Fedora Linux 45 Schedule: PgM

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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 Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues Tue 2026-06-02 Mon 2026-06-29 27
3 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2026-06-10 Wed 2026-06-10 0
4 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in two weeks Tue 2026-06-16 Tue 2026-06-16 0
5 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission dealdine (requires infrastructure changes) in one week Wed 2026-06-17 Wed 2026-06-17 0
6 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline in one week Tue 2026-06-23 Tue 2026-06-23 0
7 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) in one week Tue 2026-06-23 Tue 2026-06-23 0
8 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2026-06-24 Wed 2026-06-24 0
9 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
10 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
11 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals requiring mass rebuild submission deadline Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
12 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposals submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
13 REMINDER: Spins keepalive deadline in two weeks Wed 2026-07-01 Wed 2026-07-01 0
14 Change Checkpoint: Major Toolchain Updates/Changes have landed in Rawhide deadline Mon 2026-07-13 Mon 2026-07-13 0
15 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) in one week Tue 2026-07-14 Tue 2026-07-14 0
16 Mass Rebuild: RPMs
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/mass_rebuild/
 Wed 2026-07-15 Tue 2026-08-11 27
17 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2026-07-15 Wed 2026-07-15 0
18 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
19 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (mass rebuild) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
20 Change Checkpoint: Announce proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
21 REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week Tue 2026-07-21 Tue 2026-07-21 0
22 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
23 Branch Fedora Linux 45 from Rawhide Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
24 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 46 development Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
25 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-08-11 Fri 2026-08-14 3
26 Change Checkpoint: Announce Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
27 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (branch) Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
28 Remind not in MODIFIED Changes Owners Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
29 Update upstream schedules Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
30 Reflect supported versions in Bugzilla product description Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
31 Rebase Rawhide bugs Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
32 Deliver Incomplete Changes to FESCo Wed 2026-08-12 Wed 2026-08-12 0
33 Get list of inactive provenpackagers and send notifications Wed 2026-08-12 Wed 2026-08-12 0
34 Begin sending weekly blocker bug reports Fri 2026-08-14 Fri 2026-08-14 0
35 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
36 REMINDER: Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline in 1 week Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
37 REMINDER: Software Translation Deadline in 1 week Tue 2026-08-18 Tue 2026-08-18 0
38 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
39 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
40 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
41 Check status of Changes documentation Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
42 Beta Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
43 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for Beta release announcement Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
44 Change Checkpoint: Announce 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
45 Change checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Beta freeze) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
46 Update upstream schedules Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
47 Software Translation Deadline Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
48 Remove inactive provenpackagers Wed 2026-08-26 Wed 2026-08-26 0
49 Deliver features < 100% to FESCo Wed 2026-08-26 Wed 2026-08-26 0
50 REMINDER: Beta Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2026-09-03 Thu 2026-09-03 0
51 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
52 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
53 REMINDER: WGs to solicit bullet/talking points for GA release announcement Tue 2026-09-29 Tue 2026-09-29 0
54 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-20 14
55 Final Infrastructure Change Freeze Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-20 14
56 Change Checkpoint: Check contingency plans (Final freeze) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-06 0
57 REMINDER: Final Release Go/No-Go Meeting in 1 week Thu 2026-10-08 Thu 2026-10-08 0
58 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-10-15 Thu 2026-10-15 0
59 Current Final Target date
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
60 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
61 Final Target date #2 Tue 2026-10-27 Tue 2026-10-27 0
62 Final Target date #3 Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
63 Elections
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
 Wed 2026-11-04 Fri 2026-12-11 37
64 Selection of questions from Questionnaire Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-18 14
65 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - start Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-04 0
66 Nomination period Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-18 14
67 Nomination period - start Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-04 0
68 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
69 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
70 Cleanup distribution component in Bugzilla Wed 2026-11-11 Wed 2026-11-11 0
71 REMINDER: Send Email About Fedora Linux EOL Activities Thu 2026-11-12 Thu 2026-11-12 0
72 Remove inactive packagers
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/
 Tue 2026-11-17 Tue 2026-11-17 0
73 Selection of questions from Questionnaire - end Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
74 Nomination period - end Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
75 Interviews Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-25 7
76 Interviews - start Wed 2026-11-18 Wed 2026-11-18 0
77 Interviews - end (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-11-25 0
78 Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews Thu 2026-11-26 Thu 2026-11-26 0
79 Voting period Fri 2026-11-27 Thu 2026-12-10 13
80 Voting period starts (@ 00:00:00 UTC) Fri 2026-11-27 Fri 2026-11-27 0
81 Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0
82 Bugzilla Product Description--Fedora Linux 43 EOL Tue 2026-12-08 Tue 2026-12-08 0
83 Bugzilla Version 43 EOL Tue 2026-12-08 Tue 2026-12-08 0
84 Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure Tue 2026-12-08 Wed 2026-12-09 1
85 Voting period ends (@ 23:59:59 UTC) Thu 2026-12-10 Thu 2026-12-10 0
86 Result Announcement Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
87 Request update of permissions on FESCo Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fesco
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
88 Request update of permissions on Mindshare Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/fedora-mindshare
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
89 Request update of permissions on Council Pagure instance
https://pagure.io/group/Fedora-Council
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
90 Update of FESCo docs
https://pagure.io/fesco/fesco-docs/blob/master/f/fesco/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
91 Update of Mindshare docs
https://pagure.io/mindshare/blob/master/f/website/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
92 Update of Council docs
https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/council-docs/blob/master/f/council/modules/ROOT/pages/members.adoc
 Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
93 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 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
94 Adjust the Council mailing list subscriptions Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
95 Adjust the Mindshare mailing list subscriptions Fri 2026-12-11 Fri 2026-12-11 0
96 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