---
title: "Compute Engine lifecycle"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/services/gcp/compute-engine"
as_of: "2026-11-13"
total: 72
upcoming: 69
ended: 3
in_effect: 0
---

# Compute Engine lifecycle

Retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes for Compute Engine, with effective dates and source links.

Last checked 12 Nov 2026. 72 items: 69 upcoming, 3 ended. Counted for 13 Nov 2026 (UTC).

## Upcoming

| Date | Countdown | Item | Type | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 2026 | In 18 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP4 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp4-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2026 | In 18 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP4 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp4-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 12 Jan 2027 | In 60 days | [Compute Engine: Windows Server 2016 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-windows-server-2016-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Mar 2027 | In 108 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: COS 121 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-121-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-accelerated-with-c72514-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS optimized for TPUs image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-optimized-for-tpus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 8.8 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-8-8-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.2 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-2-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.6 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-6-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.0 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-0-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 31 May 2027 | In 199 days | [Compute Engine: CentOS Stream 9 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-centos-stream-9-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 16 Jun 2027 | In 215 days | [Compute Engine: customer-supplied encryption keys (CSEKs) shutdown](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-customer-supplied-encryption-keys-cseks-retirement.md) | Retirement | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/deprecations) |
| 1 Aug 2027 | In 261 days | [Compute Engine: NVIDIA P4 GPU shutdown](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-nvidia-p4-retirement.md) | Retirement | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/deprecations) |
| 1 Aug 2027 | In 261 days | [Compute Engine: NVIDIA T4 GPU shutdown](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-nvidia-t4-retirement.md) | Retirement | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/deprecations) |
| Sep 2027 | In 292 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: COS 125 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-125-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Oct 2027 | In 322 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 12 SP5 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-12-sp5-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2027 | In 383 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP5 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp5-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2027 | In 383 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP5 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp5-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Mar 2028 | In 474 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: COS 129 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-129-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2028 | In 505 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.4 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-4-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2028 | In 505 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-pro-18-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2028 | In 535 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.8 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-8-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2028 | In 535 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.2 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-2-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2028 | In 535 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.2 EUS with out-of-tree gVNIC driver image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-2-eus-with-out-of-tree-gvnic-3dc0d3-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2028 | In 566 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 8 Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-8-accelerated-with-832e57-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2028 | In 566 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 9 Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-9-accelerated-with-3dec91-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2028 | In 566 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 10 Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-10-accelerated-with-30ccd5-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2028 | In 566 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-24-04-lts-accelerated-with-b0fa9d-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 30 Jun 2028 | In 595 days | [Compute Engine: Debian 12 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-debian-12-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Nov 2028 | In 719 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: COS 133 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-133-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2028 | In 749 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP6 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp6-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2028 | In 749 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP6 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp6-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 9 Jan 2029 | In 788 days | [Compute Engine: Windows Server 2019 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-windows-server-2019-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: AlmaLinux 8 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-almalinux-8-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 8 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-8-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 8.10 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-8-10-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.6 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-6-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.0 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-0-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 8 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-8-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2029 | In 900 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 8 optimized for Google Cloud image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-8-optimized-for-google-cloud-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2029 | In 931 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-24-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2029 | In 931 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS optimized for TPUs image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-24-04-lts-optimized-for-tpus-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jul 2029 | In 961 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Oracle Linux 8 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-oracle-linux-8-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 1 Jan 2030 | In 1,145 days | [Compute Engine: CentOS Stream 10 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-centos-stream-10-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2030 | In 1,235 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-pro-20-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2030 | In 1,265 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.8 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-8-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2030 | In 1,265 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.2 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-2-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 30 Jun 2030 | In 1,325 days | [Compute Engine: Debian 13 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-debian-13-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Nov 2030 | In 1,449 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 16.0 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-16-0-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Dec 2030 | In 1,479 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 16.0 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-16-0-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2031 | In 1,600 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-26-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jul 2031 | In 1,691 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP7 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp7-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 14 Oct 2031 | In 1,796 days | [Compute Engine: Windows Server 2022 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-windows-server-2022-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2032 | In 1,966 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-pro-22-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2032 | In 1,996 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: AlmaLinux 9 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-almalinux-9-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2032 | In 1,996 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2032 | In 1,996 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 9 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-9-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2032 | In 1,996 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 9 optimized for Google Cloud image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-9-optimized-for-google-cloud-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2032 | In 2,027 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Oracle Linux 9 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-oracle-linux-9-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2034 | In 2,696 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-pro-24-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jul 2034 | In 2,787 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP7 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp7-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 10 Oct 2034 | In 2,888 days | [Compute Engine: Windows Server 2025 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-windows-server-2025-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2035 | In 3,091 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: AlmaLinux 10 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-almalinux-10-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2035 | In 3,091 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2035 | In 3,091 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 10 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-10-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| May 2035 | In 3,091 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Rocky Linux 10 optimized for Google Cloud image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rocky-linux-10-optimized-for-google-47200e-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Jun 2035 | In 3,122 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Oracle Linux 10 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-oracle-linux-10-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| Apr 2036 | In 3,427 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-pro-26-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |

## Ended

| Date | Countdown | Item | Type | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 2026 | Ended | [Compute Engine: COS 117 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-117-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Ended | [Compute Engine: NVIDIA P100 GPU shutdown](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-nvidia-p100-retirement.md) | Retirement | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/deprecations) |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Ended | [Compute Engine: Debian 11 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-debian-11-image-end-of-support.md) | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) |

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