Fedora Linux 45 Schedule: Quality

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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 Call for test days Wed 2026-05-06 Wed 2026-05-06 0
3 Create test days
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/SOP_Test_Day_management
 Tue 2026-06-02 Mon 2026-10-05 125
4 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes) Wed 2026-06-24 Wed 2026-06-24 0
5 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
6 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-06-30 Tue 2026-06-30 0
7 F47 keys are added to fedora-repos and are available in updates-testing
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/create_release_signing_key/
 Tue 2026-07-28 Tue 2026-07-28 0
8 Branch Fedora Linux 45 from Rawhide Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
9 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 46 development Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
10 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
11 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-09-15 21
12 "Common bugs" page to be created
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_bugs_instructions
 Tue 2026-08-25 Tue 2026-08-25 0
13 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
14 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
15 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-20 14
16 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-10-15 Thu 2026-10-15 0
17 Current Final Target date
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
18 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
19 Final Target date #2 Tue 2026-10-27 Tue 2026-10-27 0
20 Final Target date #3 Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
21 "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
22 Blocker bug tracker update
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers
 Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
23 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