Ubuntu Core support duration

The support period for Ubuntu Core follows the Long Term Support (LTS) model adopted by all major releases of Ubuntu.

An optional Legacy Support can be added to expand security maintenance (ESM) for an additional 2 years, resulting in 12 years of coverage overall for newer releases. See Expanded Security Maintenance for Ubuntu and open source for further details.

Version-specific support

Release date

End of standard support

End of ESM support

Architecture support

SnapD version in release

Snapcraft track for support

Ubuntu Core 18

Jan 2019

Jan 2029

-

amd64, arm64, i386, armhf

2.52

7.x

Ubuntu Core 20

Feb 2021

Feb 2031

-

amd64, arm64, armhf

2.58

8.x

Ubuntu Core 22

Jun 2022

Jun 2032

Jun 2034

amd64, arm64, armhf

2.59

8.x

Ubuntu Core 24

Jun 2024

Jun 2034

Jun 2036

amd64, arm64

2.63

8.x

See Testing platforms for image download links, and for more details on Snapcraft support, see Snapcraft bases.