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For information on supported releases and subsequent upgrades to newer releases, see IBM i Release support .
| Release | Announce date* | GA date* | Announce End of Marketing date* |
Effective End of Marketing date* |
End of Program Support* | Program Support Extension Available* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rel 1 | 06/21/1988 | 08/26/1988 | ||||
| V2R1 | 04/22/1991 | 05/24/1991 | 03/12/1993 | 06/30/1994 | ||
| V2R1.1 | 04/22/1991 | 03/06/1992 | 03/12/1993 | 06/30/1994 | ||
| V2R2 | 02/18/1992 | 09/18/1992 | 09/06/1994 | 03/31/1995 | ||
| V2R3 | 02/16/1993 | 12/17/1993 | 12/29/1995 | 05/31/1996 | ||
| R7.5 SSP | 02/20/1996 | 03/08/1996 | 02/09/1999 | 02/25/2000 | 05/31/2000 | |
| V3R0.5 | 05/03/1994 | 06/03/1994 | 02/11/1997 | 05/16/1997 | 05/31/1997 | |
| V3R1 | 05/03/1994 | 11/25/1994 | 02/11/1997 | 05/16/1997 | 10/31/1998 | |
| V3R2 | 06/04/1996 | 06/21/1996 | 02/10/1998 | 02/25/2000 | 05/31/2000 | |
| V3R6 | 06/21/1995 | 12/22/1995 | 08/19/1997 | 11/21/1997 | 10/31/1998 | |
| V3R7 | 09/03/1996 | 11/08/1996 | 09/01/1998 | 12/01/1998 | 06/30/1999 | |
| V4R1 | 08/19/1997 | 08/29/1997 | 02/09/1999 | 02/25/2000 | 05/31/2000 | |
| V4R2 | 02/10/1998 | 02/27/1998 | 02/09/1999 | 02/25/2000 | 05/31/2000 | 01/31/2001 |
| V4R3 | 09/01/1998 | 09/11/1998 | 02/15/2000 | 12/29/2000 | 01/31/2001 | |
| V4R4 | 02/09/1999 | 05/21/1999 | 02/13/2001 | 05/31/2001 | 05/31/2001 | 11/30/2001 |
| V4R5 | 05/22/2000 | 07/28/2000 | 02/12/2002 | 07/02/2002 | 07/31/2002 | 12/31/2002 |
| V5R1 | 04/23/2001 | 05/25/2001 | 07/29/2003 | 11/21/2003 | 09/30/2005 | |
| V5R2 | 06/04/2002 | 08/30/2002 | 02/08/2005 | 10/01/2005 | 04/30/2007 | |
| V5R3 | 05/04/2004 | 06/11/2004 | 02/06/2007 | 01/04/2008 | 04/30/2009 | 04/30/2013 |
| V5R4 (5.4.x) |
01/31/2006 | 02/14/2006 | 01/27/2009 | 05/27/2011 | 09/30/2013 Note 2 |
09/30/2017 |
| 6.1.x | 01/29/2008 | 03/21/2008 | 09/09/2014 | 12/09/2014 | 09/30/2015 Note 2 |
09/30/2019 |
| 7.1 | 04/13/2010 | 04/23/2010 | 04/11/2017 | 09/30/2017 | 04/30/2018 | dependent on hardware Note 3 |
| 7.2 | 04/28/2014 | 05/02/2014 | 09/10/2019 | 04/30/2020 | 04/30/2021 | 04/30/2026 Note 4 |
| 7.3 | 04/12/2016 | 04/15/2016 | 09/27/2022 | 04/28/2023 | 09/30/2023 | 09/30/2026 Note 5 |
| 7.4 | 04/23/2019 | 06/21/2019 | Note 1 | |||
| 7.5 | 05/03/2022 | 05/10/2022 | Note 1 |
* All dates are shown in MM/DD/YYYY format.
Note 1: End of program support date will be announced with at least 12 months notice prior to the effective termination date.
Note 2: For 6.1, includes both Machine Code Level V6R1M0 and V6R1M1.
Note 3: IBM i 7.1 extended Service Extension started on May 1, 2021. The duration of IBM i 7.1 extended Service Extension is dependent on the Power hardware generation. The extended Service Extension coverage is usage and known defect support, and there some exceptions of products and functions which are not supported. For notes regarding extended Service Extension duration and support coverage, see Service Extension for IBM i 7.3, 7.2 and 7.1.
Note 4: The initial IBM i 7.2 Service Extension Offering started on May 1, 2021 and ends on April 30, 2024. IBM i 7.2 extended Service Extension starts on May 1, 2024 and goes through April 30, 2026. For details regarding support coverage for the various products in the IBM i portfolio, see Service Extension for IBM i 7.3, 7.2 and 7.1.
Note 5: IBM i 7.3 Service Extension Offering started on October 1, 2023. For details regarding support coverage for the various products in the IBM i portfolio, see Service Extension for IBM i 7.3, 7.2 and 7.1.
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