Jenkins Version History

2 active, 15 end-of-life. 17 versions tracked.

Jenkins publishes weekly releases for early adopters and LTS (Long-Term Support) releases every 12 weeks. The LTS line is selected from a recent weekly release that's been stable, then receives backported fixes for about a year.

Recommendation

For production CI/CD, use Jenkins LTS (currently 2.462.x or later). LTS releases are more thoroughly tested and receive critical backports for 12 months.

Version	Released	End of Life	Latest Patch	Status
Jenkins 2	April 20, 2016	TBD	2.553	Active
Jenkins 2.541 LTS	December 10, 2025	TBD	2.541.2	Active
Jenkins 2.528 LTS	September 17, 2025	January 21, 2026	2.528.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.516 LTS	June 24, 2025	October 15, 2025	2.516.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.504 LTS	March 31, 2025	July 23, 2025	2.504.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.492 LTS	January 7, 2025	April 30, 2025	2.492.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.479 LTS	September 27, 2024	February 5, 2025	2.479.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.462 LTS	June 10, 2024	October 2, 2024	2.462.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.452 LTS	April 2, 2024	August 7, 2024	2.452.4	End of Life
Jenkins 2.440 LTS	January 10, 2024	May 15, 2024	2.440.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.426 LTS	October 3, 2023	February 21, 2024	2.426.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.414 LTS	July 11, 2023	November 15, 2023	2.414.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.401 LTS	April 18, 2023	August 23, 2023	2.401.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.387 LTS	January 17, 2023	May 31, 2023	2.387.3	End of Life
Jenkins 2.375 LTS	October 25, 2022	March 8, 2023	2.375.4	End of Life
Jenkins 2.361 LTS	July 26, 2022	November 30, 2022	2.361.4	End of Life
Jenkins 2.346 LTS	May 3, 2022	September 7, 2022	2.346.3	End of Life

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Jenkins Support Policy

Jenkins LTS releases are supported for about 12 months (approximately 4 LTS point releases). Weekly releases are unsupported as soon as the next weekly ships. Jenkins requires Java 17+ since Jenkins 2.463 (September 2024).

What You Need to Know

Jenkins now requires Java 17 minimum. Java 11 support was dropped in late 2024.

Jenkins LTS releases get about 12 months of backported security fixes. Weekly releases get none.

Plugin compatibility is the biggest upgrade risk. Always check your critical plugins against the new Jenkins version before upgrading.

Jenkins Configuration as Code (JCasC) is the recommended way to manage Jenkins configuration. Stop configuring through the UI.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I use Jenkins weekly or LTS?

LTS for production, always. Weekly releases are essentially beta testing. LTS gets backported security and stability fixes for about 12 months. Only use weekly if you need a specific recent feature.

How often does Jenkins LTS release?

A new LTS baseline is selected every 12 weeks from a recent stable weekly release. LTS point releases (with backported fixes) come out every 4 weeks. The LTS line is supported for about 12 months.

Which Java version does Jenkins need?

Java 17 or later as of Jenkins 2.463 (September 2024). Java 21 is also supported. Java 11 is no longer compatible with current Jenkins versions.

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