Situation
Debian distro parameters
Debian bullseye reaches the end of its 5-year lifecycle on Aug 31, 2026.
Docker node usage
versions.json defines usage of bullseye in Node.js 22, 24 and 26.
Change needed
### Deprecation
Deprecate bullseye Docker images in documentation.
Removal
After the end of bullseye LTS on 2026-08-31, wait for each of the release lines Node.js 22, 24 and 26 to produce releases, then:
- remove
bullseye* from versions.json
- remove
bullseye and bullseye-slim from architectures
- remove
22/bullseye* 24/bullseye* 26/bullseye* directories to remove bullseye and bullseye-slim
- remove
bullseye from documentation
This will leave images / tags for bullseye that were published before 2026-08-31 and remove any later ones.
Situation
Debian distro parameters
Debian
bullseyereaches the end of its 5-year lifecycle on Aug 31, 2026.Docker node usage
versions.json defines usage of
bullseyein Node.js 22, 24 and 26.Change needed
### DeprecationDeprecatebullseyeDocker images in documentation.Removal
After the end of
bullseyeLTS on 2026-08-31, wait for each of the release lines Node.js 22, 24 and 26 to produce releases, then:bullseye*from versions.jsonbullseyeandbullseye-slimfrom architectures22/bullseye*24/bullseye*26/bullseye*directories to removebullseyeandbullseye-slimbullseyefrom documentationThis will leave images / tags for
bullseyethat were published before 2026-08-31 and remove any later ones.