Fedora Linux 46 Schedule: Key

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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) Wed 2026-12-23 Wed 2026-12-23 0
3 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Changes requiring mass rebuild) Tue 2026-12-29 Tue 2026-12-29 0
4 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (System Wide Changes) Tue 2026-12-29 Tue 2026-12-29 0
5 Change Checkpoint: Major Toolchain Updates/Changes have landed in Rawhide deadline Mon 2027-01-11 Mon 2027-01-11 0
6 Change Checkpoint: Proposal submission deadline (Self Contained Changes) Tue 2027-01-19 Tue 2027-01-19 0
7 Mass Rebuild: RPMs
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/mass_rebuild/
 Wed 2027-01-20 Tue 2027-02-09 20
8 Keepalive deadline for spins Wed 2027-01-20 Wed 2027-01-20 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 2027-02-02 Tue 2027-02-02 0
10 Change Checkpoint: Completion deadline (testable) Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
11 Branch Fedora Linux 46 from Rawhide Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
12 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2027-02-09 Fri 2027-02-12 3
13 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2027-02-16 Tue 2027-02-16 0
14 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2027-02-23 Tue 2027-02-23 0
15 Change Checkpoint: 100% Code Complete Deadline Tue 2027-02-23 Tue 2027-02-23 0
16 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2027-02-23 Tue 2027-03-16 21
17 Beta Release (Early Target)
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2027-03-16 Tue 2027-03-16 0
18 Current Beta Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2027-03-16 Tue 2027-03-16 0
19 Beta Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2027-03-23 Tue 2027-03-23 0
20 Retire FTI packages in NEW state
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/
 Tue 2027-03-30 Tue 2027-03-30 0
21 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2027-04-06 Tue 2027-04-20 14
22 Current Final Target date
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2027-04-20 Tue 2027-04-20 0
23 Early Final Target date
Fedora contributors plan on this
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2027-04-20 Tue 2027-04-20 0
24 Post Release Cleanup [rel-eng] Wed 2027-04-21 Wed 2027-04-28 7
25 Final Target date #1 Tue 2027-04-27 Tue 2027-04-27 0
26 Fedora Linux 42 EOL auto closure Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0
27 Fedora Linux 44 End of Life
This is a changeable date and currently based off the Early Target Date
 Wed 2028-05-24 Wed 2028-05-24 0