JetPack 5 is scheduled to reach End of Life (EoL) in Q3 2026. After this date, NVIDIA will no longer provide new JetPack 5 releases, and official support will transition fully to newer JetPack branches. We recommend developers and customers to begin planning their post EoL plans based on product timelines and platform needs. For customers who require continued maintenance or extended support for JetPack 5 beyond its EoL, we recommend engaging with our ecosystem partner RidgeRun.
A few FAQs
Q: Can I continue using or shipping products based on JetPack 5 after EoL?
A: Yes. JetPack 5 can continue to be used and shipped, but ongoing maintenance and updates will no longer be provided by NVIDIA.
Q: What if I need support after JetPack 5 reaches EoL?
A: Customers needing continued maintenance or fixes should work with NVIDIA ecosystem partner RidgeRun.
Q: When should I start planning ?
A: We recommend to start as early as possible, to allow sufficient time for any migration, validation, and production readiness.
You are planning to end support for Jetpack 5, so how are you going to support Nvidia Xavier devices after dropping it for 2 more years according to the product lifecycle? According to the docs, it should be supported until 2028, but should we request support from another company? Is it not possible to upgrade Xavier to Jetpack 6? CUDA 12.x supports Volta GPU and most of the hardware features are still available in Orin Jetpack 6, so porting it should be feasible. By dirty hacks it is possible to run Ubuntu 22.04 with a Jetpack 5 and Jetpack 6 mixture, but due to lack of source code it is only a hack.
I know it is possible to use Yocto which is created by RidgeRun which provides newer libraries, but it is not always an easy replacement. We have to teach the whole dev and ML team how to use Yocto, where everybody uses Ubuntu as their daily driver.
At RidgeRun, we are actively working on extending the lifecycle of JetPack 5 platforms beyond NVIDIA’s official EoL timeline.
We currently have the CIP Linux kernel 5.10, which has long term support through 2031, successfully running on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier platform, validated on the NVIDIA Developer Kit.
So far, we have validated operation across several key subsystems, including GPU support, MIPI camera capture, multimedia codecs, and other core platform functionalities.
In the coming weeks, we will also be validating additional Xavier based platforms, including Jetson Xavier NX.
Our goal is to help customers maintain, secure, and extend deployed JetPack 5 products with continued kernel maintenance and platform support after NVIDIA’s official JetPack 5 EoL.
If your product roadmap depends on JetPack 5 continuity or you are interested in these efforts, feel free to contact RidgeRun for additional information.
I have working demo/PoC for Yocto with more modern stack than officially nvidia support and ridgerun (kernel 6.18, Cuda 12.6, Deepstream 6.4) . I have tested few Xavier devices and I’m preparing some patches for meta-oe4t.
RidgeRun’s extended support offering for the CIP kernel is not open source.
Please note that JetPack 5 itself will continue to be available and free to use after NVIDIA’s official EoL. What changes after EoL is that NVIDIA will no longer provide ongoing maintenance releases, fixes, or official support updates.
RidgeRun is working on helping customers that require continued long term maintenance and support for deployed JetPack 5 products, including support for the CIP Linux kernel on Xavier platforms.
If you are interested in additional details, feel free to contact us at support@ridgerun.com.