Fedora Linux 46 Schedule: Development

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HierarchIndex	Name	Start	End	Duration
1	Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 46 development	Tue 2026-08-11	Tue 2026-08-11	0
2	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring infrastructure changes)	Fri 2026-12-18	Fri 2026-12-18	0
3	Retire packages with security issues	Wed 2026-12-23	Wed 2026-12-23	0
4	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild)	Thu 2026-12-24	Thu 2026-12-24	0
5	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes)	Thu 2026-12-24	Thu 2026-12-24	0
6	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/	Thu 2026-12-24	Thu 2026-12-24	0
7	Change Checkpoint: Major Toolchain Updates/Changes have landed in Rawhide deadline	Wed 2027-01-06	Wed 2027-01-06	0
8	Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes)	Thu 2027-01-14	Thu 2027-01-14	0
9	REMINDER: Software String Freeze in one week	Thu 2027-01-14	Thu 2027-01-14	0
10	Mass Rebuild: RPMs https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/mass_rebuild/	Fri 2027-01-15	Thu 2027-02-04	20
11	F46 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/	Thu 2027-01-21	Thu 2027-01-21	0
12	Software String Freeze Reached	Thu 2027-01-21	Thu 2027-01-21	0
13	Retire Orphaned and Long-Time FTBFS Rawhide Packages https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/	Thu 2027-01-28	Thu 2027-01-28	0
14	Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable)	Thu 2027-02-04	Thu 2027-02-04	0
15	Branch Fedora Linux 46 from Rawhide	Thu 2027-02-04	Thu 2027-02-04	0
16	Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 47 development	Thu 2027-02-04	Thu 2027-02-04	0
17	Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate)	Thu 2027-02-04	Tue 2027-02-09	5
18	Build list of inactive packagers for removal https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/	Thu 2027-02-11	Thu 2027-02-11	0
19	Retire FTI packages in NEW state https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/	Thu 2027-02-11	Thu 2027-02-11	0
20	Bodhi updates-testing activation point	Thu 2027-02-18	Thu 2027-02-18	0
21	Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline	Thu 2027-02-18	Thu 2027-02-18	0
22	Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Thu 2027-02-18	Thu 2027-03-11	21
23	Beta Release (Early Target) Fedora contributors plan on this	Thu 2027-03-11	Thu 2027-03-11	0
24	Current Beta Target date https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates	Thu 2027-03-11	Thu 2027-03-11	0
25	Beta Target date #1 Fedora users plan on this	Thu 2027-03-18	Thu 2027-03-18	0
26	Retire FTI packages in NEW state https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/	Thu 2027-03-25	Thu 2027-03-25	0
27	Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)	Thu 2027-04-01	Thu 2027-04-15	14
28	Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release	Fri 2027-04-09	Fri 2027-04-09	0
29	Early Final Target date Fedora contributors plan on this	Thu 2027-04-15	Thu 2027-04-15	0
30	Current Final Target date https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates	Thu 2027-04-15	Thu 2027-04-15	0
31	Final Target date #1 Fedora users plan on this	Thu 2027-04-22	Thu 2027-04-22	0
32	Remove inactive packagers https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Policy_for_inactive_packagers/	Thu 2027-04-22	Thu 2027-04-22	0
33	Fedora Linux 44 End of Life This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date	Fri 2028-05-19	Fri 2028-05-19	0