Node.js 20

Node.js 20 reached end of life on April 30, 2026 and no longer gets security updates.

Status: End of life
Released: April 18, 2023
Active support until: October 22, 2024
Security updates until: April 30, 2026
Long-term support release: Yes
Official lifecycle page: github.com
Checked on: September 29, 2026

Node.js 20 reached end of life on April 30, 2026 and no longer gets security updates. The Node.js project released it on April 18, 2023. Node.js 20 (codename Iron) is a long-term support release. It became LTS on October 24, 2023 and entered maintenance, with critical and security fixes only, on October 22, 2024.

Product: Node.js
Version: 20
Sources: Page URL
Node.js release schedule https://github.com/nodejs/Release/blob/main/schedule.json

Page	URL
Node.js release schedule	https://github.com/nodejs/Release/blob/main/schedule.json

Questions

When did Node.js 20 reach end of life?

Security updates for Node.js 20 ended on April 30, 2026.

Is Node.js 20 still supported?

No. Node.js 20 no longer gets security updates.

When was Node.js 20 released?

Node.js 20 was released on April 18, 2023.

When did active support for Node.js 20 end?

Active support, with bug fixes as well as security fixes, ended on October 22, 2024.

Sources

Every date comes from the vendor’s official lifecycle or release page: Microsoft Lifecycle and Windows release health, Ubuntu’s release cycle, Debian releases, the Python developer guide, the Node.js release schedule, php.net, Oracle’s Java SE support roadmap and Lifetime Support Policy, the .NET support policy, PostgreSQL versioning, Mozilla’s release calendar and Google’s Pixel update policy. Each record links its sources and shows the date they were checked.