Concluded on March 31, 2022 for most architectures.

| Migration Path | Description | | :--- | :--- | | | Current version with modern kernel, security, and cloud support. | | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Still in LTSS (until 2027). Offers easier upgrade path from SLES 11. | | OpenSUSE Leap 15.5 | Free, community-driven alternative, but not enterprise-supported. |

This was the final major refinement for the 11 series, offering the best possible hardware support for that era [11, 22].