When Does Next.js 16 Reach End of Life? Support Dates
How the Next.js support policy applies to version 16.
Aditya Challa1 min read
Summary
Next.js 16 is supported for two years after its October 2025 release, so it should leave Maintenance LTS around October 2027. Vercel's support policy keeps each major in Maintenance LTS for two years following its initial release.
How Next.js support works
The latest major is Active LTS and receives features, fixes and security patches. When a new major ships, the previous one becomes Maintenance LTS and gets critical fixes and security patches only, until two years after its own initial release.
Next.js 16 dates
- Released: October 2025
- Active LTS: until the next major ships
- Expected end of support: about October 2027 (two years after release)
Vercel does not publish a fixed day in advance, so treat the exact day as an estimate.
What it means for you
If you are on Next.js 15, its support ends in October 2026, so upgrading to 16 now is the safer path.
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Facts in this draft were checked on 12 Oct 2026 against the primary sources listed in the body (official docs, release schedules or Google/YouTube help pages). No benchmarks or timings were run, so the post makes no performance or measurement claims; dates are quoted as published by the maintainers, and any estimate is labelled as such.
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