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This page lists the status, timeline and policy for currently supported ESO releases and its providers. Please also see our [deprecation policy](deprecation-policy.md) that describes API versioning, deprecation and API surface.

## Supported Versions

external-secrets only supports the most-up-to date, current minor version. Any other minor version releases are automatically deprecated as soon as a new minor version comes.

During a minor version support time, we cover:

- regular image rebuilds to update OS dependencies
- regular go dependency updates

We do not do test coverage for any other kubernetes version than the ones running on our test suites.

| ESO Version | Kubernetes Version | Release Date | End of Life    |
|-------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------|
| 2.8         | 1.35-1.36          | Jul 18, 2026 | Release of 2.9 |
| 2.7         | 1.35               | Jun 26, 2026 | July 18, 2026  |
| 2.6         | 1.34-1.35          | Jun 05, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026   |
| 2.5         | 1.34-1.35          | May 15, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026   |
| 2.4.1       | 1.34-1.35          | Apr 28, 2026 | May 15, 2026   |
| 2.4         | 1.34-1.35          | Apr 24, 2026 | May 15, 2026   |
| 2.3         | 1.34-1.35          | Apr 10, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
| 2.2         | 1.34-1.35          | Mar 20, 2026 | April 10, 2026 |
| 2.1         | 1.34-1.35          | Mar 06, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026   |
| 2.0         | 1.34-1.35          | Feb 06, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026   |
| 1.3         | 1.34               | Jan 23, 2026 | Feb 06, 2026   |
| 1.2         | 1.34               | Dec 19, 2025 | Jan 23, 2026   |
| 1.1         | 1.34               | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025   |
| 1.0         | 1.34               | Nov 7, 2025  | Nov 21, 2025   |
| 0.20.x      | 1.34               | Sep 22, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025    |
| 0.19.x      | 1.33               | Aug 2, 2025  | Sep 22, 2025   |
| 0.18.x      | 1.33               | Jul 17, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025    |
| 0.17.x      | 1.33               | May 14, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025   |
| 0.16.x      | 1.32               | Apr 14, 2025 | May 14, 2025   |
| 0.15.x      | 1.32               | Mar 19, 2025 | Apr 14, 2025   |
| 0.14.x      | 1.32               | Feb 4, 2025  | Mar 19, 2025   |
| 0.13.x      | 1.19 → 1.31        | Jan 21, 2025 | Feb 4, 2025    |
| 0.12.x      | 1.19 → 1.31        | Dec 24, 2024 | Jan 21, 2025   |
| 0.11.x      | 1.19 → 1.31        | Dec 2, 2024  | Dec 24, 2024   |
| 0.10.x      | 1.19 → 1.31        | Aug 3, 2024  | Dec 24, 2024   |
| 0.9.x       | 1.19 → 1.30        | Jun 22, 2023 | Dec 2, 2024    |
| 0.8.x       | 1.19 → 1.28        | Mar 16, 2023 | Aug 3, 2024    |
| 0.7.x       | 1.19 → 1.26        | Dec 11, 2022 | Jun 22, 2023   |
| 0.6.x       | 1.19 → 1.24        | Oct 9, 2022  | Mar 16, 2023   |
| 0.5.x       | 1.19 → 1.24        | Apr 6, 2022  | Dec 11, 2022   |
| 0.4.x       | 1.16 → 1.24        | Feb 2, 2022  | Oct 9, 2022    |
| 0.3.x       | 1.16 → 1.24        | Jul 25, 2021 | Apr 6, 2022    |

## Upgrading

**Important upgrade recommendations:**

1. **Plan your upgrades carefully** - Always review release notes before upgrading, it could contain breaking changes information
2. **Upgrade version by version** - We strongly recommend upgrading one minor version at a time (e.g., 0.18.x → 0.19.x → 0.20.x) rather than skipping versions
3. **Test in non-production first** - Always validate upgrades in development/staging environments

## Provider Stability and Support Level

The following table describes the stability level of each provider and who's responsible.

| Provider                                                                                                       | Stability | Maintainer                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------:| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| [AWS Secrets Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/aws-secrets-manager/)                        |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [AWS Parameter Store](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/aws-parameter-store/)                        |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [AWS Certificate Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/aws-certificate-manager/)                |     alpha | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [Akeyless](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/akeyless)                                               |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [Azure Keyvault](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/azure-key-vault/)                                 |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [Barbican](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/barbican)                                               |     alpha | [@rkferreira](https://github.com/rkferreira)                                                        |
| [Beyondtrust](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/beyondtrust)                                         |     alpha | [@btfhernandez](https://github.com/btfhernandez/)                                                   |
| [Beyondtrust Workload Credentials](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/beyondtrustworkloadcredentials) | alpha | [@sdahal-bt](https://github.com/sdahal-bt/) |
| [Bitwarden Secrets Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/bitwarden-secrets-manager)             |     alpha | [@skarlso](https://github.com/Skarlso)                                                              |
| [Chef](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/chef)                                                       |     alpha | [@sourav977](https://github.com/sourav977)                                                          |
| [Cloud.ru](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/cloudru)                                                |     alpha | [@default23](https://github.com/default23)                                                          |
| [CyberArk Secrets Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/conjur)                                 |    stable | [@davidh-cyberark](https://github.com/davidh-cyberark/) [@szh](https://github.com/szh)              |
| [Delinea](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/delinea)                                                 |     alpha | [@michaelsauter](https://github.com/michaelsauter/)                                                 |
| [Devolutions Server](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/devolutions-server)                           |     alpha | [@rbstp](https://github.com/rbstp)                                                                  |
| [Doppler SecretOps Platform](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/doppler)                              |     alpha | [@ryan-blunden](https://github.com/ryan-blunden/) [@nmanoogian](https://github.com/nmanoogian/)     |
| [Fortanix](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/fortanix)                                               |     alpha | [@RecuencoJones](https://github.com/RecuencoJones)                                                  |
| [GCP Secret Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/google-secrets-manager/)                      |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [Generic Webhook](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/webhook)                                         |     alpha | [@willemm](https://github.com/willemm)                                                              |
| [GitHub Actions Secrets](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/github)                               |     alpha | [@gusfcarvalho](https://github.com/gusfcarvalho)                                                    |
| [GitLab Variables](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/gitlab-variables/)                              |     alpha | [@Jabray5](https://github.com/Jabray5)                                                              |
| [Hashicorp Vault](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/hashicorp-vault/)                                |    stable | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [IBM Cloud Secrets Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/ibm-secrets-manager/)                  |    stable | [@IdanAdar](https://github.com/IdanAdar)                                                            |
| [Infisical](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/infisical)                                             |     alpha | [@akhilmhdh](https://github.com/akhilmhdh)                                                          |
| [Keeper Security](https://www.keepersecurity.com/)                                                             |     alpha | [@ppodevlab](https://github.com/ppodevlab)                                                          |
| [Kubernetes](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/kubernetes)                                           |      beta | [external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets)                                             |
| [Nebius MysteryBox](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/nebius-mysterybox)                             | alpha     | [@greenmapc](https://github.com/greenmapc)                                                          |
| [Ngrok](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/ngrok)                                                     |     alpha | [@jonstacks](https://github.com/jonstacks)                                                          |
| [Onboardbase](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/onboardbase)                                         |     alpha | [@limistah](https://github.com/limistah)                                                            |
| [OpenBao](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/openbao)                                                 |     alpha | [@phil9909](https://github.com/phil9909)                                                            |
| [Oracle Vault](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/oracle-vault)                                       |    stable | [@anders-swanson](https://github.com/anders-swanson)                                                                                    |
| [OVHcloud](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/ovhcloud)                                               |     alpha | [@ldesauw](https://github.com/ldesauw)                                                              |
| [Passbolt](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/passbolt)                                               |     alpha | [@stripthis](https://github.com/stripthis)                                                                                  |
| [Password Depot](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider-passworddepot)                                    |     alpha | [@Sulfixx](https://github.com/Sulfixx)                                                              |
| [Previder](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/previder)                                               |    stable | [@previder](https://github.com/previder)                                                            |
| [Pulumi ESC](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/pulumi)                                               |     alpha | [@dirien](https://github.com/dirien)                                                                |
| [Scaleway](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/scaleway)                                               |     alpha | [@azert9](https://github.com/azert9/)                                                               |
| [SecretServer](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/secretserver)                                       |      beta | [@gmurugezan](https://github.com/gmurugezan)                                                    |
| [Senhasegura DevOps Secrets Management (DSM)](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/senhasegura-dsm)     |     alpha | [@lfraga](https://github.com/lfraga)                                                                |
| [Volcengine](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/volcengine)                                           |     alpha | [@kevinyancn](https://github.com/kevinyancn)                                                        |
| [Yandex Certificate Manager](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/yandex-certificate-manager/)          |     alpha | [@AndreyZamyslov](https://github.com/AndreyZamyslov) [@knelasevero](https://github.com/knelasevero) |
| [Yandex Lockbox](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/yandex-lockbox/)                                  |     alpha | [@AndreyZamyslov](https://github.com/AndreyZamyslov) [@knelasevero](https://github.com/knelasevero) |
| [1Password](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/1password-automation)                                  |     alpha | [@SimSpaceCorp](https://github.com/Simspace) [@snarlysodboxer](https://github.com/snarlysodboxer)   |
| [1Password SDK](https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/1password-sdk)                                     |     alpha | [@Skarlso](https://github.com/Skarlso)                                                              |

## Provider Feature Support

The following table show the support for features across different providers.

| Provider                         | find by name | find by tags | metadataPolicy Fetch | referent authentication | store validation | push secret | DeletionPolicy Merge/Delete |
|----------------------------------|:------------:|:------------:|:--------------------:|:-----------------------:|:----------------:|:-----------:|:---------------------------:|
| Akeyless                         |      x       |      x       |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| AWS Secrets Manager              |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| AWS Parameter Store              |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| AWS Certificate Manager          |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Azure Keyvault                   |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Barbican                         |      x       |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Beyondtrust                      |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |                             |
| Beyondtrust Workload Credentials |      x       |      x       |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Bitwarden Secrets Manager        |      x       |              |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Chef                             |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Cloud.ru                         |      x       |      x       |                      |            x            |        x         |             |              x              |
| Delinea                          |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Devolutions Server               |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| CyberArk Secrets Manager         |      x       |      x       |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Doppler                          |      x       |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Fortanix                         |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| GCP Secret Manager               |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| GitHub Actions Secrets           |              |              |                      |            x            |                  |      x      |                             |
| GitLab Variables                 |      x       |      x       |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Generic Webhook                  |              |              |                      |                         |                  |             |              x              |
| Hashicorp Vault                  |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Keeper Security                  |      x       |              |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |                             |
| IBM Cloud Secrets Manager        |      x       |              |          x           |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| Infisical                        |      x       |              |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Ngrok                            |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |                             |
| Kubernetes                       |      x       |      x       |          x           |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Nebius Mysterybox                |              |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |              x              |
| Onboardbase                      |      x       |              |                      |                         |        x         |             |                             |
| OpenBao                          |      x       |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Oracle Vault                     |      x       |      x       |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| OVHcloud                         |      x       |              |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Passbolt                         |      x       |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Password Depot                   |              |              |                      |                         |                  |             |                             |
| Previder                         |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Pulumi ESC                       |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Scaleway                         |      x       |      x       |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| SecretServer                     |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| Senhasegura DSM                  |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |              x              |
| Volcengine                       |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Yandex Lockbox                   |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| Yandex Certificate Manager       |              |              |                      |            x            |        x         |             |                             |
| 1Password                        |      x       |      x       |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |              x              |
| 1Password SDK                    |      x       |      x       |                      |                         |        x         |      x      |              x              |

## Support Policy

We provide technical support and security / bug fixes for the above listed versions.

### Technical support

We provide assistance for deploying/upgrading etc. on a best-effort basis. You can request support through the following channels:

- [Kubernetes Slack
  #external-secrets](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/external-secrets)
- GitHub [Issues](https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/issues)
- GitHub [Discussions](https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/discussions)

Even though we have active maintainers and people assigned to this project, we kindly ask for patience when asking for support. We will try to get to priority issues as fast as possible, but there may be some delays.

### Helm Charts

The Helm charts provided by this project are offered "as-is" and are primarily focused on providing a good user experience and ease of use. Hardened Helm charts are not a deliverable of this project. We encourage users to review the default chart values and customize them to meet their own security requirements and best practices.
