Vigia

Ruby on Rails end-of-life dates and support status

As of 2026-10-08, the supported Ruby on Rails versions are 8.1, 8.0.

VersionStatusReleasedActive support untilEnd of lifeLatest
8.1Supported2025-10-222026-10-102027-10-108.1.4
8.0Security fixes only2024-11-072026-05-072026-11-078.0.5.1
7.2End of life2024-08-092025-08-092026-08-097.2.4
7.1End of life2023-10-052024-10-012025-10-017.1.6
7.0End of life2021-12-152023-10-152025-04-017.0.10
6.1End of life2020-12-092021-12-152024-10-016.1.7.10
6.0End of life2019-08-162021-12-152023-06-016.0.6.1
5.2End of life2018-04-092021-12-152022-06-015.2.8.1
5.1End of life2017-04-272018-04-092019-08-255.1.7
5.0End of life2016-06-302018-04-092018-04-095.0.7.2
4.2End of life2014-12-192016-06-302017-04-274.2.11.3

Status is computed from today's date. "Security fixes only" means active support has ended but security fixes continue until end of life. Source: endoflife.date · release policy. Verified 2026-10-08.

Frequently asked questions

Which Ruby on Rails versions are still supported?

As of 2026-10-08, the supported Ruby on Rails versions are 8.1, 8.0. Versions not listed are end of life and no longer receive security fixes.

What is the latest Ruby on Rails version?

The newest Ruby on Rails release cycle is 8.1, whose latest version is 8.1.4 (2026-09-24).

Give your AI agent these facts

Vigia is a free MCP server: your coding agent checks versions, breaking changes and vulnerabilities before it writes code. No signup, no API key.

claude mcp add --transport http vigia https://vigia.coredls.cloud/mcp

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{ "mcpServers": { "vigia": { "url": "https://vigia.coredls.cloud/mcp" } } }

Agent skill (SKILL.md): tells the agent when to use Vigia · GitHub Action for pull requests

For agents

GET https://vigia.coredls.cloud/v1/eol/rails
GET https://vigia.coredls.cloud/v1/eol/rails/8.1