DB2 for zOS: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for DB2 for zOS from IBM

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-04-16

What is DB2 for zOS?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementDB2 for z/OS is a family of data management products, including database servers, developed by IBM for z/OS operating system on mainframe.
 

The entire lifecycle of DB2 for zOS

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of DB2 for zOS. 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.
DB2 for zOS (IBM) release, version and end-of-life information
XDB2 for zOS (IBM) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product DB2 for zOS (IBM)
 

Facts and figures about DB2 for zOS

Product
DB2 for zOS
Vendor
IBM
Latest version
13.1.0
Number of releases
6
Number of versions
44
Number of unstable versions
0
Number of versions affected by CVE
0
Licence
Commercial
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Db2
 
 

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