# Release Timeline / End of Life Planning **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970 "2019-04-09T20:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex.Vallo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Alex.Vallo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex.Vallo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/1 "2019-04-09T20:15:44Z")
Does Inductive Automation have a published Lifecycle / End of Life for Ignition versions? The below images was created based on the release dates found at [Archived Ignition Releases | Inductive Automation](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/archive). Accuracy is not guaranteed. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/dc3bba91f5e259e6bba54c2c51f6f5ea5caf1976.png) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/2 "2019-04-09T20:17:15Z")
LTS releases (7.7, 7.9, 8.1 when it’s available) are supported for 5 years from the first release. ---
**Author:** ![Alex.Vallo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Alex.Vallo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex.Vallo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/3 "2019-04-09T20:45:19Z")
Is 8.1 tentatively planned for January 2020? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/b/bd9234719ff26c5b98991d8263f72ee6a2bc6ea8.png) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/4 "2019-04-09T20:46:27Z")
It should be sooner than that, sometime this year, but it’s not pinned down yet. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/5 "2019-04-09T21:18:53Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > It should be sooner than that This would be nice, but you have to admit IA's release practices have been trending the other way.... /-: ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/6 "2019-11-07T16:57:15Z")
Hey, is v7.7 officially end-of-life now? I’m hoping to clean out some of my multi-version support hacks for the next releases of certain modules… ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/7 "2019-11-07T17:08:52Z")
Support for 7.7 ended July 2019 ---
**Author:** ![jkiffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@jkiffer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jkiffer)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/8 "2020-09-09T18:34:05Z")
When is the planned end-of-life for v7.9? Is this still Dec 2021? ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/9 "2020-09-09T18:35:28Z")
LTS 7.9 2023 as far as I know ---
**Author:** ![bpreston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bpreston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bpreston)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/10 "2020-09-09T18:40:31Z")
Where @Kevin.Herron said above that LTS releases are supported for 5 years from the first release, I would assume @jkiffer is right about Dec 2021 unless something changed about the 5 year support window or the release date they show on 7.9.0 is wrong. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/9/29153ca30d15c7b56a29c71246529f283d021930.png) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/11 "2020-09-09T18:40:36Z")
> [@Matrix\_Engineering](#): > > LTS 7.9 2023 as far as I know Where'd you hear this? It's still 5 years (from Dec 2016) AFAIK, but it's possible it changed and I didn't hear about it. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/12 "2020-09-09T18:46:40Z")
The five-year life span looked pretty reasonable when LTS versions were a couple years apart, yielding a two to three year overlap. v8.1 will barely have a year’s overlap with v7.9 if you hold to that schedule. I think the end-of-life date should be picked based on the _ **successor** _ LTS release date. ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/13 "2020-09-09T20:09:07Z")
I thought from my account exec, but I just asked him and he confirmed Dec '21… I sit corrected! ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/14 "2020-09-09T21:00:55Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > It’s still 5 years (from Dec 2016) AFAIK Can confirm, still Dec 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/15 "2020-09-10T17:53:09Z")
I think this is a reasonable idea. The only issue here might be if we come out with the successor _too quickly_, it might make the LTS period too short. Perhaps we could find a way to word it like “X years after release of the next LTS version or 5 years, whichever is longer” That said, I think if anything this would only be a change going forward (_if_ we do this). I don’t see us lengthening the 7.9 LTS period retroactively. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/16 "2020-09-10T18:45:50Z")
> [@Carl.Gould](#): > > Perhaps we could find a way to word it like “X years after release of the next LTS version or 5 years, whichever is longer” I like this. Guaranteed lifespan plus known minimum overlap to do conversions. > [@Carl.Gould](#): > > I don’t see us lengthening the 7.9 LTS period retroactively. Understood. I want to toss old java, too. /: ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/17 "2021-02-16T20:00:33Z")
> [@Carl.Gould](#): > > That said, I think if anything this would only be a change going forward ( _if_ we do this). I don’t see us lengthening the 7.9 LTS period retroactively. Would IA consider Microsoft-esque post support whereby users can pay an additional fee for extended support? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/18 "2021-02-16T20:28:19Z")
> [@Matrix\_Engineering](#): > > Would IA consider Microsoft-esque post support whereby users can pay an additional fee for extended support? Maybe, this came up recently, but it wouldn’t happen for 7.9. ---
**Author:** ![JamesPD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@JamesPD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JamesPD)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/19 "2026-01-05T14:29:31Z")
The [installers](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/archive/8.1.0) for Ignition 8.1.0 are dated 2020-11-02 (now more than 5ya), but both [Ignition 8.1](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/ignition/8.1.51) and Ignition 7.9 have stable and nightly releases marked as LTS on the downloads page. Are they both still in support? If not, it would be helpful if there were a separate designation, e.g., “Legacy” or “EOL”, for these artifacts so it’s clear that they aren’t still in support. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/20 "2026-01-05T14:34:40Z")
Just to clarify, Ignition 8.1 is still in support and will be for a while. 7.9 could probably be removed from that main dropdown menu and only available on the archive page. [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970.md?page=2)