Community Supported OpenVPN 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 release | last release | Support type | Next support type change | End of life | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git master | N/A | N/A | Under development | N/A | N/A | Development branch GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge.net - will become a future major release |
| 2.7.0 - | Feb 11, 2026 | - | Full stable support | - | - | release/2.7 branch Current stable release |
| 2.6.0 - 2.6.19 | Jan 25, 2023 | Feb 4, 2026 | Full stable support | August 2026 | August 2028 | release/2.6 branch Previous stable release |
| 2.5.0 - 2.5.11 | Oct 27, 2020 | July 18, 2024 | unsupported | - | July 2025 | release/2.5 branch, last updated Jan 28, 2026 |
| 2.4.0 - 2.4.12 | Dec 26, 2016 | Mar 17, 2022 | unsupported | - | March 2023 | release/2.4 branch, last updated Apr 26, 2023 |
| 2.3.0 - 2.3.18 | Jan 2, 2013 | Sep 25, 2017 | unsupported | - | June 2021 | release/2.3 branch, last updated Sep 25, 2017 |
| 2.2.0 - 2.2.3 | Apr 21, 2011 | Nov 30, 2014 | unsupported | - | Nov 2015 | release/2.2 branch, last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
| 2.1.0 - 2.1.4 | Dec 11, 2009 | Nov 4, 2010 | unsupported | - | Nov 2011 | release/2.1 branch, last updated Sep 22, 2017 |
Support categories
OpenVPN have a 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 |
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.
The Old stable support will continue for at least 12 months. After that the release is moved to git tree only mode.
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.
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 |
Suppported 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 |