Fedora Linux 43 Schedule: Development

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HierarchIndex	Name	Start	End	Duration
1	Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 43 development	Thu 2025-02-13	Thu 2025-02-13	0
2	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes)	Wed 2025-06-25	Wed 2025-06-25	0
3	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild)	Tue 2025-07-01	Tue 2025-07-01	0
4	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes)	Tue 2025-07-01	Tue 2025-07-01	0
5	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
6	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes)	Tue 2025-07-22	Tue 2025-07-22	0
7	REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week	Tue 2025-07-22	Tue 2025-07-22	0
8	Mass Rebuild: RPMs	Wed 2025-07-23	Tue 2025-08-12	20
9	F45 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing	Tue 2025-07-29	Tue 2025-07-29	0
10	Software String Freeze Reached	Tue 2025-07-29	Tue 2025-07-29	0
11	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
12	Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable)	Tue 2025-08-12	Tue 2025-08-12	0
13	Branch Fedora Linux 43 from Rawhide	Tue 2025-08-12	Tue 2025-08-12	0
14	Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development	Tue 2025-08-12	Tue 2025-08-12	0
15	Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate)	Tue 2025-08-12	Fri 2025-08-15	3
16	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
17	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
18	Bodhi updates-testing activation point	Tue 2025-08-26	Tue 2025-08-26	0
19	Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline	Tue 2025-08-26	Tue 2025-08-26	0
20	Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Tue 2025-08-26	Tue 2025-09-16	21
21	Beta Release https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates	Tue 2025-09-16	Tue 2025-09-16	0
22	Retire FTI packages in NEW state https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/	Tue 2025-10-07	Tue 2025-10-07	0
23	Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Tue 2025-10-14	Tue 2025-10-28	14
24	Early Final Target date Fedora contributors plan on this	Tue 2025-10-21	Tue 2025-10-21	0
25	Current Final Target date https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates	Tue 2025-10-28	Tue 2025-10-28	0
26	Final Target date #1 Fedora users plan on this	Tue 2025-10-28	Tue 2025-10-28	0
27	Final Target date #2	Tue 2025-11-04	Tue 2025-11-04	0
28	Remove inactive packagers https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/	Tue 2025-11-04	Tue 2025-11-04	0
29	Final Target date #3	Tue 2025-11-11	Tue 2025-11-11	0
30	Fedora Linux 43 End of Life This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date	Wed 2026-12-09	Wed 2026-12-09	0