Fedora Linux 43 Schedule: All

HierarchIndex Name Start End Duration
1 Supplemental Wallpaper Process Tue 2024-10-29 Tue 2025-02-11 105
2 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period Tue 2024-10-29 Tue 2025-02-11 105
3 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period starts Tue 2024-10-29 Tue 2024-10-29 0
4 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period ends Tue 2025-02-11 Tue 2025-02-11 0
5 Wallpaper process Tue 2025-02-11 Tue 2025-07-29 168
6 Start F43 wallpaper process Tue 2025-02-11 Tue 2025-02-11 0
7 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 43 development Thu 2025-02-13 Thu 2025-02-13 0
8 Fedora Linux 42 release Tue 2025-04-15 Tue 2025-04-15 0
9 Test days Tue 2025-05-06 Mon 2025-10-13 160
10 Call for test days Tue 2025-05-06 Tue 2025-05-06 0
11 Call for Workstation Changes/plans Tue 2025-05-06 Tue 2025-05-06 0
12 Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues Tue 2025-06-03 Mon 2025-06-30 27
13 Cleanup Marketing wiki from previous releases Wed 2025-06-04 Tue 2025-06-10 6
14 Cycle Marketing wiki pages for current release Wed 2025-06-04 Tue 2025-06-10 6
15 Create test days
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/SOP_Test_Day_management
Tue 2025-06-10 Mon 2025-10-13 125
16 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2025-06-11 Wed 2025-06-11 0
17 KDE Plasma 6.12.0 Thu 2025-06-12 Thu 2025-06-12 0
18 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in two weeks Tue 2025-06-17 Tue 2025-06-17 0
19 Check for missing System-Wide Changes Tue 2025-06-17 Tue 2025-06-17 0
20 KDE Plasma 6.12.0 Tue 2025-06-17 Tue 2025-06-17 0
21 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2025-06-18 Wed 2025-06-18 0
22 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline in one week Tue 2025-06-24 Tue 2025-06-24 0
23 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in one week Tue 2025-06-24 Tue 2025-06-24 0
24 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2025-06-25 Wed 2025-06-25 0
25 Update All Spins Wiki Pages From Previous Releases Wed 2025-06-25 Tue 2025-07-01 6
26 Begin collecting Change release notes Thu 2025-06-26 Thu 2025-06-26 0
27 Send request for non-Change release notes Thu 2025-06-26 Thu 2025-06-26 0
28 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2025-06-30 Mon 2025-06-30 0
29 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2025-07-01 Tue 2025-07-01 0
30 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2025-07-01 Tue 2025-07-01 0
31 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline Tue 2025-07-01 Tue 2025-07-01 0
32 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2025-07-01 Tue 2025-07-01 0
33 Begin reminders for packages that haven't rebuilt in last 2 releases
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2025-07-01 Tue 2025-07-01 0
34 Check for missing Self-Contained Changes Tue 2025-07-08 Tue 2025-07-08 0
35 REMINDER: Spins keepalive deadline in two weeks Wed 2025-07-09 Wed 2025-07-09 0
36 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) in one week Tue 2025-07-15 Tue 2025-07-15 0
37 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
38 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (mass rebuild) Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
39 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
40 REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
41 Spins Submission Deadline Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
42 Review Change proposals Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
43 Add/enable planned features Tue 2025-07-22 Tue 2025-07-22 0
44 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2025-07-23 Tue 2025-08-12 20
45 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2025-07-23 Wed 2025-07-23 0
46 F43 wallpaper deadline Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
47 fedora-repos update with the new keys is available in updates-testing Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
48 F45 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
49 Software String Freeze Reached Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
50 Re-sign F43 content with F44 key Tue 2025-08-05 Tue 2025-08-05 0
51 Retire Orphaned and Long-Time FTBFS Rawhide Packages
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2025-08-05 Tue 2025-08-05 0
52 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
53 Branch Fedora Linux 43 from Rawhide Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
54 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
55 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
56 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2025-08-12 Fri 2025-08-15 3
57 Create Talking Points Tue 2025-08-12 Mon 2025-08-18 6
58 Review Firefox Bookmarks For Update Tue 2025-08-12 Mon 2025-08-18 6
59 Change Checkpoint: Announce Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
60 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (branch) Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
61 Remind not in MODIFIED Changes Owners Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
62 Update upstream schedules Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
63 Reflect supported versions in Bugzilla product description Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
64 Rebase Rawhide bugs Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
65 Plan GNOME Test Day Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
66 Deliver Incomplete Changes to FESCo Wed 2025-08-13 Wed 2025-08-13 0
67 Get list of inactive provenpackagers and send notifications Wed 2025-08-13 Wed 2025-08-13 0
68 Translation sprint Wed 2025-08-13 Mon 2025-08-25 12
69 Translation sprint start Wed 2025-08-13 Wed 2025-08-13 0
70 Begin sending weekly blocker bug reports Fri 2025-08-15 Fri 2025-08-15 0
71 Proposed Changes Profiles Tue 2025-08-19 Mon 2025-09-15 27
72 Update and Package Firefox Bookmarks Tue 2025-08-19 Wed 2025-08-20 1
73 Build list of inactive packagers for removal
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
Tue 2025-08-19 Tue 2025-08-19 0
74 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline in 1 week Tue 2025-08-19 Tue 2025-08-19 0
75 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2025-08-19 Tue 2025-08-19 0
76 REMINDER: Software Translation Deadline in 1 week Tue 2025-08-19 Tue 2025-08-19 0
77 Tag Updated Bookmarks Package Thu 2025-08-21 Thu 2025-08-21 0
78 Translation sprint end Mon 2025-08-25 Mon 2025-08-25 0
79 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
80 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
81 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-09-16 21
82 Check status of Changes documentation Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
83 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-09-16 21
84 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Starts Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
85 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for Beta release announcement Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
86 Change Checkpoint: Announce 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
87 Change checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Beta freeze) Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
88 Update upstream schedules Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
89 Common bugs Tue 2025-08-26 Thu 2025-11-06 72
90 "Common bugs" page to be created
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_bugs_instructions
Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
91 Software Translation Deadline Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
92 Beta Release Notes Tue 2025-08-26 Mon 2025-09-01 6
93 Translate Beta Release Notes Tue 2025-08-26 Mon 2025-09-01 6
94 Remove inactive provenpackagers Wed 2025-08-27 Wed 2025-08-27 0
95 Deliver features < 100% to FESCo Wed 2025-08-27 Wed 2025-08-27 0
96 Translation Deadline: Beta Release Notes (PO Files complete) Mon 2025-09-01 Mon 2025-09-01 0
97 Generate GNOME Software previews Tue 2025-09-02 Tue 2025-09-02 0
98 Disable any new features as necessary Tue 2025-09-02 Tue 2025-09-02 0
99 Package set review and image size check Tue 2025-09-02 Tue 2025-09-02 0
100 REMINDER: Beta Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2025-09-04 Thu 2025-09-04 0
101 Prepare Beta release announcement Tue 2025-09-09 Tue 2025-09-09 0
102 Update Website Content Tue 2025-09-09 Mon 2025-09-15 6
103 Submission deadline: non-Change release notes Wed 2025-09-10 Wed 2025-09-10 0
104 Create Beta Announcement Thu 2025-09-11 Mon 2025-09-15 4
105 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
Thu 2025-09-11 Thu 2025-09-11 0
106 Stage Beta on master minor Thu 2025-09-11 Mon 2025-09-15 4
107 Notify Mirrors of Beta Release Thu 2025-09-11 Thu 2025-09-11 0
108 Bit-flip Beta to mirrors Mon 2025-09-15 Mon 2025-09-15 0
109 Add Beta Banner to Website Mon 2025-09-15 Mon 2025-09-15 0
110 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
111 Mindshare Call for Release Events Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
112 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Ends Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
113 Publish Beta release announcement Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
114 Prepare "What's new in F43 Workstation?" Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
115 Final Release Notes Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-10-28 42
116 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-10-28 42
117 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) start Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
118 Add update artwork to GNOME Software Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
119 Branch release notes for upcoming release Wed 2025-09-17 Wed 2025-09-17 0
120 Write release notes Wed 2025-09-17 Tue 2025-10-14 27
121 Send call for release notes writers Wed 2025-09-17 Wed 2025-09-17 0
122 Branch guides for upcoming release Wed 2025-09-17 Wed 2025-09-17 0
123 Update guides for upcoming release Wed 2025-09-17 Tue 2025-10-14 27
124 Update and freeze the screenshots page Tue 2025-09-30 Mon 2025-10-06 6
125 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for GA release announcement Tue 2025-09-30 Tue 2025-09-30 0
126 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2025-09-30 Tue 2025-09-30 0
127 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) Tue 2025-09-30 Tue 2025-11-04 35
128 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) start Tue 2025-09-30 Tue 2025-09-30 0
129 Python 3.14.0 beta 1 Wed 2025-10-01 Wed 2025-10-01 0
130 Python 3.14.0 rc 1 Wed 2025-10-01 Wed 2025-10-01 0
131 Python 3.14.0 final Fri 2025-10-03 Fri 2025-10-03 0
132 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-11-11 35
133 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-11-11 35
134 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Starts Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-10-07 0
135 Create GA Announcement Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-10-13 6
136 Brief news distribution network Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-10-13 6
137 Final Screen Shots Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-10-13 6
138 Monitor news sites to provide corrections & info Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-11-17 41
139 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Final freeze) Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-10-07 0
140 Retire all packages with broken deps Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-10-07 0
141 Zero Day Release Notes Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-10-13 6
142 Translate 0-Day Release Notes Tue 2025-10-07 Mon 2025-10-13 6
143 Translation Deadline: 0-Day (PO Files complete) Mon 2025-10-13 Mon 2025-10-13 0
144 Prepare Final release announcement Tue 2025-10-14 Tue 2025-10-14 0
145 Prepare "Rebasing Silverblue" Tue 2025-10-14 Tue 2025-10-14 0
146 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2025-10-21 Tue 2025-10-21 0
147 Post Release Cleanup Wed 2025-10-22 Wed 2025-10-29 7
148 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) end Wed 2025-10-22 Wed 2025-10-22 0
149 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2025-10-28 Tue 2025-10-28 0
150 Translation Deadline: GA rel-notes (PO Files complete) Tue 2025-10-28 Tue 2025-10-28 0
151 REMINDER: Final Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2025-10-30 Thu 2025-10-30 0
152 Final Target date #2 Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
153 Docs string freeze Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
154 Announce on trans@lists.fedoraproject.org that translations can begin Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
155 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) end Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
156 Website String Freeze Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
157 Announce on trans@lists.fedoraproject.org that translations can begin Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
158 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2025-11-05 Wed 2025-11-05 0
159 GA Announcement available for translation (optional) Wed 2025-11-05 Tue 2025-11-11 6
160 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
Thu 2025-11-06 Thu 2025-11-06 0
161 "Common bugs" page to be updated for final release
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_bugs_instructions
Thu 2025-11-06 Thu 2025-11-06 0
162 Stage Final on master minor Thu 2025-11-06 Mon 2025-11-10 4
163 Notify Mirrors of Final Release Thu 2025-11-06 Thu 2025-11-06 0
164 Bit-flip Final to mirrors Mon 2025-11-10 Mon 2025-11-10 0
165 Translation Deadline: Websites (POs done) Mon 2025-11-10 Mon 2025-11-10 0
166 Add Final Release Banners to Website Mon 2025-11-10 Mon 2025-11-10 0
167 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
168 Final Target date #3 Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
169 Create Zenodo citation Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
170 Hold Sponsored Release Events and Publish Event Reports Tue 2025-11-11 Mon 2026-04-13 153
171 Update release version attributes Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
172 Add new release docs to front page Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
173 Publish updated guides and release notes on docs.fp.o Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
174 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Ends Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
175 Marketing Retrospective Tue 2025-11-11 Mon 2025-11-24 13
176 Publish Final release announcement Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
177 Publish "What's new in F43 Workstation?" Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
178 Update WordPress sidebar Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
179 Bugzilla cleanup of tracking bugs
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora26#Bugzilla_cleanup_of_tracking_bugs
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
180 Reflect supported versions in Bugzilla product description
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora26#Bugzilla_Product_Description--Release_Day
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
181 Blocker bug tracker update
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
182 Set current release to active in Package database Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
183 Update Workstation screenshot on website Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
184 Elections
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
Wed 2025-11-12 Fri 2025-12-19 37
185 Selection of questions from Questionnaire Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-26 14
186 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - start Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
187 Nomination period Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-26 14
188 Nomination period - start Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
189 Publish "Rebasing Silverblue" Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
190 Cleanup distribution component in Bugzilla Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
191 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
192 REMINDER: Send Email About Fedora Linux EOL Activities Thu 2025-11-13 Thu 2025-11-13 0
193 Remove inactive packagers
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
Tue 2025-11-18 Tue 2025-11-18 0
194 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day Tue 2025-11-18 Tue 2025-11-18 0
195 Fedora Linux 41 EOL auto closure Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
196 Remove EOL docs from front page Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
197 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
198 Remove Beta images Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
199 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - end Wed 2025-11-26 Wed 2025-11-26 0
200 Nomination period - end Wed 2025-11-26 Wed 2025-11-26 0
201 Interviews Wed 2025-11-26 Wed 2025-12-03 7
202 Interviews - start Wed 2025-11-26 Wed 2025-11-26 0
203 Interviews - end (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Wed 2025-12-03 Wed 2025-12-03 0
204 Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews Thu 2025-12-04 Thu 2025-12-04 0
205 Voting period Fri 2025-12-05 Thu 2025-12-18 13
206 Voting period starts (@ 00:00:00 UTC) Fri 2025-12-05 Fri 2025-12-05 0
207 Bugzilla Product Description--Fedora Linux 41 EOL Tue 2025-12-09 Tue 2025-12-09 0
208 Bugzilla Version 41 EOL Tue 2025-12-09 Tue 2025-12-09 0
209 Fedora Linux 41 EOL auto closure Tue 2025-12-09 Wed 2025-12-10 1
210 Voting period ends (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Thu 2025-12-18 Thu 2025-12-18 0
211 Result Announcement Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
212 Request update of permissions on FESCo Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fesco
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
213 Request update of permissions on Mindshare Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fedora-mindshare
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
214 Request update of permissions on Council Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/Fedora-Council
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
215 Update of FESCo docs
https://pagure.io/fesco/fesco-docs/blob/master/f/fesco/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
216 Update of Mindshare docs
https://pagure.io/mindshare/blob/master/f/website/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
217 Update of Council docs
https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/council-docs/blob/master/f/council/modules/ROOT/pages/members.adoc
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
218 Update of history FESCo docs
https://pagure.io/fesco/fesco-docs/blob/master/f/fesco/modules/ROOT/pages/Previous_Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee_Members.adoc
Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
219 Adjust the Council mailing list subscriptions Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
220 Adjust the Mindshare mailing list subscriptions Fri 2025-12-19 Fri 2025-12-19 0
221 Fedora Linux 43 End of Life
This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date
Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0