Release Planning Schedule
The following is the template for the Workstation Working Group’s release schedule. It follows the main Fedora release schedule, with additional check-in steps.
The schedule is meant to evolve as we use it, so please update this page as necessary.
| Week | Milestone | Tasks | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedora development cycle begins | |
| 20 | System-wide change proposal deadline | |
| 21 | Self-contained change proposal deadline | |
| 26 | GNOME beta target date & UI freeze | 1. check that all GNOME modules have releases, 2. update packages with the GNOME beta, 3. notify QA when the GNOME beta is available in Fedora, 4. plan a test week for when the beta will be available | 
| 27 | Fedora branches from rawhide | |
| 28 | GNOME test week happens around now | |
| 30 | GNOME RC target date | |
| 32 | Fedora beta release | |
| 33 | GNOME stable target date | 1. update packages with the new GNOME release, 2. notify QA when the update is complete, 3. start preparing GNOME Fedora Flatpak updates | 
| 35 | Fedora final freeze | Start distributing GNOME Fedora Flatpak updates (should happen 2 weeks prior to expected release date) | 
| 37 | Fedora stable release early target date | Workstation publicity to be released with the new stable release: blog post, website updates, talks, etc | 
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