Curl releases, versions & end-of-life (EOL) dates
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All Curl 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 2026-10-12

What is Curl?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementCurl is used in command lines or scripts to transfer data. curl is also libcurl, used in cars, television sets, routers, printers, audio equipment, mobile phones, tablets, medical devices, settop boxes, computer games, media players and is the Internet transfer engine for countless software applications in over twenty billion installations.
 

Curl release and version history

Release Release date Versions Latest version Latest version date LTS
8 2023-03-20 33 8.22.0 2026-09-02 No
7 2000-08-21 163 7.88.1 2023-02-20 No
6 2000-03-21 2 6.5.2 2000-03-21 No

Data as of 12 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

 

The entire lifecycle of the product Curl

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Curl. 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.
Curl (Curl) release, version and end-of-life information
XCurl (Curl) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Curl (Curl)
 

Facts and figures about Curl

Product Curl
Vendor Curl
Latest version 8.22.0
Number of releases 3
Number of versions 198
Number of unstable versions 7
Number of versions affected by CVE 196
Licence Individual
Licence details https://github.com/curl/curl?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme
Version command curl --version
 

Frequently asked questions about Curl end of life

What is the latest version of Curl?

The latest version of Curl is 8.22.0, released as part of the 8 release on 20 March 2023.

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

No. Curl does not publish fixed end-of-life dates. It follows a "latest version" model: only 8 is considered current. Earlier release lines (7 and 6) remain usable but are superseded and no longer the recommended version.

 
 

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