Foundational C++ Support

April 20, 2026 · View on GitHub

The relevant policies are described at https://opensource.google/documentation/policies/cplusplus-support. This document captures the specific version numbers as resolved by those policies.

Note that some of these version supports apply broadly to other languages as well, and are not exclusive to C++.

Linux distributions

DistributionSupported VersionLast ChangedNext Change 1
Alpine>= 3.212026-04-012026-11-01
Debian>= 112024-07-012026-06-30
Fedora>= 422025-12-162026-05-13
openSUSE>= Leap 15.62024-12-312026-04-30
Ubuntu LTS>= 22.042025-06-042027-05-01
RHEL>= 92024-07-012027-06-01
RockyLinux>= 92024-07-012027-06-01

Windows

DimensionSupported VersionLast ChangedNext Change 1
Windows Server>= 20222024-01-222026-10-13
Windows Client>= 112025-12-162026-05-13

macOS

DimensionSupported VersionLast ChangedNext Change 1
Xcode>= 262025-09-152026-09-15
macOS (target)>= 12 (Monterey)2025-12-162026-07-01
iOS (target)>= 152025-12-162026-09-15

Android NDK

DimensionSupported VersionLast ChangedNext Change 1
Android API (target)>= 212022-09-18

Compilers, tools, build systems

DimensionSupported VersionLast ChangedNext Change 1
C++ Version>= 172024-12-172027-12-15
CMake>= 3.222025-06-042027-05-01 2
Bazel8 LTS2025-12-162026-12-01
GCC>= 7.5.02024-07-012026-04-30 3
Clang>= 14.0.02025-06-042027-05-01 4
MSVC>= 20222024-04-292027-01-12
Apple Clang>= 172025-12-192026-07-01
glibc>= 2.272024-07-09TBD 5
musl>= 1.2.52026-04-012026-11-01

Notes

Footnotes

  1. This is an estimated date. The actual date may change if the vendor (or community, as applicable) extends or shortens the lifetime of the dimension in question. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. We support the oldest version of CMake that ships with one of the supported distros. Currently that is CMake 3.22 as Ubuntu 22.04 ships with this version. ↩

  3. We support the oldest version of GCC that ships with one of the supported distros. Currently that is GCC 7.5.0 as openSUSE Leap 15.6 ships with this version. ↩

  4. We support the oldest version of Clang that ships with one of the supported distros. Currently that is Clang 14.0 as Ubuntu 22.04 ships with this version. ↩

  5. We plan to support glibc >= 2.27 until further notice. ↩