Open Source
Long-Term Support (LTS)

Your infrastructure can't wait for upstream maintainers to catch up. DepKeep delivers security patches, critical bug fixes, and hardened builds for end-of-life open source projects — so you can modernise on your timeline, not theirs.

Everything You Need to Keep
EOL Software Running Safely

DepKeep's LTS service goes beyond simple patch delivery. We maintain a fully supported, tested, and documented build track for each covered project — giving your operations team the safety net to keep moving forward.

Security Backports

CVE patches and critical security fixes are backported to your exact version — no forced upgrades, no breaking changes, no surprises in production.

Compliance-Ready Documentation

Every patch ships with a detailed security advisory, CVSS scores, fix description, and audit-trail documentation accepted by SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 auditors.

Hardened Binary Distributions

Pre-built, regression-tested binaries ready to drop into your CI/CD pipeline — GPG-signed and reproducible for supply-chain confidence and SBOM generation.

Multi-Year Coverage Windows

LTS contracts span one to five years, giving your team the runway to plan and execute migrations without operational urgency or compliance exposure.

Custom Build Configurations

Need a specific patch applied, a dependency pinned, or a compilation flag changed? We maintain customer-specific build configurations and test them against your workload profiles.

Dedicated Support Engineer

A named DepKeep engineer owns your LTS track, understands your configuration history, and is reachable directly — no ticket queues or tier-based escalation paths.

From Sign-Up to Full Coverage
in Under 48 Hours

01

Stack Assessment

We review your deployed versions, dependency tree, and current CVE exposure to produce a risk-prioritised coverage plan with clear SLA targets.

02

LTS Branch Initialisation

We fork and harden your target version, establish a private patch channel, and run a full regression suite against your environment's configuration.

03

Continuous Patch Delivery

New CVEs are triaged within hours of disclosure. Patches are backported, tested, and delivered to your artifact repository with full change documentation.

04

Migration Planning

While LTS keeps you safe today, we jointly plan a controlled migration to a supported upstream release at a pace that suits your product roadmap.

Common Scenarios Where
LTS Makes the Difference

Regulated Industries

Financial services, healthcare, and government teams that cannot upgrade on upstream's schedule due to compliance validation cycles, change-freeze windows, or audit requirements.

Legacy Application Dependencies

Production apps tightly coupled to a specific major version of a database, runtime, or framework that can't be changed without a major re-architecture effort.

End-of-Life OS & Runtimes

CentOS 7, OpenJDK 8, Python 2 — running EOL infrastructure is a reality for large organisations. LTS gives you a safe bridge while you plan the controlled replacement.

Embedded & IoT Systems

Hardware with fixed software stacks where upgrading the OS or runtime would require costly recertification, regulatory re-approval, or a full firmware release cycle.

LTS Available for
Your Entire OSS Stack

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Pair LTS with Our Other Services

LTS works best alongside our security and migration offerings — keeping you protected today while planning tomorrow.

Ready to Extend Your
Software's Lifetime?

Tell us which projects you need LTS coverage for. We'll come back with a scoped proposal within one business day.

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