Fedora Linux 43 Schedule: RelEng

HierarchIndex Name Start End Duration
1 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 43 development Thu 2025-02-13 Thu 2025-02-13 0
2 Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues Tue 2025-06-03 Mon 2025-06-30 27
3 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2025-06-30 Mon 2025-06-30 0
4 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
5 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2025-07-23 Tue 2025-08-12 20
6 fedora-repos update with the new keys is available in updates-testing Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
7 F45 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing Tue 2025-07-29 Tue 2025-07-29 0
8 Re-sign F43 content with F44 key Tue 2025-08-05 Tue 2025-08-05 0
9 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
10 Branch Fedora Linux 43 from Rawhide Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
11 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
12 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
13 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2025-08-12 Fri 2025-08-15 3
14 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
15 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-08-26 0
16 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2025-08-26 Tue 2025-09-16 21
17 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
Thu 2025-09-11 Thu 2025-09-11 0
18 Stage Beta on master minor Thu 2025-09-11 Mon 2025-09-15 4
19 Notify Mirrors of Beta Release Thu 2025-09-11 Thu 2025-09-11 0
20 Bit-flip Beta to mirrors Mon 2025-09-15 Mon 2025-09-15 0
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 Retire all packages with broken deps Tue 2025-10-07 Tue 2025-10-07 0
25 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2025-10-21 Tue 2025-10-21 0
26 Post Release Cleanup Wed 2025-10-22 Wed 2025-10-29 7
27 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2025-10-28 Tue 2025-10-28 0
28 Final Target date #2 Tue 2025-11-04 Tue 2025-11-04 0
29 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2025-11-05 Wed 2025-11-05 0
30 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
Thu 2025-11-06 Thu 2025-11-06 0
31 Stage Final on master minor Thu 2025-11-06 Mon 2025-11-10 4
32 Notify Mirrors of Final Release Thu 2025-11-06 Thu 2025-11-06 0
33 Bit-flip Final to mirrors Mon 2025-11-10 Mon 2025-11-10 0
34 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
35 Final Target date #3 Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
36 Set current release to active in Package database Tue 2025-11-11 Tue 2025-11-11 0
37 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week Wed 2025-11-12 Wed 2025-11-12 0
38 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day Tue 2025-11-18 Tue 2025-11-18 0
39 Fedora Linux 41 EOL auto closure Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
40 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
41 Remove Beta images Wed 2025-11-19 Wed 2025-11-19 0
42 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