When Does Node.js 22 Reach End of Life? Dates and Plan
Node 22 still gets critical fixes, but only until April 2027. Node 24 moves to maintenance this month and Node 26 becomes LTS on 28 October.
Aditya Challa2 min read
Summary
Node.js 22 reaches end of life on 30 April 2027. It has been in Maintenance LTS since 21 October 2025, so it gets only critical fixes until then.
Node.js 22 timeline
- Released (Current): 24 April 2024
- Active LTS (codename Jod): 29 October 2024
- Maintenance LTS: 21 October 2025
- End of life: 30 April 2027
What Maintenance LTS means
The Node.js project says LTS lines typically get critical bug fixes for a total of 30 months, and that production apps should only use Active LTS or Maintenance LTS releases. In maintenance, expect security and critical fixes, not new features. After end of life, commercial support is available only through OpenJS Ecosystem Sustainability Program partners.
How Node 22 compares with other lines
- Node 20: already end of life since 30 April 2026.
- Node 24 (Krypton): Active LTS since 28 October 2025, moves to maintenance on 20 October 2026, end of life 30 April 2028.
- Node 26: released 5 May 2026, scheduled to become LTS on 28 October 2026, end of life 30 April 2029.
Which version to move to
Node 24 is the low-risk upgrade today, with support until April 2028. If you can wait a few weeks, Node 26 becomes LTS on 28 October and gives you a year more. Our Node.js 26 LTS schedule explainer covers that release-line change.
Upgrade checklist
- Find every place the version is pinned: .nvmrc, engines in package.json, Dockerfiles, CI setup steps and serverless runtime settings.
- Rebuild native add-ons and reinstall from a clean lockfile.
- Check your framework's support matrix. Framework end-of-life dates often line up with Node ones, as with Next.js 15 end of support.
- Run the full test suite on the new line in CI before switching production.
FAQ
Is Node.js 22 still supported?
Yes. It is in Maintenance LTS until 30 April 2027.
Should I skip Node 24 and go to Node 26?
Only once Node 26 reaches LTS on 28 October 2026, if your dependencies support it. Before that, it is a Current release.
When did Node.js 20 reach end of life?
On 30 April 2026.
Sources
Lab evidence
What I found running this
Read the Node.js previous-releases page and the official schedule.json in the nodejs/Release repository on 10 Oct 2026, and rechecked that the sources load on 11 Oct 2026. Every date comes from those pages. We did not run any Node 22 to 24 or 26 upgrade or compatibility test, so the checklist is planning guidance, not a test report.
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