OpenLDAP

All OpenLDAP 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 2026-10-06

What is OpenLDAP?

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Open LDAP is an open source LDAP application. It is a Windows LDAP client and admin tool developed for LDAP database control. This tool should allow users to browse, lookup, remove, create and change data that appears on an LDAP server. Open LDAP also allows users to manage passwords and browse by schema.

OpenLDAP release and version history

Release	Release date	Versions	Latest version	Latest version date	LTS
2.7	2026-08-06	2	2.7.1	2026-09-08	No
2.6	2021-10-25	16	2.6.15	2026-09-08	No
2.5	2021-04-29	21	2.5.20	2025-05-22	No
2.4	2006-04-06	62	2.4.59	2021-06-03	No
2.3	2005-03-23	46	2.3.43	2008-07-17	No
2.2	2004-04-16	33	2.2.30	2005-11-18	No
2.1	2002-02-15	33	2.1.30	2004-04-16	No
2.0	2000-08-31	34	2.0.27	2002-09-23	No
1.2	1999-02-12	16	1.2.13	2001-09-10	No
1.1	1998-12-14	9	1.1.4	1999-01-25	No
1.0	1998-08-26	4	1.0.3	1998-11-06	No

Data as of 7 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

The entire lifecycle of the product OpenLDAP

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of OpenLDAP. 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.

OpenLDAP (OpenLDAP Foundation) release, version and end-of-life information

Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product OpenLDAP (OpenLDAP Foundation)

Facts and figures about OpenLDAP

Product	OpenLDAP
Vendor	OpenLDAP Foundation
Latest version	2.7.1
Number of releases	11
Number of versions	276
Number of unstable versions	32
Number of versions affected by CVE	206
Licence	OpenLDAP Public License
Licence details	https://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html
Version command	slapd -VV
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenLDAP

Frequently asked questions about OpenLDAP end of life

What is the latest version of OpenLDAP?

The latest version of OpenLDAP is 2.7.1, released as part of the 2.7 release on 6 August 2026.

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

No. OpenLDAP does not publish fixed end-of-life dates. It follows a "latest version" model: only 2.7 is considered current. Earlier release lines remain usable but are superseded and no longer the recommended version.

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