Spring Framework end of life dates
Spring Framework 7.0 is the newest release line, at 7.0.9 (20 Aug 2026). 1 line is still supported upstream: 7.0. 9 lines have reached end of life, most recently 6.2 on 30 Jun 2026. 7.0 is next, on 31 Jul 2027. OSSeva ships patched builds for end-of-life Spring Framework 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.3 and 5.2.
Spring Framework support dates follow the Spring Boot version that manages each framework line, under the Spring support policy. Open source support ended for 5.3 in August 2024 and for 6.2 in June 2026; both were the final feature branches of their generations and now get fixes only through commercial long-term support.
- Latest release
- 7.0.9
- Supported lines
- 1
- End-of-life lines
- 9
- Next end of life
- 7.0 · 31 Jul 2027
Spring Framework release timeline
All Spring Framework versions and end-of-life dates
| Version | Released | OSS support | Commercial Support | Latest | OSSeva |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 10 months ago(30 Nov 2025) | Ends in 10 months(31 Jul 2027) | Ends in 1 year and 10 months(31 Jul 2028) | 7.0.9 | – |
| 6.2 | 1 year and 10 months ago(30 Nov 2024) | Ended 3 months ago(30 Jun 2026) | Ends in 5 years and 9 months(30 Jun 2032) | 6.2.19 | Patched |
| 6.1 | 2 years and 10 months ago(30 Nov 2023) | Ended 1 year and 3 months ago(30 Jun 2025) | Ends in 5 years and 9 months(30 Jun 2032) | 6.1.21 | Patched |
| 6.0 | 3 years and 10 months ago(30 Nov 2022) | Ended 2 years and 3 months ago(30 Jun 2024) | Ends in 5 years and 9 months(30 Jun 2032) | 6.0.23 | Patched |
| 5.3 (LTS) | 5 years and 11 months ago(31 Oct 2020) | Ended 2 years and 1 month ago(31 Aug 2024) | Ends in 2 years and 9 months(30 Jun 2029) | 5.3.39 | Patched |
| 5.2 | 7 years ago(30 Sept 2019) | Ended 4 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2021) | Ends in 2 years and 9 months(30 Jun 2029) | 5.2.25 | Patched |
| 5.1 | 8 years ago(30 Sept 2018) | Ended 5 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2020) | Ended 3 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2022) | 5.1.20 | – |
| 5.0 | 9 years ago(28 Sept 2017) | Ended 5 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2020) | Ended | 5.0.20 | – |
| 4.3 | 10 years and 4 months ago(10 Jun 2016) | Ended 5 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2020) | Ended | 4.3.30 | – |
| 3.2 | 13 years and 10 months ago(13 Dec 2012) | Ended 9 years and 9 months ago(31 Dec 2016) | Ended | 3.2.18 | – |
Lifecycle data from endoflife.date (MIT licence), refreshed 6 Oct 2026. Upstream policy: github.com. “Patched” marks end-of-life lines OSSeva ships signed, backported builds for.
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Spring Framework extended supportSpring Framework end of life: common questions
Is Spring Framework 5.3 end of life?
Open source support for Spring Framework 5.3 ended on 31 August 2024, and 5.3.39 was its last open source release. Because 5.3 was the final feature branch of the 5th generation, commercial support from Broadcom continues until 30 June 2029. The free 5.3 builds get no further CVE fixes.
Is Spring Framework 6 end of life?
Open source support for the whole 6.x generation has ended. 6.2, the final 6.x feature branch, lost it on 30 June 2026, after 6.0 in June 2024 and 6.1 in June 2025. Commercial support for all three lines runs until 30 June 2032. The open source path forward is the 7.x generation.
Which JDK does each Spring Framework version need?
Spring Framework 7.x runs on JDK 17 to 25 and later, 6.2 on JDK 17 to 25, and 5.3 on JDK 8 to 21, per the Spring Framework wiki. The Spring team fully tests on LTS JDKs, currently 17, 21 and 25. Teams still on Java 8 are tied to 5.3, which is past open source support.
What is the latest Spring Framework version?
7.0.9, released 20 Aug 2026, on the 7.0 line.
When is the next Spring Framework end of life?
Spring Framework 7.0 reaches the end of oss support on 31 Jul 2027. After that date the project stops shipping security fixes for 7.0, and CVEs disclosed later stay unpatched upstream.
Which Spring Framework versions are still supported?
7.0 (until 31 Jul 2027). Every other line has reached end of life, per the dates in the table above.
Can I get security patches for an end-of-life Spring Framework version?
Yes. OSSeva ships signed builds with backported CVE fixes for Spring Framework 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.3 and 5.2 after upstream support ends, on the Patch, Assure and Operate tiers, so you can stay on the version you run while you plan the upgrade.
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