Fedora Linux 44 Schedule: Key

HierarchIndex Name Start End Duration
1 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development Tue 2024-08-13 Tue 2024-08-13 0
2 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2025-12-17 Wed 2025-12-17 0
3 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2025-12-23 Tue 2025-12-23 0
4 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2025-12-23 Tue 2025-12-23 0
5 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-01-13 Tue 2026-01-13 0
6 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2026-01-14 Tue 2026-02-03 20
7 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2026-01-14 Wed 2026-01-14 0
8 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
9 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-02-03 Tue 2026-02-03 0
10 Branch Fedora Linux 44 from Rawhide Tue 2026-02-03 Tue 2026-02-03 0
11 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-02-03 Fri 2026-02-06 3
12 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
13 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-02-17 0
14 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-02-17 0
15 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-02-17 Tue 2026-03-10 21
16 Beta Release (Early Target)
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2026-03-10 Tue 2026-03-10 0
17 Current Beta Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2026-03-10 Tue 2026-03-10 0
18 Beta Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2026-03-17 Tue 2026-03-17 0
19 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
20 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-03-31 Tue 2026-04-14 14
21 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
Tue 2026-04-14 Tue 2026-04-14 0
22 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
Tue 2026-04-14 Tue 2026-04-14 0
23 Post Release Cleanup [rel-eng] Wed 2026-04-15 Wed 2026-04-22 7
24 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
Tue 2026-04-21 Tue 2026-04-21 0
25 Fedora Linux 42 EOL auto closure Wed 2026-05-13 Wed 2026-05-13 0
26 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