---
title: Node.js agent EOL policy
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/getting-started/nodejs-agent-eol-policy
---

The following are the specific policies and dates for support of our Node.js agent. See our documentation about [general EOL policies](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/licenses/end-of-life/notification-changes-new-relic-saas-features-distributed-software/) for information about New Relic's overall end-of-life policy.

## Versioning

New Relic Agents follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) to indicate that MAJOR version releases include breaking changes. MAJOR versions may drop support for language runtimes that have reached End-of-Life according to the maintainer. Additionally, MAJOR versions may drop support for and remove certain instrumentation.

## New Relic Node.js agent releases and support dates [#nodejs-eol]

Any versions not listed in the following table are no longer supported. Please [update your Node.js agent version](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/installation-configuration/update-nodejs-agent) to the [latest release](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/nodejs-release-notes).

| [Node.js agent release](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/nodejs-release-notes) | Start date | End date |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- |