# ROS Noetic is reaching End of Life in May 2025 – Which additional packages do you need in ROS Noetic ESM?

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-noetic-is-reaching-end-of-life-in-may-2025-which-additional-packages-do-you-need-in-ros-noetic-esm/42594>\
**Category:** ROS General\
**Tags:** end-of-life, noetic\
**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-noetic-is-reaching-end-of-life-in-may-2025-which-additional-packages-do-you-need-in-ros-noetic-esm/42594 "2025-03-18T12:04:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![peci1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/peci1/32/10145_2.png) [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-noetic-is-reaching-end-of-life-in-may-2025-which-additional-packages-do-you-need-in-ros-noetic-esm/42594/3 "2025-03-19T07:33:11Z")

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I’ve created a dedicated topic: [Noetic EOL plan](http://discourse.ros.org/t/noetic-eol-plan/42614) .

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