Prisma ORM Support Lifecycle & End-of-Life Schedule
Official release schedule, active LTS windows, and deprecation dates for Prisma ORM. Avoid running unsupported versions in production.
Prisma ORM Lifecycle Policy Summary
Next-generation Node.js and TypeScript ORM. Active versions receive regular feature drops; previous majors enter maintenance.
Branch Support Matrix & EOL Cutoffs
| Branch / Cycle | Status | Release Date | End of Life (EOL) | Latest Patch | Upgrade Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v6.x LTS | 🟢 Active Support | 2024-12-03 | 2026-12-31 | 6.6.0 | ✓ Supported for production |
| v5.x | 🟡 Maintenance Only | 2023-07-11 | 2025-07-01 | 5.22.0 | Plan upgrade to v6.x |
| v4.x | 🔴 End of Life (EOL) | 2022-06-28 | 2024-07-01 | 4.16.2 | ⚠️ Upgrade to v6.x |
Why Upgrading from EOL Versions is Critical
Once an open-source branch reaches End-of-Life, upstream maintainers no longer backport patches for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Automated botnets routinely scan for publicly known exploits on unsupported runtime versions.