GoKawiilRails 8.0 nears end of security support as Rails 8.1 becomes current release
Rails 8.0, released in November 2024 with built-in authentication, Solid Queue/Cache/Cable, Kamal 2 deployment and production-ready SQLite, is now down to security-only fixes that end November 7, 2026. Rails 8.1, released in October 2025, is the actively maintained version, while Rails 7.1 and 7.2 have already fallen out of support entirely.