Fedora Linux 43 Schedule: Development

HierarchIndex Name Start End Duration
1 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 43 development Tue 2022-02-08 Tue 2022-02-08 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 updated in fedora-repos and is 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 2025-09-30 Tue 2025-09-30 0
23 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-11-11 35
24 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2025-10-21 Tue 2025-10-21 0
25 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2025-10-28 Tue 2025-10-28 0
26 Final Target date #2 Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
27 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
28 Final Target date #3 Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
29 Remove inactive packagers
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
Tue 2025-11-18 Tue 2025-11-18 0
30 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