Fedora Linux 46 Schedule: RelEng

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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 Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues Tue 2026-12-01 Mon 2026-12-28 27
3 Retire packages with security issues Mon 2026-12-28 Mon 2026-12-28 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 2026-12-29 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 Mass Rebuild: RPMs
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/release_guide/mass_rebuild/
 Wed 2027-01-20 Tue 2027-02-09 20
7 F48 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 2027-01-26 Tue 2027-01-26 0
8 Re-sign F45 content with F46 key Tue 2027-02-02 Tue 2027-02-02 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 Branch Fedora Linux 46 from Rawhide Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
11 Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 47 development Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
12 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
13 Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate) Tue 2027-02-09 Fri 2027-02-12 3
14 File FTBFS bugs from mass rebuild Tue 2027-02-09 Tue 2027-02-09 0
15 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
16 Bodhi updates-testing activation point Tue 2027-02-23 Tue 2027-02-23 0
17 Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2027-02-23 Tue 2027-03-16 21
18 Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2027-03-11 Thu 2027-03-11 0
19 Stage Beta on master minor Thu 2027-03-11 Mon 2027-03-15 4
20 Notify Mirrors of Beta Release Thu 2027-03-11 Thu 2027-03-11 0
21 Bit-flip Beta to mirrors Mon 2027-03-15 Mon 2027-03-15 0
22 Beta Release (Early Target)
Fedora contributors plan on this
 Tue 2027-03-16 Tue 2027-03-16 0
23 Current Beta Target date
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/lifecycle/#_release_dates
 Tue 2027-03-16 Tue 2027-03-16 0
24 Beta Target date #1
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2027-03-23 Tue 2027-03-23 0
25 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
26 Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC) Tue 2027-04-06 Tue 2027-04-20 14
27 Retire all packages with broken deps Tue 2027-04-06 Tue 2027-04-06 0
28 Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release Wed 2027-04-14 Wed 2027-04-14 0
29 Final release Go/No-Go Meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
 Thu 2027-04-15 Thu 2027-04-15 0
30 Stage Final on master minor Thu 2027-04-15 Mon 2027-04-19 4
31 Notify Mirrors of Final Release Thu 2027-04-15 Thu 2027-04-15 0
32 Bit-flip Final to mirrors Mon 2027-04-19 Mon 2027-04-19 0
33 Current Final Target date
Fedora users plan on this
 Tue 2027-04-20 Tue 2027-04-20 0
34 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
35 Set current release to active in Package database Tue 2027-04-20 Tue 2027-04-20 0
36 Post Release Cleanup [rel-eng] Wed 2027-04-21 Wed 2027-04-28 7
37 Final Target date #1 Tue 2027-04-27 Tue 2027-04-27 0
38 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week Wed 2027-05-12 Wed 2027-05-12 0
39 REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day Tue 2027-05-18 Tue 2027-05-18 0
40 Fedora Linux 42 EOL auto closure Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0
41 Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0
42 Remove Beta images Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0
43 Remove F42 from Greenwave Wed 2027-05-19 Wed 2027-05-19 0
44 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