containerd 1.5
This version has reached end of life and no longer receives updates.
May 3, 2021
August 15, 2022
February 28, 2023
1.5.18 (February 15, 2023)
About containerd 1.5
containerd 1.5 reached end of life on February 28, 2023, roughly 3 years ago. Since then, no security patches have been issued. If you are still running containerd 1.5, you should treat upgrading as a high-priority item. Any CVEs discovered against this version will not be fixed upstream.
The recommended upgrade target is containerd 1.7 LTS. You are 3 major versions behind, so review the changelog for each version in between to catch any breaking changes. A staged upgrade through each major version is often safer than jumping directly.
Lifecycle Progress
This version reached end of life February 28, 2023.
All containerd Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | November 5, 2025 | November 6, 2026 | 2.2.1 | Active |
| 2.1 | May 7, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | 2.1.6 | Active |
| 2.0 | November 5, 2024 | November 7, 2025 | 2.0.7 | End of Life |
| 1.7 | March 10, 2023 | September 1, 2026 | 1.7.30 | Security Only |
| 1.6 | February 15, 2022 | August 23, 2025 | 1.6.39 | End of Life |
| 1.5 (current page) | May 3, 2021 | February 28, 2023 | 1.5.18 | End of Life |
| 1.4 | August 17, 2020 | March 3, 2022 | 1.4.13 | End of Life |
| 1.3 | September 26, 2019 | March 4, 2021 | 1.3.10 | End of Life |
| 1.2 | October 24, 2018 | October 15, 2020 | 1.2.14 | End of Life |
| 1.1 | April 23, 2018 | October 23, 2019 | 1.1.8 | End of Life |
| 1.0 | December 5, 2017 | December 5, 2018 | 1.0.3 | End of Life |
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