| git master | N/A | Under development| N/A | N/A | Development branch [GitHub](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/master), [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/openvpn/openvpn/), [SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/openvpn/?source=navbar) - will become a future major release |
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| 2.6.0 | Jan 25, 2023 | Full stable support | - | - | [release/2.6 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.6) Current stable release |
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| 2.5.0 - 2.5.10 | Oct 27, 2020 | git tree only | July 2025 | - | [release/2.5 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.5) Previous stable release |
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| 2.4.0 - 2.4.12 | Dec 26, 2016 | unsupported | N/A | March 2023 | [release/2.4 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.4), last updated Dec 16, 2022 |
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| 2.3.0 - 2.3.18 | Jan 2, 2013 | unsupported | N/A | June 2021 | [release/2.3 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.3), last updated Sep 25, 2017 |
| Under development ("bleeding edge") | no | yes | no | no | [yes](https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/snapshots) | no | N/A | N/A |
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| Full stable support | yes | yes | yes | yes | [yes](https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/snapshots) | [yes](../Pages/OpenVPN%20software%20repos) | Full security and bug fix support | Minimum 6 months after next major release |
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| Old stable support | yes | yes | yes | no | best effort | no | Security and critical bug fix support. Other bug fixes may be delivered as appropriate. | Minimum 12 months |
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| git tree only | no | yes | no | no | no | no | Critical security updates only | Minimum 12 months |
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| Unsupported | no | no | no | no | no | no | No support, upgrade to a newer release ASAP |
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| git master | N/A | Under development | N/A | N/A | Development branch [GitHub](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/master), [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/openvpn/openvpn/), [SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn/openvpn/?source=navbar) - will become a future major release |
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| 2.6.0 | Jan 25, 2023 | Full stable support | - | - | [release/2.6 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.6) Current stable release |
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| 2.5.0 - 2.5.10 | Oct 27, 2020 | July 18, 2024 | git tree only | July 2025 | [release/2.5 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.5) Previous stable release |
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| 2.4.0 - 2.4.12 | Dec 26, 2016 | Mar 17, 2022 | unsupported | March 2023 | [release/2.4 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.4), last updated Dec 16, 2022 |
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| 2.3.0 - 2.3.18 | Jan 2, 2013 | Sep 25, 2017 | unsupported | June 2021 | [release/2.3 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.3), last updated Sep 25, 2017 |
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| 2.2.0 - 2.2.3 | Apr 21, 2011 | Nov 30, 2014 | unsupported | Nov 2015 | [release/2.2 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.2), last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
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| 2.1.0 - 2.1.4 | Dec 11, 2009 | Nov 4, 2010 | unsupported | Nov 2011 | [release/2.1 branch](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/commits/release/2.1), last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
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## Support categories
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OpenVPN have a various levels of upstream support, categorized by release types.
|Under development ("bleeding edge") | no | yes | no | no | [yes](https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/snapshots) | no | N/A | N/A |
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|Full stable support | yes | yes | yes | yes | [yes](https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/snapshots) | [yes](https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/OpenvpnSoftwareRepos) | Full security and bug fix support | Minimum 6 months after next major release |
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|Old stable support | yes | yes | yes | no | best effort | no | Security and critical bug fix support. Other bug fixes may be delivered as appropriate. | Minimum 12 months |
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|git tree only | no | yes | no | no | no | no | Critical security updates only | Minimum 12 months |
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|Unsupported | no | no | no | no | no | no | No support, upgrade to a newer release ASAP |
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The current stable release will always be in the *Full stable support* release type. The previous major release will remain in *Full stable support* for at least 6 months after a new major version is out. After that it is moved to *Old stable support*.
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The *Old stable support* will continue for at least 12 months. After that the release is moved to *git tree only* mode.
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The *git tree only* release type will also get updates for at least 12 months, but each security incident is evaluated independently. After this phase the release will not be supported at all.
