Release Schedule of Current Database Releases

Database Release Roadmap

Patching End Dates for Roadmap

Release	Patching End Date	Notes and Exceptions
19c Long-Term Release	Mar 31, 2023 with no ES/ULA Mar 31, 2026 with ES/ULA	Premier Support (PS) ends Mar 31, 2023, Extended Support (ES) fees will be required beginning Apr 01, 2023 through Mar 31, 2026 Error Correction / Patching is available through Mar 31, 2026 with paid ES. Without paid ES, patching is only available until Mar 31, 2023.
18c Annual Release	Jun 08, 2021	Error Correction / Patching is available until Jun 08, 2021 18c is not eligible for Extended Support (ES)
12.2.0.1 Annual Release	* March 31, 2022 with Limited Error Correction from Dec 1, 2020	Error Correction / Patching is available until Nov 30, 2020 Limited Error Correction (Sev 1 and Security Updates only) is available from Dec 1, 2020 - March 31, 2022   See Note 161818.1 for details. 12.2.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support (ES) Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA will have 3 additional months of support life. The end of life dates for databases on these platforms is: 28-Feb-2021
12.1.0.2 Terminal Release	* Jul 31, 2022 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver	Premier Support (PS) ended Jul 31, 2018 and one year of free Extended Support (ES) was in effect until July 31, 2019. ES fees or a ULA was required beginning 01-Aug-2019 through 31-Jul-2022. Without paid ES or ULA, patching ends 31-Jul-2019.   We have a global ES fee waiver in place for E-Business customers, see details and dates of expiration see: Extended Support Fee Waiver for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1) or Technical Support Policy Document. * One additional year (01-Aug-2021 through 31-July-2022) has been added to the Extended Support timeframe but the following platform exceptions apply: Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh were not included in the additional year. The end date for those platforms is still July 31, 2021.
12.1.0.1	Aug 31, 2016	Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release 12.1.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support (ES) 12.1.0.1 was the last release of Standard Edition (SE) and Standard Edition One (SE1)
11.2.0.4 Terminal Release	Dec 31, 2020 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver	Premier Support (PS) ended 31-Jan-2015 and one year of free Extended Support (ES) was in effect until Dec 31, 2018. ES fees or a ULA was required beginning Jan 1, 2019 through Dec 31, 2020.  At the end of ES, Market Driven Support (MDS) will be available for two additional years.  See https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/ds-mds-database-11g-r2.pdf We have a global ES fee waiver in place for E-Business customers, see details and dates of expiration see: Extended Support Fee Waiver for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1) or Technical Support Policy Document. Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA will have 3 additional months of support life. The end of life dates for databases on these platforms is: 31-March 2021