Releases
This page lists all official releases of Moodle, grouped by branch in reverse chronological order.
Version support
The most recent long-term support release (LTS) version is Moodle 4.5. The next LTS version will be Moodle 5.3.
Version | Release status | Initial release date | General support ends | Security support ends |
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4.1 (LTS) | Current security | 28 November 2022 | 11 December 2023 | 8 December 2025 |
4.4 | Current security | 22 April 2024 | 21 April 2025 | 8 December 2025 |
4.5 (LTS) | Current stable | 7 October 2024 | 6 October 2025 | 6 October 2027 |
5.0 | Current stable | 14 April 2025 | 20 April 2026 | 5 October 2026 |
5.1 | Future release | 6 October 2025 | 5 October 2026 | 5 April 2027 |
5.2 | Future release | 20 April 2026 | 19 April 2027 | 11 October 2027 |
5.3 (LTS) | Future release | 5 October 2026 | 11 October 2027 | 8 October 2029 |
Release graph key
Current stables | Currently supported stable releases. |
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Current security | Current release of versions still receiving security-only updates. |
Future stables | Future point releases receiving bug fixes, as well as security updates. |
Future security | Future point releases receiving security-only updates. |
Past stables | Previously released versions containing bug fixes, as well as security updates. Updating to a currently supported version is recommended. |
Past security | Previously released versions containing security updates only. Updating to a currently supported version is recommended. |
General release calendar
These are the target dates for releases. These dates may vary slightly due to unforeseen circumstances.
Release type | Frequency | Months | Timing |
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Major (eg. 3.x) | 6 monthly | April, and October | Weeks 17, and 43 of the year |
Minor (Point) (eg. 3.x.y) | 2 monthly | February, April, June, August, October, December | Usually every 8 weeks |
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note
Minor releases dates differ slightly from release to release depending on the timing of public holidays in Western Australia.
See also
- Roadmap - future versions
- Moodle versions - an explanation of how our versions work plus version numbers for each release (for $plugin->requires)