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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.

VersionRelease statusInitial release dateGeneral support endsSecurity support ends
Moodle 4.1 (LTS)Current security28 November 202211 December 20238 December 2025
Moodle 4.4Current security22 April 202421 April 20258 December 2025
Moodle 4.5 (LTS)Current stable7 October 20246 October 20256 October 2027
Moodle 5.0Current stable14 April 202520 April 20265 October 2026
Moodle 5.1Future release6 October 20255 October 20265 April 2027
Moodle 5.2Future release20 April 202619 April 202711 October 2027
Moodle 5.3 (LTS)Future release5 October 202611 October 20278 October 2029
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Current stables

Currently supported stable releases.

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 typeFrequencyMonthsTiming
Major (eg. 3.x)6 monthlyApril, and OctoberWeeks 17, and 43 of the year
Minor (Point) (eg. 3.x.y)2 monthlyFebruary, April, June, August, October, DecemberUsually every 8 weeks
tip

Upcoming release dates can be found in the Moodle development calendar, which is available as an iCal feed, or to browse.

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)