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@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The current state is available in the following tables:
 | [1.2](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.2.13) | End of Life   | October 24, 2018   | October 15, 2020                              |
 | [1.3](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.3.10) | End of Life   | September 26, 2019 | March 4, 2021                                 |
 | [1.4](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13) | End of Life   | August 17, 2020    | March 3, 2022                                 |
-| [1.5](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.17) | Active        | May 3, 2021        | February 28, 2023                             |
+| [1.5](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.17) | End of Life   | May 3, 2021        | February 28, 2023                             |
 | [1.6](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.16) | LTS           | February 15, 2022  | max(February 15, 2025 or next LTS + 6 months) |
 | [1.7](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/milestone/42)         | Next          | TBD                | TBD                                           |