Fedora Linux 45 Schedule: Key

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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 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2026-06-24 Wed 2026-06-24 0
3 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
4 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
5 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
6 Mass Rebuild: RPMs Wed 2026-07-22 Tue 2026-08-11 20
7 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2026-07-22 Wed 2026-07-22 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 2026-08-04 Tue 2026-08-04 0
9 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
10 Branch Fedora Linux 43 from Rawhide Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
11 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-08-11 Fri 2026-08-14 3
12 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
13 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
14 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
15 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
16 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
17 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
18 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-11-10 35
19 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
20 Post Release Cleanup Wed 2026-10-21 Wed 2026-10-28 7
21 Final Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-27 Tue 2026-10-27 0
22 Final Target date #2 Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
23 Current Final Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
24 Final Target date #3 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
25 Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
26 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