The current maintenance status of Ruby releases can be found on this page.
You can check the Ruby version that you have installed on your machine by running the below command:
$ ruby --version
3.4.3
Latest release
Released 1 month ago (April 14, 2025)
| Software |
 Ruby |
| Introduction | Ruby is an open source programming language with natural, simple, and easy-to-learn syntax that can be used for various purposes such as creating web applications, data analysis, command line tools, etc. |
| Designed by | Yukihiro Matsumoto |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Repository | https://github.com/ruby/ruby |
| Website | https://www.ruby-lang.org |
| Security policy | https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/security/ |
All Releases
| Version | Status | First official release | Latest patch release | Active support | Security support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | Active | 3.4.0 4 months ago December 25, 2024 | 3.4.3 1 month ago April 14, 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 3.3 | Active | 3.3.0 1 year ago December 25, 2023 | 3.3.8 1 month ago April 09, 2025 | Yes | Ends in 1 year, 10 months March 31, 2027 |
| 3.2 | Active | 3.2.0 2 years ago December 25, 2022 | 3.2.8 1 month ago March 26, 2025 | Yes | Ends in 10 months March 31, 2026 |
| 3.1 | Active | 3.1.0 3 years ago December 25, 2021 | 3.1.7 1 month ago March 26, 2025 | Ended 1 year, 1 month ago April 01, 2024 | Ended 1 month, 13 days ago March 31, 2025 |
| 3.0 | End of life | 3.0.0 4 years ago December 25, 2020 | 3.0.7 1 year ago April 23, 2024 | Ended 2 years, 1 month ago April 01, 2023 | Ended 1 year, 1 month ago March 31, 2024 |
| 2.7 | End of life | 2.7.0 5 years ago December 25, 2019 | 2.7.8 2 years ago March 30, 2023 | Ended 3 years, 1 month ago April 01, 2022 | Ended 2 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2023 |
| 2.6 | End of life | 2.6.0 6 years ago December 25, 2018 | 2.6.10 3 years ago April 12, 2022 | Ended 4 years, 1 month ago April 01, 2021 | Ended 3 years, 1 month ago April 12, 2022 |
| 2.5 | End of life | 2.5.0 7 years ago December 25, 2017 | 2.5.9 4 years ago April 05, 2021 | Ended 5 years, 1 month ago April 01, 2020 | Ended 4 years, 1 month ago April 05, 2021 |
| 2.4 | End of life | 2.4.0 8 years ago December 25, 2016 | 2.4.10 5 years ago March 31, 2020 | Ended 6 years, 1 month ago April 01, 2019 | Ended 5 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2020 |
| 2.3 | End of life | 2.3.0 9 years ago December 25, 2015 | 2.3.8 6 years ago October 17, 2018 | Ended 7 years, 1 month ago March 28, 2018 | Ended 6 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2019 |
| 2.2 | End of life | 2.2.0 10 years ago December 25, 2014 | 2.2.10 7 years ago March 28, 2018 | Ended 8 years, 1 month ago March 28, 2017 | Ended 7 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2018 |
| 2.1 | End of life | 2.1.0 11 years ago December 25, 2013 | 2.1.10 9 years ago April 01, 2016 | Ended 9 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2016 | Ended 8 years, 1 month ago March 31, 2017 |
| 2.0 | End of life | 2.0.0 12 years ago February 24, 2013 | 2.0.0 12 years ago February 24, 2013 | Ended 9 years, 2 months ago February 24, 2016 | Ended 9 years, 2 months ago February 24, 2016 |
| 1.9 | End of life | 1.9.0 17 years ago December 25, 2007 | 1.9.3 13 years ago October 31, 2011 | Ended 11 years, 2 months ago February 24, 2014 | Ended 10 years, 2 months ago February 23, 2015 |
| 1.8 | End of life | 1.8.0 21 years ago August 04, 2003 | 1.8.7 16 years ago May 31, 2008 | No | No |
| 1.6 | End of life | 1.6.7 23 years ago March 01, 2002 | 1.6.7 23 years ago March 01, 2002 | No | No |
Recent Releases
| Version | Release date |
|---|---|
| 3.4.3 |
1 month ago April 14, 2025 |
| 3.3.8 |
1 month ago April 09, 2025 |
| 3.2.8 |
1 month ago March 26, 2025 |
| 3.1.7 |
1 month ago March 26, 2025 |
| 3.4.2 |
3 months ago February 14, 2025 |