Proxmox VE 8 reaches end of life August 31, 2026 — 20 days out. Proxmox's lifecycle ties each release to its Debian base, publishes no extended-support tier, and recommends the in-place upgrade to Proxmox VE 9 (Debian 12 Bookworm to 13 Trixie) with the pve8to9 checker. Every version's dates — and why the post-Broadcom VMware migration wave makes this the first Proxmox EOL many admins have ever planned for.
Every Proxmox VE version's dates
| Version | Debian base | Released | End of life | Status (as of Aug 11, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox VE 9 | Debian 13 "Trixie" | Aug 5, 2025 | Not yet announced | Supported — current stable (9.2, May 2026) |
| Proxmox VE 8 | Debian 12 "Bookworm" | Jun 22, 2023 | Aug 31, 2026 | EOL in 20 days |
| Proxmox VE 7 | Debian 11 "Bullseye" | Jul 6, 2021 | Jul 31, 2024 | EOL — unsupported 2+ years |
| Proxmox VE 6 | Debian 10 "Buster" | Jul 16, 2019 | Sep 30, 2022 | EOL |
| Proxmox VE 5 | Debian 9 "Stretch" | Jul 4, 2017 | Jul 31, 2020 | EOL |
| Proxmox VE 4 | Debian 8 "Jessie" | Oct 6, 2015 | Jun 30, 2018 | EOL |
| Proxmox VE 3 | Debian 7 "Wheezy" | May 24, 2013 | Feb 28, 2017 | EOL |
| Proxmox VE 2 | Debian 6 "Squeeze" | Mar 30, 2012 | May 31, 2014 | EOL |
| Proxmox VE 1 | Debian 5 "Lenny" | Sep 13, 2011 | Jan 31, 2013 | EOL |
What's covered
- What Proxmox's lifecycle policy actually says
- The VMware-refugee wrinkle: a fleet that has never seen a Proxmox EOL
- Every Proxmox VE version's dates
- The upgrade path: 8 → 9 is a major, and the OS underneath moves too
Full guide with every version, risk scores, and live updates: https://endoflife.ai/article-proxmox-ve-8-eol
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