As Umbraco have continued working on newer versions, each release has gone from strength to strength, and the retiring of version 8 is a great opportunity to upgrade older versions to future-proof your website. If your business relies on Umbraco 8, it’s time to start talking about your website’s future and understand the timeline to begin planning ahead.
Why is Umbraco 8 being retired?
Like all software, Umbraco 8 has a lifecycle. And it’s end of life is near. The last minor update for Umbraco 8 rolled out in February 2022, and full version support has ended as of February 2024. Security updates are expected only until February 2025. No further support means no more patches and no more updates. The good news is, we’ve been developing on version 13 and have begun looking at the newly released version 14. With these newer versions comes added features, impressive functionality and robust security.