Release Information

FreeBSD releases are classified into Production Releases and Legacy Releases. For most users, production releases will be most suitable. Legacy releases are provided for existing users wishing to stay with a more conservative upgrade strategy.

For information about branches, release dates, and estimated end-of-life (EOL) dates, please see the Supported Releases section of FreeBSD Security Information. For schedules, and for more information about the release engineering process, please see Release Engineering.

Currently Supported

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Production Releases

Legacy Releases

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Development Branches

Prior Releases – End Of Life (EOL)

For historical information about branches, release dates, types, and EOL dates, see Unsupported Releases.