Crates / anchor-lang / Maintained?
Rust crate maintenance · data Oct 27, 2026
Is anchor-lang still maintained?
Short answerYes: actively maintained. anchor-lang's newest version, 2.0.0-rc.2, shipped on Oct 12, 2026 (15 days ago). It has had 17 releases in the last 12 months and 21 in 24, and 29 non-yanked versions since 2022. 728 crates depend on it and it gets 17,890 real downloads a day.
The signals
- Last release: 15 days ago (2.0.0-rc.2, Oct 12, 2026).
- Release rhythm: 17 in the last year, 21 in two.
- Still used: 17,890 real downloads a day, quiet-day trend -30% against the field.
- Yanked versions: 40 (a normal sign of a maintainer fixing a bad release).
Releases per quarter, last 2 years
| Quarter | Releases | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 to Jan 28, 2025 | 0 | |
| Jan 29 to Apr 29, 2025 | 2 | |
| Apr 30 to Jul 29, 2025 | 0 | |
| Jul 30 to Oct 28, 2025 | 2 | |
| Oct 29 to Jan 27, 2026 | 2 | |
| Jan 28 to Apr 28, 2026 | 5 | |
| Apr 29 to Jul 28, 2026 | 4 | |
| Jul 29 to Oct 27, 2026 | 6 |
Rules
From crates.io release history (non-yanked versions), fetched Oct 27, 2026: last release within 6 months = actively maintained; within 18 months = slow cadence; older with 1,000+ dependents = quiet and widely relied on; otherwise quiet. We do not read commits or issues: a crate can be finished and safe without new releases, and active on GitHub without publishing. Before you rely on it, look at the repository for recent commits and open issues. Run cargo audit for security advisories.
Up next
The full numbers: Established and losing ground. Chart, alternatives and badge.anchor-langRust crate. Anchor v2: trait-based account system for Solana (no_std). Real use: 17.9K downloads a day on quiet days; 728 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time
Art: Nicholas Roerich, Nag Lake (1925). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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