# jQuery, release history and use on real websites.

Historically the most influential JavaScript library, which simplified DOM manipulation, AJAX, and animations. Still present on millions of websites, but modern browsers now provide equivalent native APIs. Not recommended for new projects.

- **Status:** Legacy. Still widely deployed, but an outdated approach for new projects.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2006
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 4.0.0 (18 Jan 2026)
- **Official website:** https://jquery.com
- **Documentation:** https://api.jquery.com
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/jquery/jquery
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery

## jQuery on audited websites

4,883 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run jQuery (29%). That ranks it #2 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Websites running jQuery vs all websites

- **Web score:** 69 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 79 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 54 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 60 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 31 (all websites 31)

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## jQuery versions found in audits

Tech Stack has found 72 different jQuery versions in audits so far. A version stays on this list even after the website that ran it has updated. Our daily version check compares each one with the official release data and with OSV.dev.

- 2 on the latest version
- 9 outdated
- 59 with known vulnerabilities
- 2 pre-releases

49 of these versions are on a release line that no longer gets fixes, 49 of them with known vulnerabilities.

| Version | Status | Known vulnerabilities | Update to |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4.8.34 | Latest | 0 | - |
| 4.0.0 | Latest | 0 | - |
| 3.7.1 | Outdated | 0 | 4.0.0 |
| 3.7.0 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.6.4 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.6.3 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.6.2 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.6.1 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.6.0 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.5.1 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.5.0 | Outdated | 0 | 3.7.1 |
| 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | 2 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | 2 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.3.9 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 3.7.1 |
| 2.2.5 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.2.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.2.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.2.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.2.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.2.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.1.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.1.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.1.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.1.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.0.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.0.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 2.0.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.11.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.11.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.11.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.11.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.10.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.10.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.9.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.9.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.8.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.8.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.8.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.8.0 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.7.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.7.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.7 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.6.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 5 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.6.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.6.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.5.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.5.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.5 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.4.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.4.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.4.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.4 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.3.2 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.3.1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.2.6 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.2.3 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 6 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw, GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5, GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.12.4-aem | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 4 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, ...) | 4.0.0 |
| 1.11.3-sec1 | Vulnerable (release line without fixes) | 3 vulnerabilities, highest moderate (GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq, GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6, GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98) | 4.0.0 |
| 4.0.0-beta.2 | Pre-release | 0 | - |
| 4.0.0-rc.1 | Pre-release | 0 | - |

Vulnerabilities from OSV.dev, checked 8 Nov 2026.

## jQuery versions and release history

4 release lines since 2006, as listed by endoflife.date and the npm registry. The latest version is 4.0.0, released 18 Jan 2026. Supported according to endoflife.date: 4. Security fixes only: 3.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Support | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 17 Jan 2026 | 4.0.0 (17 Jan 2026) | Supported | 1 |
| 3 | 9 Jun 2016 | 3.7.1 (28 Aug 2023) | Security fixes only, paid extended support available | 18 |
| 2 | 18 Apr 2013 | 2.2.4 (20 May 2016) | End of life, paid extended support available | 10 |
| 1 | 31 Aug 2006 | 1.12.4 (20 May 2016) | End of life, paid extended support available | 17 |

Sources: [endoflife.date](https://endoflife.date/jquery), [npm registry, package jquery](https://www.npmjs.com/package/jquery), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about jQuery

### What is jQuery?

Historically the most influential JavaScript library, which simplified DOM manipulation, AJAX, and animations. Still present on millions of websites, but modern browsers now provide equivalent native APIs. Not recommended for new projects. The be1st catalog lists jQuery under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of jQuery: MIT.

### What is the latest version of jQuery?

The latest version of jQuery is 4.0.0, released 18 Jan 2026 (source: npm registry, package jquery).

### Which jQuery versions are still supported?

According to endoflife.date, these jQuery release lines are supported: 4. These get security fixes only: 3.

### How many websites use jQuery?

4,883 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run jQuery (29%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was jQuery first released?

jQuery was first released in 2006.

### Is jQuery still a modern choice?

Not for new projects. jQuery counts as legacy. Still widely deployed, but an outdated approach for new projects.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.