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Is RHEL 8.10 / 9.4 / 9.6 / 9.7 Still Supported? The Minor-Version Trap in Red Hat's 10-Year Lifecycle

RHEL 8.10 is supported to May 31, 2029 — but a RHEL 8.6 box has received zero patches since November 2022 unless it had EUS. Which minor releases are actually patched today: 9.8 yes, 9.7 no (nothing since May 19, 2026), 9.6 only with EUS to May 31, 2027, 9.4 no since April 30, 2026. Every 8.x and 9.x minor, hand-verified against Red Hat's lifecycle API.

The complete table: every RHEL 8.x and 9.x minor release

Minor release Released (GA) Standard patch stream EUS window A machine pinned here today receives
RHEL 8.0 May 7, 2019 Superseded by 8.1 on Nov 5, 2019 Nothing since November 2019
RHEL 8.1 Nov 5, 2019 Superseded by 8.2 on Apr 28, 2020 Closed Nov 30, 2021 Nothing since November 2021
RHEL 8.2 Apr 28, 2020 Superseded by 8.3 on Nov 3, 2020 Closed Apr 30, 2022 Nothing since April 2022
RHEL 8.3 Nov 3, 2020 Superseded by 8.4 on May 18, 2021 Nothing since May 2021
RHEL 8.4 May 18, 2021 Superseded by 8.5 on Nov 9, 2021 Closed May 31, 2023 Nothing since May 2023
RHEL 8.5 Nov 9, 2021 Superseded by 8.6 on May 10, 2022 Nothing since May 2022
RHEL 8.6 May 10, 2022 Superseded by 8.7 on Nov 9, 2022 Closed May 31, 2024 Nothing — EUS closed May 2024; SAP E4S closed May 31, 2026
RHEL 8.7 Nov 9, 2022 Superseded by 8.8 on May 16, 2023 Nothing since May 2023
RHEL 8.8 May 16, 2023 Superseded by 8.9 on Nov 14, 2023 Closed May 31, 2025 Nothing on standard or EUS terms; SAP E4S only, to May 31, 2027 (the last 8.x E4S stream)
RHEL 8.9 Nov 14, 2023 Superseded by 8.10 on May 22, 2024 Nothing since May 2024
RHEL 8.10 (final 8.x) May 22, 2024 Current — the RHEL 8 stream, to May 31, 2029 n/a — final minor rides the major to 2029; ELS add-on to May 31, 2033 All RHEL 8 security errata
RHEL 9.0 May 17, 2022 Superseded by 9.1 on Nov 15, 2022 Closed May 31, 2024 Nothing — EUS closed May 2024; Enhanced EUS/E4S closed May 31, 2026
RHEL 9.1 Nov 15, 2022 Superseded by 9.2 on May 10, 2023 Nothing since May 2023
RHEL 9.2 May 10, 2023 Superseded by 9.3 on Nov 7, 2023 Closed May 31, 2025 Nothing on standard or EUS terms; Enhanced EUS/E4S only, to May 31, 2027
RHEL 9.3 Nov 7, 2023 Superseded by 9.4 on Apr 30, 2024 Nothing since April 2024
RHEL 9.4 Apr 30, 2024 Superseded by 9.5 on Nov 12, 2024 Closed Apr 30, 2026 Nothing on standard or EUS terms; Enhanced EUS/E4S only, to Apr 30, 2028
RHEL 9.5 Nov 12, 2024 Superseded by 9.6 on May 20, 2025 Nothing since May 2025
RHEL 9.6 May 20, 2025 Superseded by 9.7 on Nov 11, 2025 Open to May 31, 2027 Patches only with the EUS entitlement; without it, nothing since November 2025. Enhanced EUS/E4S to May 31, 2029
RHEL 9.7 Nov 11, 2025 Superseded by 9.8 on May 19, 2026 — (odd minor, no EUS) Nothing since May 19, 2026
RHEL 9.8 May 19, 2026 Current — the RHEL 9 standard stream Planned (even minor; dates not yet committed) All RHEL 9 security errata

What's covered

  • Two clocks, one word: "supported"
  • How the streams actually work
  • The complete table: every RHEL 8.x and 9.x minor release
  • What to do with a pinned machine
  • The major-version dates, for reference

Full guide with every version, risk scores, and live updates: https://endoflife.ai/article-rhel-minor-versions-eol

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