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

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What is NGINX?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementNGINX is open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It started out as a web server designed for maximum performance and stability. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers.
 

NGINX release and version history

Release Release date Versions Latest version Latest version date LTS
1.26-el10 2025-02-07 9 2:1.26.3-6.el10_2.7 2026-09-14 Yes
1.26-el9 2025-05-15 9 2:1.26.3-9.module+el9.8.0+40317+f33384ab.4 2026-09-14 Yes
1.24-el9 2024-05-05 14 1:1.24.0-7.module+el9.8.0+40319+5de55ea3.5.rocky.0.1 2026-09-14 Yes
1.22-el9 2023-10-25 8 1:1.22.1-8.module+el9.7.0+40008+ca1c123e.1 2025-11-18 Yes
1.20-el9 2022-05-16 15 2:1.20.1-28.el9_8.6.rocky.0.1 2026-09-11 Yes
1.24-el8 2024-01-19 8 1:1.24.0-3.module+el8.10.0+40318+42d32d22.5 2026-09-14 Yes
1.22-el8 2023-05-16 3 1:1.22.1-2.module+el8.10.0+1540+8eca54a7 2023-10-17 Yes
1.20-el8 2021-11-09 5 1:1.20.1-2.module+el8.10.0+1541+85258ade 2023-10-17 Yes
1.18-el8 2021-04-27 2 1:1.18.0-3.module+el8.4.0+544+e40554cf.1 2021-06-10 Yes
1.16-el8 2021-04-27 2 1:1.16.1-2.module+el8.4.0+543+efbf198b.1 2021-06-10 Yes
1.14-el8 2021-04-27 2 1:1.14.1-9.module+el8.4.0+542+81547229 2021-06-10 Yes

Data as of 16 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

 

The entire lifecycle of the product NGINX

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

What is the NGINX release strategy?

Even minor version numbers are always "stable" versions for which only major bug fixes are provided. Odd minor version numbers are always "mainline" versions for which new features, updates and bug fixes are provided. Maintenance ends automatically when a new "stable" or "mainline" version begins.

Facts and figures about NGINX

Product NGINX
Vendor Red Hat
Latest version 2:1.26.3-6.el10_2.7
Number of releases 11
Number of versions 77
Number of unstable versions 0
Number of versions affected by CVE 0
Licence BSD 2-Clause License
Licence details https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause
Version command nginx -v
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nginx
 

Frequently asked questions about Red Hat NGINX end of life

What is the latest version of Red Hat NGINX?

The latest version of Red Hat NGINX is 2:1.26.3-6.el10_2.7, released as part of the 1.26-el10 release on 14 September 2026.

Which Red Hat NGINX versions are still supported?

As of 16 October 2026, no Red Hat NGINX release is within its maintenance period. Check the release table above for the latest versions.

Does Red Hat NGINX have long-term support (LTS) releases?

Yes. NGINX 1.26-el10, NGINX 1.26-el9, NGINX 1.24-el9, NGINX 1.22-el9, NGINX 1.20-el9, NGINX 1.24-el8, NGINX 1.22-el8, NGINX 1.20-el8, NGINX 1.18-el8, NGINX 1.16-el8 and NGINX 1.14-el8 are LTS releases with an extended maintenance period.

 
 

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