DRUPAL 8 END OF LIFE UPDATE
DRUPAL 8 END OF LIFE UPGRADE

DRUPAL 8 END OF LIFE UPGRADE

We encourage all of our customers to upgrade Drupal 8 applications to Drupal 9 well before Drupal 8’s end of life date to avoid unexpected complications.

Additionally, Acquia is part of a group of vendors who are committed to provide D7.x extended support, which is slated to run until November 2025. Note: Drupal 7.x applications are supported by until 28 November 2022. After 2 November 2021, Acquia will no longer provide support services for Drupal 8 applications. This includes providing diagnostic support for Drupal Application issues and working to ensure that Acquia Cloud supports Drupal 8 sites. In such cases, upgrading your application to Drupal 9 may be your only available remedy.Īcquia will continue to assist customers with Drupal 8 sites as part of our standard Support services until 2 November 2021. Acquia’s compatibility testing will be limited to Drupal 9 and above so such platform changes may impact Drupal 8 application functionality or availability. Drupal 8 core, contributed, and custom modules may have dependencies on technology stack components that could be upgraded or removed to maintain Acquia’s platform security and compliance certifications. Q: What is the deadline for this upgrade?Īcquia cannot guarantee Drupal 8 compatibility with Acquia’s Cloud Platform after 2 November 2021. While your application will continue to function beyond 2 November 2021, every day that your application is on Drupal 8.x past 2 November 2021, you risk the security of your files and data and that of your customers.

DRUPAL 8 END OF LIFE UPDATE

If your application is currently using Drupal 8.x, you will need to take immediate steps to update your application so that your application is upgraded by 2 November 2021. Q: Is there any action required on my part? You should consider Drupal 8.x an insecure application after 2 November 2021. Additionally, the security team will not provide Security Advisories for Drupal 8.x after that date.

In concurrence, Acquia will also end support for applications running Drupal 8.x on 2 November 2021.Īfter 2 November 2021, there will be no new projects, bug fixes for existing projects, or documentation for Drupal 8.x from the Drupal community. On 29 June 2021, announced that support for all applications running Drupal 8.x will end 2 November 2021.

Drupal 8 end of life