Supported versions
This page documents our currently existing community OpenVPN versions and branches, and our support plans for each.
Current releases and support categorization
| Version | First / last release | Support type | Next support type change | End of life | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git master | N/A | Under development | N/A | N/A | Development branch GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge.net - will become a future major release |
| 2.6.0 | Jan 25, 2023 | Full stable support | - | - | release/2.6 branch Current stable release |
| 2.5.0 - 2.5.10 | Oct 27, 2020 | git tree only | July 2025 | - | release/2.5 branch Previous stable release |
| 2.4.0 - 2.4.12 | Dec 26, 2016 | unsupported | N/A | March 2023 | release/2.4 branch, last updated Dec 16, 2022 |
| 2.3.0 - 2.3.18 | Jan 2, 2013 | unsupported | N/A | June 2021 | release/2.3 branch, last updated Sep 25, 2017 |
| 2.2.0 - 2.2.3 | Apr 21, 2011 | unsupported | N/A | Nov 2015 | release/2.2 branch, last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
| 2.1.0 - 2.1.4 | Dec 11, 2009 | unsupported | N/A | Nov 2011 | release/2.1 branch, last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
Support categories
OpenVPN has various levels of upstream support, categorized by release types.
| Release type | Versioned release | git updates | source tarball release | Windows releases | Windows snapshots | Other repositories | Support level | Support life cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under development ("bleeding edge") | no | yes | no | no | yes | no | N/A | N/A |
| Full stable support | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Full security and bug fix support | Minimum 6 months after next major release |
| 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 |
| git tree only | no | yes | no | no | no | no | Critical security updates only | Minimum 12 months |
| Unsupported | no | no | no | no | no | no | No support, upgrade to a newer release ASAP |
Supported Windows versions
| Windows version | Latest OpenVPN release | Release type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 / 11 | 2.5.10, 2.6.0 | Full stable support | |
| 8 / 8.1 | 2.4.12 | Unsupported | newer versions might still install but are not officially supported anymore |
| 7 | 2.4.12 | Unsupported | newer versions still install (verified with 2.6.0) but are not officially supported anymore |
| Vista | 2.4.4 | Unsupported | TAP Driver installation issue. "YMMV" |
| XP | 2.3.18 | Unsupported | |
| 2000 / 98 / 95 | 2.2.3 | Unsupported | These Windows versions are considered to be irresponsible to be used for VPNs |
Supported OpenSSL versions
| OpenVPN version | Supported OpenSSL versions |
|---|---|
| git master | 1.1.0 and newer (may change at any time) |
| 2.6 | 1.0.2 - 3.0 (and possibly newer) |
| 2.5 | 1.0.2 - 1.1 (and possibly newer), basic 3.0 support has been added in 2.5.8 |
| 2.4 | 0.9.8 - 1.1 |
| 2.3 | 0.9.6 - 1.0.2 |