Ubuntu 22.04 LTS standard security maintenance: sunset date 2027-05
The sunset date for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS standard security maintenance is 2027-05 (May 2027). The source gives the month only, not a day, so no days-left count is shown: month only per source. The source was read on 2026-10-12.
- Provider
- Canonical
- Category
- operating-system
- Sunset date
- 2027-05 (month only per source)
- What stops working
- Standard security maintenance for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ends; the release stays covered by Expanded Security Maintenance (Ubuntu Pro) until May 2032 per the source.
- Replacement
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or 26.04 LTS, or Ubuntu Pro for Expanded Security Maintenance
Source
Ubuntu release cycle (ubuntu.com). Read on 2026-10-12. Confirm the date on that page before acting.
Official source (copy into your browser): https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle
Related sunsets
- Ubuntu end of life: all Ubuntu LTS dates
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (2029-05, month only per source)
- GitHub Actions ubuntu-22.04 runner image (2027-04-17)
Earlier 34-date snapshot as one CSV + PDF calendar (this site lists more dates than the file)