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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 Fedora Linux 43 release Tue 2025-04-15 Tue 2025-04-15 0
3 Test days Tue 2025-05-06 Mon 2026-10-12 524
4 Call for test days Tue 2025-05-06 Tue 2025-05-06 0
5 KDE Plasma 6.12.0 Thu 2025-06-12 Thu 2025-06-12 0
6 KDE Plasma 6.12.0 Tue 2025-06-17 Tue 2025-06-17 0
7 Final Release Notes Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-10-28 42
8 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-10-28 42
9 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) start Tue 2025-09-16 Tue 2025-09-16 0
10 Python 3.14.0 beta 1 Wed 2025-10-01 Wed 2025-10-01 0
11 Python 3.14.0 rc 1 Wed 2025-10-01 Wed 2025-10-01 0
12 Python 3.14.0 final Fri 2025-10-03 Fri 2025-10-03 0
13 Translate Final Release Notes (POT to PO) end Wed 2025-10-22 Wed 2025-10-22 0
14 Translation Deadline: GA rel-notes (PO Files complete) Tue 2025-10-28 Tue 2025-10-28 0
15 Wallpaper process Tue 2026-02-10 Tue 2026-07-28 168
16 Start F45 wallpaper process Tue 2026-02-10 Tue 2026-02-10 0
17 Call for Workstation Changes/plans Tue 2026-05-05 Tue 2026-05-05 0
18 Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues Tue 2026-06-02 Mon 2026-06-29 27
19 Cleanup Marketing wiki from previous releases Wed 2026-06-03 Tue 2026-06-09 6
20 Cycle Marketing wiki pages for current release Wed 2026-06-03 Tue 2026-06-09 6
21 Create test days
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/SOP_Test_Day_management
 Tue 2026-06-09 Mon 2026-10-12 125
22 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2026-06-10 Wed 2026-06-10 0
23 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in two weeks Tue 2026-06-16 Tue 2026-06-16 0
24 Check for missing System-Wide Changes Tue 2026-06-16 Tue 2026-06-16 0
25 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2026-06-17 Wed 2026-06-17 0
26 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline in one week Tue 2026-06-23 Tue 2026-06-23 0
27 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in one week Tue 2026-06-23 Tue 2026-06-23 0
28 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2026-06-24 Wed 2026-06-24 0
29 Update All Spins Wiki Pages From Previous Releases Wed 2026-06-24 Tue 2026-06-30 6
30 Begin collecting Change release notes Thu 2026-06-25 Thu 2026-06-25 0
31 Send request for non-Change release notes Thu 2026-06-25 Thu 2026-06-25 0
32 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2026-06-29 Mon 2026-06-29 0
33 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
34 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
35 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
36 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
37 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 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
38 Check for missing Self-Contained Changes Tue 2026-07-07 Tue 2026-07-07 0
39 REMINDER: Spins keepalive deadline in two weeks Wed 2026-07-08 Wed 2026-07-08 0
40 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) in one week Tue 2026-07-14 Tue 2026-07-14 0
41 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
42 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (mass rebuild) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
43 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
44 REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
45 Spins Submission Deadline Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
46 Review Change proposals Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
47 Add/enable planned features Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
48 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2026-07-22 Tue 2026-08-11 20
49 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2026-07-22 Wed 2026-07-22 0
50 Supplemental Wallpaper Process Tue 2026-07-28 Mon 2026-09-07 41
51 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period Tue 2026-07-28 Mon 2026-09-07 41
52 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period starts Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
53 F45 wallpaper deadline Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
54 fedora-repos update with the new keys is available in updates-testing Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
55 F45 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
56 Software String Freeze Reached Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
57 Re-sign F43 content with F44 key Tue 2026-08-04 Tue 2026-08-04 0
58 Retire Orphaned and Long-Time FTBFS Rawhide Packages
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2026-08-04 Tue 2026-08-04 0
59 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
60 Branch Fedora Linux 43 from Rawhide Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
61 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 44 development Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
62 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
63 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-08-11 Fri 2026-08-14 3
64 Create Talking Points Tue 2026-08-11 Mon 2026-08-17 6
65 Review Firefox Bookmarks For Update Tue 2026-08-11 Mon 2026-08-17 6
66 Change Checkpoint: Announce Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
67 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (branch) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
68 Remind not in MODIFIED Changes Owners Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
69 Update upstream schedules Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
70 Reflect supported versions in Bugzilla product description Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
71 Rebase Rawhide bugs Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
72 Plan GNOME Test Day Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
73 Deliver Incomplete Changes to FESCo Wed 2026-08-12 Wed 2026-08-12 0
74 Get list of inactive provenpackagers and send notifications Wed 2026-08-12 Wed 2026-08-12 0
75 Translation sprint Wed 2026-08-12 Mon 2026-08-24 12
76 Translation sprint start Wed 2026-08-12 Wed 2026-08-12 0
77 Begin sending weekly blocker bug reports Fri 2026-08-14 Fri 2026-08-14 0
78 Proposed Changes Profiles Tue 2026-08-18 Mon 2026-09-14 27
79 Update and Package Firefox Bookmarks Tue 2026-08-18 Wed 2026-08-19 1
80 Build list of inactive packagers for removal
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
 Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
81 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline in 1 week Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
82 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
83 REMINDER: Software Translation Deadline in 1 week Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
84 Tag Updated Bookmarks Package Thu 2026-08-20 Thu 2026-08-20 0
85 Translation sprint end Mon 2026-08-24 Mon 2026-08-24 0
86 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
87 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
88 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
89 Check status of Changes documentation Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
90 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
91 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Starts Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
92 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for Beta release announcement Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
93 Change Checkpoint: Announce 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
94 Change checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Beta freeze) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
95 Update upstream schedules Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
96 Common bugs Tue 2026-08-25 Thu 2026-11-05 72
97 "Common bugs" page to be created
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_bugs_instructions
 Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
98 Software Translation Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
99 Beta Release Notes Tue 2026-08-25 Mon 2026-08-31 6
100 Translate Beta Release Notes Tue 2026-08-25 Mon 2026-08-31 6
101 Remove inactive provenpackagers Wed 2026-08-26 Wed 2026-08-26 0
102 Deliver features < 100% to FESCo Wed 2026-08-26 Wed 2026-08-26 0
103 Translation Deadline: Beta Release Notes (PO Files complete) Mon 2026-08-31 Mon 2026-08-31 0
104 Generate GNOME Software previews Tue 2026-09-01 Tue 2026-09-01 0
105 Disable any new features as necessary Tue 2026-09-01 Tue 2026-09-01 0
106 Package set review and image size check Tue 2026-09-01 Tue 2026-09-01 0
107 REMINDER: Beta Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2026-09-03 Thu 2026-09-03 0
108 Supplemental Wallpaper Submission Period ends Mon 2026-09-07 Mon 2026-09-07 0
109 Prepare Beta release announcement Tue 2026-09-08 Tue 2026-09-08 0
110 Update Website Content Tue 2026-09-08 Mon 2026-09-14 6
111 Submission deadline: non-Change release notes Wed 2026-09-09 Wed 2026-09-09 0
112 Create Beta Announcement Thu 2026-09-10 Mon 2026-09-14 4
113 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
114 Stage Beta on master minor Thu 2026-09-10 Mon 2026-09-14 4
115 Notify Mirrors of Beta Release Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
116 Bit-flip Beta to mirrors Mon 2026-09-14 Mon 2026-09-14 0
117 Add Beta Banner to Website Mon 2026-09-14 Mon 2026-09-14 0
118 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
119 Mindshare Call for Release Events Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
120 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Ends Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
121 Publish Beta release announcement Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
122 Prepare "What's new in F43 Workstation?" Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
123 Add update artwork to GNOME Software Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
124 Branch release notes for upcoming release Wed 2026-09-16 Wed 2026-09-16 0
125 Write release notes Wed 2026-09-16 Tue 2026-10-13 27
126 Send call for release notes writers Wed 2026-09-16 Wed 2026-09-16 0
127 Branch guides for upcoming release Wed 2026-09-16 Wed 2026-09-16 0
128 Update guides for upcoming release Wed 2026-09-16 Tue 2026-10-13 27
129 Update and freeze the screenshots page Tue 2026-09-29 Mon 2026-10-05 6
130 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for GA release announcement Tue 2026-09-29 Tue 2026-09-29 0
131 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2026-09-29 Tue 2026-09-29 0
132 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) Tue 2026-09-29 Tue 2026-11-03 35
133 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) start Tue 2026-09-29 Tue 2026-09-29 0
134 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-11-10 35
135 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-11-10 35
136 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Starts Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-06 0
137 Create GA Announcement Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-10-12 6
138 Brief news distribution network Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-10-12 6
139 Final Screen Shots Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-10-12 6
140 Monitor news sites to provide corrections & info Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-11-16 41
141 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Final freeze) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-06 0
142 Retire all packages with broken deps Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-06 0
143 Zero Day Release Notes Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-10-12 6
144 Translate 0-Day Release Notes Tue 2026-10-06 Mon 2026-10-12 6
145 Translation Deadline: 0-Day (PO Files complete) Mon 2026-10-12 Mon 2026-10-12 0
146 Prepare Final release announcement Tue 2026-10-13 Tue 2026-10-13 0
147 Prepare "Rebasing Silverblue" Tue 2026-10-13 Tue 2026-10-13 0
148 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
149 Post Release Cleanup Wed 2026-10-21 Wed 2026-10-28 7
150 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-27 Tue 2026-10-27 0
151 REMINDER: Final Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2026-10-29 Thu 2026-10-29 0
152 Final Target date #2 Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
153 Docs string freeze Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
154 Announce on trans@lists.fedoraproject.org that translations can begin Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
155 Translation Period for Website (POT to PO) end Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
156 Website String Freeze Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
157 Announce on trans@lists.fedoraproject.org that translations can begin Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
158 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-04 0
159 GA Announcement available for translation (optional) Wed 2026-11-04 Tue 2026-11-10 6
160 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-11-05 Thu 2026-11-05 0
161 "Common bugs" page to be updated for final release
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_bugs_instructions
 Thu 2026-11-05 Thu 2026-11-05 0
162 Stage Final on master minor Thu 2026-11-05 Mon 2026-11-09 4
163 Notify Mirrors of Final Release Thu 2026-11-05 Thu 2026-11-05 0
164 Bit-flip Final to mirrors Mon 2026-11-09 Mon 2026-11-09 0
165 Translation Deadline: Websites (POs done) Mon 2026-11-09 Mon 2026-11-09 0
166 Add Final Release Banners to Website Mon 2026-11-09 Mon 2026-11-09 0
167 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
168 Final Target date #3 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
169 Create Zenodo citation Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
170 Hold Sponsored Release Events and Publish Event Reports Tue 2026-11-10 Mon 2027-04-12 153
171 Update release version attributes Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
172 Add new release docs to front page Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
173 Publish updated guides and release notes on docs.fp.o Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
174 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Ends Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
175 Marketing Retrospective Tue 2026-11-10 Mon 2026-11-23 13
176 Publish Final release announcement Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
177 Publish "What's new in F43 Workstation?" Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
178 Update WordPress sidebar Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
179 Bugzilla cleanup of tracking bugs
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora26#Bugzilla_cleanup_of_tracking_bugs
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
180 Reflect supported versions in Bugzilla product description
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora26#Bugzilla_Product_Description--Release_Day
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
181 Blocker bug tracker update
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
182 Set current release to active in Package database Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
183 Update Workstation screenshot on website Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
184 Elections
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
 Wed 2026-11-11 Fri 2026-12-18 37
185 Selection of questions from Questionnaire Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-25 14
186 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - start Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
187 Nomination period Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-25 14
188 Nomination period - start Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
189 Publish "Rebasing Silverblue" Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
190 Cleanup distribution component in Bugzilla Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
191 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
192 REMINDER: Send Email About Fedora Linux EOL Activities Thu 2026-11-12 Thu 2026-11-12 0
193 Remove inactive packagers
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
 Tue 2026-11-17 Tue 2026-11-17 0
194 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day Tue 2026-11-17 Tue 2026-11-17 0
195 Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
196 Remove EOL docs from front page Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
197 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
198 Remove Beta images Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
199 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - end Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-11-25 0
200 Nomination period - end Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-11-25 0
201 Interviews Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-12-02 7
202 Interviews - start Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-11-25 0
203 Interviews - end (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0
204 Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews Thu 2026-12-03 Thu 2026-12-03 0
205 Voting period Fri 2026-12-04 Thu 2026-12-17 13
206 Voting period starts (@ 00:00:00 UTC) Fri 2026-12-04 Fri 2026-12-04 0
207 Bugzilla Product Description--Fedora Linux 41 EOL Tue 2026-12-08 Tue 2026-12-08 0
208 Bugzilla Version 41 EOL Tue 2026-12-08 Tue 2026-12-08 0
209 Fedora Linux 41 EOL auto closure Tue 2026-12-08 Wed 2026-12-09 1
210 Voting period ends (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Thu 2026-12-17 Thu 2026-12-17 0
211 Result Announcement Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
212 Request update of permissions on FESCo Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fesco
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
213 Request update of permissions on Mindshare Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fedora-mindshare
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
214 Request update of permissions on Council Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/Fedora-Council
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
215 Update of FESCo docs
https://pagure.io/fesco/fesco-docs/blob/master/f/fesco/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
216 Update of Mindshare docs
https://pagure.io/mindshare/blob/master/f/website/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
217 Update of Council docs
https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/council-docs/blob/master/f/council/modules/ROOT/pages/members.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
218 Update of history FESCo docs
https://pagure.io/fesco/fesco-docs/blob/master/f/fesco/modules/ROOT/pages/Previous_Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee_Members.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
219 Adjust the Council mailing list subscriptions Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
220 Adjust the Mindshare mailing list subscriptions Fri 2026-12-18 Fri 2026-12-18 0
221 Fedora Linux 43 End of Life
This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date
 Wed 2027-12-01 Wed 2027-12-01 0