Fedora Linux 45 Schedule: RelEng

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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 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2026-06-29 Mon 2026-06-29 0
4 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
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 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 Re-sign F44 content with F45 key Tue 2026-08-04 Tue 2026-08-04 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 Branch Fedora Linux 45 from Rawhide Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
11 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 46 development Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
12 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release Tue 2026-08-11 Tue 2026-08-11 0
13 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2026-08-11 Fri 2026-08-14 3
14 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
15 Bodhi updates-testing activation point 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 Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
18 Stage Beta on master minor Thu 2026-09-10 Mon 2026-09-14 4
19 Notify Mirrors of Beta Release Thu 2026-09-10 Thu 2026-09-10 0
20 Bit-flip Beta to mirrors Mon 2026-09-14 Mon 2026-09-14 0
21 Beta Release
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2026-09-15 Tue 2026-09-15 0
22 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
23 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-20 14
24 Retire all packages with broken deps Tue 2026-10-06 Tue 2026-10-06 0
25 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2026-10-15 Thu 2026-10-15 0
26 Current Final Target date
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
27 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2026-10-20 Tue 2026-10-20 0
28 Post Release Cleanup Wed 2026-10-21 Wed 2026-10-28 7
29 Final Target date #2 Tue 2026-10-27 Tue 2026-10-27 0
30 Final Target date #3 Tue 2026-11-03 Tue 2026-11-03 0
31 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2026-11-04 Wed 2026-11-04 0
32 Stage Final on master minor Thu 2026-11-05 Mon 2026-11-09 4
33 Notify Mirrors of Final Release Thu 2026-11-05 Thu 2026-11-05 0
34 Bit-flip Final to mirrors Mon 2026-11-09 Mon 2026-11-09 0
35 Set current release to active in Package database Tue 2026-11-10 Tue 2026-11-10 0
36 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week Wed 2026-11-25 Wed 2026-11-25 0
37 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day Tue 2026-12-01 Tue 2026-12-01 0
38 Fedora Linux 43 EOL auto closure Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0
39 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0
40 Remove Beta images Wed 2026-12-02 Wed 2026-12-02 0
41 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