repository) provides the packages ruby, ruby-bigdecimal, ruby-dbg and 21 more.
 

ruby release and version history

Release Release date Versions Latest version Latest version date LTS
3.4 2025-04-22 10 3.4.12-r0 2026-10-26 No
3.3 2023-12-27 9 3.3.13-r0 2026-10-27 No
3.2 2023-04-22 5 3.2.8-r0 2025-04-23 No
3.1 2022-04-04 7 3.1.5-r0 2024-04-24 No
3.0 2021-10-18 5 3.0.6-r0 2023-03-31 No
2.7 2020-04-22 20 2.7.8-r0 2023-03-31 No
2.6 2019-09-04 12 2.6.8-r0 2021-08-08 No
2.5 2017-12-26 14 2.5.9-r0 2021-04-15 No
2.4 2017-02-13 14 2.4.10-r0 2020-10-03 No
2.3 2016-05-26 12 2.3.8-r0 2018-10-17 No
2.2 2015-03-26 8 2.2.9-r0 2017-12-15 No
2.1 2014-12-05 3 2.1.7-r0 2015-12-03 No
2.0 2013-04-12 12 2.0.0_p647-r0 2015-12-03 No
1.9 2012-10-15 12 1.9.3_p484-r0 2013-12-03 No
1.8 2009-07-24 15 1.8.7_p374-r1 2013-12-03 No

Data as of 13 November 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

 

The entire lifecycle of the product ruby

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of ruby. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
ruby (Alpine Linux) release, version and end-of-life information
Xruby (Alpine Linux) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product ruby (Alpine Linux)
 

Facts and figures about ruby

Product ruby
Vendor Alpine Linux
Latest version 3.4.12-r0
Number of releases 15
Number of versions 158
Number of unstable versions 0
Number of versions affected by CVE 157
 

Frequently asked questions about ruby end of life

What is the latest version of ruby?

The latest version of ruby is 3.4.12-r0, released as part of the 3.4 release on 26 October 2026.

Does ruby have a fixed end-of-life schedule?

No. ruby does not publish fixed end-of-life dates. It follows a "latest version" model: only 3.4 is considered current. Earlier release lines remain usable but are superseded and no longer the recommended version.

 
 

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