OpenWrt
linux-distribution os
OpenWrt is a highly extensible GNU/Linux distribution for embedded devices (typically wireless routers).
| Release | Released | Active Support | Security Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.12 | 2 weeks and 2 days ago (05 Mar 2026) | Yes | Yes | 25.12.1 (17 Mar 2026) |
| 24.10 | 1 year ago (04 Feb 2025) | Ended 2 weeks and 2 days ago (05 Mar 2026) | Ends in 5 months (05 Sep 2026) | 24.10.6 (17 Mar 2026) |
| 23.05 | 2 years and 5 months ago (11 Oct 2023) | Ended 1 year ago (04 Feb 2025) | Ended 7 months ago (16 Aug 2025) | 23.05.6 (16 Aug 2025) |
| 22.03 | 3 years and 6 months ago (03 Sep 2022) | Ended 2 years and 5 months ago (11 Oct 2023) | Ended 1 year and 11 months ago (11 Apr 2024) | 22.03.7 (23 Jul 2024) |
| 21.02 | 4 years and 6 months ago (01 Sep 2021) | Ended 3 years and 6 months ago (03 Sep 2022) | Ended 2 years and 10 months ago (30 Apr 2023) | 21.02.7 (27 Apr 2023) |
| 19.07 | 6 years ago (06 Jan 2020) | Ended 4 years and 6 months ago (01 Sep 2021) | Ended 3 years and 10 months ago (30 Apr 2022) | 19.07.10 (17 Apr 2022) |
| 18.06 | 7 years ago (30 Jul 2018) | Ended 6 years ago (06 Jan 2020) | Ended 4 years and 8 months ago (01 Jul 2021) | 18.06.9 (17 Nov 2020) |
| 17.01 | 9 years ago (20 Feb 2017) | Ended 7 years ago (30 Jul 2018) | Ended 7 years ago (01 Feb 2019) | 17.01.7 (21 Jun 2019) |
The latest major release is fully supported with updates for the core packages, fixing security and other issues. The previous major release only receives security fixes till the End-of-Life date. Each major release becomes EoL 6 months after the release of the next major version, with a minimum of 1 year from its own release.
More information is available on the OpenWrt website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
cat /etc/os-release
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