Current Image Support, Deprecation, and EoL Timelines

[AlvaroRausell]

The following are release dates and EOL / end of support dates for languages / OS's with pre-built images. After runtime or OS support for a given image has ended, we will stop building images for that version. We also typically only release images for "LTS" or "stable" releases of runtimes/OS's. Others can be built from the Dockerfiles available for each image in the source code in this repository.

Releases typically happen monthly, in the final week of one month or first week of the next, and include the most recent changes from the upstream base image or runtime version, including security updates (e.g. the latest OS updates and the latest point release of a runtime or platform). We may update earlier if a critical issue or bug is discovered.

Releases also follow Semantic Versioning, and so breaking changes should only appear for major releases.

[AlvaroRausell]

Note: In some cases, we may have to end support earlier than the stated date below if there are fundamental OS requirements that force it or if the primary extension(s) supporting it have dropped support. Our expectation is that this should be rare given typical GA to EOL timelines and is something we strive to avoid.

Language / OS	Version	Release	EOL / End of Support	Image
Alpine	3.17	Nov 22nd 2022	Nov 22nd 2024	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.17
Alpine	3.18	May 2023	May 2025 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.18
Alpine	3.19	Dec 07, 2023	Nov 2025 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.19
Alpine	3.20	May 2024 (Est)	Apr 2026 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.20
Alpine	3.21	Nov 2024	Nov 1, 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.21
Alpine	3.22	May 30, 2025	May 1, 2027 (Est)
Debian (and C++)	11 / Bullseye	August 14, 2021	Aug 15th, 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bullseye mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:bullseye
Debian (and C++)	12 / Bookworm	June 10th 2023	June 10, 2028	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bookworm mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:bookworm
Debian (and C++)	13/ trixie	2025 (Est)
.NET	8.0	Nov, 2023	Nov 10, 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:8.0
.NET	9.0	Nov, 2024	May 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:9.0
.NET	10.0	Sep, 2024
Go	1.23	Aug 2024	Aug 2025 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1.23
Go	1.24	Feb 2025 (Est)
Java	8	March 2014	December 2030	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:8
Java	11	Sept 2018	Sept 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:11
Java	17	Sept 2021	Sept 2029	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:17
Java	21	Sept 19, 2023	September 2031	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:21
Node.js	18	April, 2022	April, 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:18 mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:18
Node.js	20	April 18, 2023	April, 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:20 mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:20
Node.js	22	April, 2024	April 2027	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:22 mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:22
Node.js	24	April, 2025 (Est)
PHP	8.1	Nov 25th, 2021	Nov 25th, 2023 (EOL Nov 25th, 2024)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.1
PHP	8.2	Dec 8th 2022	Dec 8th, 2024 (EOL Dec 8th, 2025)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.2
PHP	8.3	Nov 2023 (Est)		mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.3
Python	3.8	Oct 10th, 2019	Oct, 2024	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.8
Python	3.9	Oct 5th, 2020	Oct, 2025 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.9
Python	3.10	Oct 5th, 2021	Oct, 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.10
Python	3.11	Oct 25th, 2022	Oct, 2027	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.11
Python	3.12	Oct, 2023	Oct, 2028	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.12
Python	3.13	Oct, 2024 (Est)
Ruby	3.1	Dec 25th, 2021	March 2025 (Est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.1
Ruby	3.2	Dec 25th, 2022	March 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.2
Ruby	3.3	Dec 25th, 2023 (Est)	March 2027	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.3
Ruby	3.4	Dec 25th, 2024 (Est)	March 2027
Ubuntu (and C++)	20.04 LTS / Focal	April, 2020	EOSS April, 2025 (est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:focal mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:focal mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:focal
Ubuntu (and C++)	22.04 LTS	April, 2022	EOSS April, 2027 (est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:jammy mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:jammy
Ubuntu (and C++)	24.04 LTS	April, 2024	EOSS April, 2029 (est)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:noble mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:noble
Ubuntu (and C++)	26.04 LTS	April, 2026 (est)
Rust (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/rust), Anaconda (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/anaconda), Miniconda (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/miniconda), and Jekyll (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/jekyll) have an ongoing release schedule, so we are continually releasing the latest stable version. The Jekyll image also includes the github-pages gem for Jekyll 3.x.

[Kaniska244]

Updated List below:

Language / OS	Version	Release	EOL / End of Support	Image
Alpine	3.17	Nov 22, 2022	Nov 22, 2024	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.17
Alpine	3.18	May 2023	May 2025 (EOL reached – should phase out)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.18
Alpine	3.19	Dec 7, 2023	Dec 2025 (Projected, 24‑month support)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.19
Alpine	3.20	May 2024	May 2026 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.20
Alpine	3.21	Nov 2024	Nov 2026 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.21
Alpine	3.22	May 30, 2025	May 2027 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:alpine-3.22
Alpine	3.23 (Projected)	Nov 2025 (Cadence)	Nov 2027 (Projected)	(Will appear after upstream release)
Alpine	3.24 (Projected)	May 2026 (Cadence)	May 2028 (Projected)	(Will appear after upstream release)
Alpine	3.25 (Projected)	Nov 2026 (Cadence)	Nov 2028 (Projected)	(Will appear after upstream release)
Alpine	3.26 (Projected)	May 2027 (Cadence)	May 2029 (Projected)	(Will appear after upstream release)
Debian (and C++)	11 / bullseye	Aug 14, 2021	Aug 15, 2026 (Regular) + LTS to ~2028	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bullseye mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:bullseye
Debian (and C++)	12 / bookworm	Jun 10, 2023	Jun 10, 2028 (Regular) + LTS to ~2030	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bookworm mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:bookworm
Debian (and C++)	13 / trixie	Aug 9, 2025	Aug 2028 (Regular) + LTS to ~Jun 2030	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:trixie
.NET	8.0 (LTS)	Nov 2023	Nov 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:8.0-jammy mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:8.0-bookworm-slim mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:8.0-noble
.NET	9.0 (STS)	Nov 2024	Nov 2026 (24‑month STS)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:9.0-bookworm-slim mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:9.0-noble
.NET	10.0 (LTS)	Nov 2025 (Planned)	Nov 2028 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:10.0-noble
.NET	11.0 (STS)	Nov 2026 (Planned)	Nov 2028 (Projected STS)	(Variant will appear post-GA)
Go	1.23	Aug 2024	Unsupported after 1.25 release	(superseded)
Go	1.24	Feb 2025	Support ends when 1.26 ships (Feb 2026)	(1.24-* variants)
Go	1.25	Aug 2025	Support ends when 1.27 ships (Aug 2026)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1.25-trixie
Go	1.26 (Projected)	Feb 2026	Support ends when 1.28 ships (Feb 2027)	(Post-release)
Go	1.27 (Projected)	Aug 2026	Support ends when 1.29 ships (Aug 2027)	(Post-release)
Go	1.28 (Projected)	Feb 2027	Support ends when 1.30 ships (Projected Aug 2028)	(Post-release)
Java	8 (LTS)	Mar 2014	Dec 2030	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:8-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:8-bookworm
Java	11 (LTS)	Sept 2018	Sept 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:11-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:11-bookworm
Java	17 (LTS)	Sept 2021	Sept 2029	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:17-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:17-bookworm
Java	21 (LTS)	Sept 19, 2023	Sept 2031	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:21-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:21-bookworm
Java	25 (Feature)	Sept 2025 (Planned)	Superseded Mar 2026 (Feature cadence)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:25-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:25-bookworm
Java	29 (Projected)	Sept 2027	Superseded Mar 2028	(Post-release)
Node.js	18 (LTS)	Apr 2022	Apr 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:18 mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:18
Node.js	20 (LTS)	Apr 18, 2023	Oct 2026 (Approx – 30 months / LTS end)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:20-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:20-trixie
Node.js	22 (LTS since Oct 2024)	Apr 2024	Oct 2027 (Approx)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:22-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:22-trixie
Node.js	24 (Current → LTS Oct 2025)	Apr 2025 (Planned)	Oct 2027 (Approx)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:24-trixie mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:24-trixie
Node.js	26 (Projected LTS)	Apr 2026	Oct 2028 (Approx)	(Post-release)
Node.js	28 (Projected LTS)	Apr 2027	Oct 2029 (Approx)	(Post-release)
PHP	8.1	Nov 25, 2021	Security support ends Nov 25, 2024	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.1
PHP	8.2	Dec 8, 2022	Security support ends Dec 8, 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.2-apache-trixie
PHP	8.3	Nov 2023	Security support ends Nov 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.3-apache-trixie
PHP	8.4	Nov 2024	Security support ends Nov 2027 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:8.4-apache-trixie
PHP	8.5 (Projected)	Nov 2025	Security support ends Nov 2028 (Projected)	(Post-release)
PHP	8.6 (Projected)	Nov 2026	Security support ends Nov 2029 (Projected)	(Post-release)
Python	3.8	Oct 14, 2019	Oct 2024	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.8
Python	3.9	Oct 5, 2020	Oct 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.9-trixie
Python	3.10	Oct 4, 2021	Oct 2026	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.10-trixie
Python	3.11	Oct 24, 2022	Oct 2027	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.11-trixie
Python	3.12	Oct 2, 2023	Oct 2028	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.12-trixie
Python	3.13	Oct 2024	Oct 2029	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.13-trixie
Python	3.14	Oct 2025	Oct 2030 (Projected)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.14-trixie
Python – PEP 790	3.15	Oct 1, 2026 (Planned)	Oct 2031 (Projected)	(Will appear post-release)
Ruby	3.1	Dec 25, 2021	Mar 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.1
Ruby	3.2	Dec 25, 2022	Mar 2026 (Est 39 months)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.2-trixie
Ruby	3.3	Dec 25, 2023	Mar 2027	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.3-trixie
Ruby	3.4	Dec 25, 2024	Mar 2028	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/ruby:3.4-trixie
Ruby	3.5 (Projected)	Dec 25, 2025	Mar 2029 (Projected)	(Post-release)
Ruby	3.6 (Projected)	Dec 25, 2026	Mar 2030 (Projected)	(Post-release)
Ubuntu (and C++)	20.04 LTS / focal	Apr 2020	Standard support ends Apr 2025	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:focal mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:focal
Ubuntu (and C++)	22.04 LTS / jammy	Apr 2022	Apr 2027 (Standard)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:jammy mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:jammy
Ubuntu (and C++)	24.04 LTS / noble	Apr 2024	Apr 2029 (Standard)	mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:noble mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:noble
Ubuntu (and C++)	26.04 LTS	Apr 2026 (Planned)	Apr 2031 (Standard)	(Appears post-release)
Rust (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/rust), Anaconda (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/anaconda), Miniconda (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/miniconda), and Jekyll (mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/jekyll) have an ongoing release schedule, so we are continually releasing the latest stable version. The Jekyll image also includes the github-pages gem for Jekyll 3.x.