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 over 3 years ago on February 28, 2023. It no longer receives security patches, bug fixes, or any form of official support. Running this version in production exposes your systems to unpatched vulnerabilities and growing incompatibility with modern libraries and tooling.
The recommended upgrade path is to containerd 2.3 LTS. Since containerd 1.5 is 4 major versions behind, consider a staged upgrade through intermediate versions to catch breaking changes incrementally rather than all at once. Review the release notes for each intervening major version to identify API changes, deprecated features, and removed functionality that may affect your codebase.
Lifecycle Progress
This version reached end of life February 28, 2023.
All containerd Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | April 30, 2026 | April 30, 2028 | 2.3.0 | LTS — Active |
| 2.2 | November 5, 2025 | November 6, 2026 | 2.2.3 | Active |
| 2.1 | May 7, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | 2.1.7 | End of Life |
| 2.0 | November 5, 2024 | March 1, 2027 | 2.0.8 | Security Only |
| 1.7 | March 10, 2023 | September 1, 2026 | 1.7.31 | 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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