Fedora Linux 44 Schedule: Development

HierarchIndex Name Start End Duration
1 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development Tue 2025-08-12 Tue 2025-08-12 0
2 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2025-12-17 Wed 2025-12-17 0
3 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2025-12-22 Mon 2025-12-22 0
4 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2025-12-23 Tue 2025-12-23 0
5 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2025-12-23 Tue 2025-12-23 0
6 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 2025-12-23 Tue 2025-12-23 0
7 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-01-13 Tue 2026-01-13 0
8 REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week Tue 2026-01-13 Tue 2026-01-13 0
9 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2026-01-14 Tue 2026-02-03 20
10 F46 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing Tue 2026-01-20 Tue 2026-01-20 0
11 Software String Freeze Reached Tue 2026-01-20 Tue 2026-01-20 0
12 Retire Orphaned and Long-Time FTBFS Rawhide Packages
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2026-01-27 Tue 2026-01-27 0
13 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-02-03 Tue 2026-02-03 0
14 Branch Fedora Linux 44 from Rawhide Tue 2026-02-03 Tue 2026-02-03 0
15 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 45 development Tue 2026-02-03 Tue 2026-02-03 0
16 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-02-03 Fri 2026-02-06 3
17 Build list of inactive packagers for removal
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
Tue 2026-02-10 Tue 2026-02-10 0
18 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2026-02-10 Tue 2026-02-10 0
19 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-02-17 0
20 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-02-17 0
21 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-03-10 21
22 Beta Release (Early Target)
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2026-03-10 Tue 2026-03-10 0
23 Current Beta Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2026-03-10 Tue 2026-03-10 0
24 Beta Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2026-03-17 Tue 2026-03-17 0
25 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
Tue 2026-03-24 Tue 2026-03-24 0
26 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-03-31 Tue 2026-04-14 14
27 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2026-04-08 Wed 2026-04-08 0
28 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2026-04-14 Tue 2026-04-14 0
29 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2026-04-14 Tue 2026-04-14 0
30 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2026-04-21 Tue 2026-04-21 0
31 Remove inactive packagers
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
Tue 2026-04-21 Tue 2026-04-21 0
32 Fedora Linux 44 End of Life
This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date
Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0