Fedora Linux 45 Schedule: Key

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HierarchIndex	Name	Start	End	Duration
1	Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 45 development	Tue 2026-02-03	Tue 2026-02-03	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: Major Toolchain Updates/Changes have landed in Rawhide deadline	Mon 2026-07-13	Mon 2026-07-13	0
6	Mass Rebuild: RPMs https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/mass_rebuild/	Wed 2026-07-15	Tue 2026-08-11	27
7	Keepalive deadline for spins	Wed 2026-07-15	Wed 2026-07-15	0
8	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes)	Tue 2026-07-21	Tue 2026-07-21	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 2026-08-04	Tue 2026-08-04	0
10	Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable)	Tue 2026-08-11	Tue 2026-08-11	0
11	Branch Fedora Linux 45 from Rawhide	Tue 2026-08-11	Tue 2026-08-11	0
12	Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate)	Tue 2026-08-11	Fri 2026-08-14	3
13	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
14	Bodhi updates-testing activation point	Tue 2026-08-25	Tue 2026-08-25	0
15	Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline	Tue 2026-08-25	Tue 2026-08-25	0
16	Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Tue 2026-08-25	Tue 2026-09-15	21
17	Beta Release https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates	Tue 2026-09-15	Tue 2026-09-15	0
18	Retire FTI packages in NEW state https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/	Tue 2026-09-29	Tue 2026-09-29	0
19	Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Tue 2026-10-06	Tue 2026-10-20	14
20	Current Final Target date Fedora users plan on this	Tue 2026-10-20	Tue 2026-10-20	0
21	Early Final Target date Fedora contributors plan on this	Tue 2026-10-20	Tue 2026-10-20	0
22	Post Release Cleanup	Wed 2026-10-21	Wed 2026-10-28	7
23	Final Target date #2	Tue 2026-10-27	Tue 2026-10-27	0
24	Final Target date #3	Tue 2026-11-03	Tue 2026-11-03	0
25	Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure	Wed 2026-12-02	Wed 2026-12-02	0
26	Fedora Linux 45 End of Life This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date	Wed 2027-11-24	Wed 2027-11-24	0