freedomofpress · almet · Apr 23, 2026 · Apr 23, 2026 · Apr 23, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ jobs:
             version: trixie
           - distro: debian
             version: forky
-          - distro: fedora
-            version: "41"
           - distro: fedora
             version: "42"
           - distro: fedora
             version: "43"
+          - distro: fedora
+            version: "44"
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_repos.yml b/.github/workflows/check_repos.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - distro: fedora
-            version: 41
           - distro: fedora
             version: 42
           - distro: fedora
             version: 43
+          - distro: fedora
+            version: 44
     steps:
       - name: Add packages.freedom.press to our YUM sources
         run: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         distro: ["fedora"]
-        version: ["41", "42", "43"]
+        version: ["42", "43", "44"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@ jobs:
             version: trixie
           - distro: debian
             version: forky
-          - distro: fedora
-            version: "41"
           - distro: fedora
             version: "42"
           - distro: fedora
             version: "43"
+          - distro: fedora
+            version: "44"
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ The following instructions require typing commands in a terminal in dom0.
    qvm-clone fedora-42 fedora-42-dz
    ```
 
-   > :bulb: Alternatively, you can use your base Fedora 41 template in the
+   > :bulb: Alternatively, you can use your base Fedora 42 template in the
    > following instructions. In that case, skip this step and replace
    > `fedora-42-dz` with `fedora-42` in the steps below.
 

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ since 0.4.1, and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.or
 
 - Add a deprecation warning for Windows 10
   ([#1357](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/1357))
+- Add support for Fedora 44
+  ([#1462](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/1462))
+- Drop support for Fedora 41 as it has reached end of life
 
 ### Development changes
 

diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ Dangerzone is available for:
 - Debian 13 (trixie)
 - Debian 12 (bookworm)
 - Debian 11 (bullseye), support will be dropped in future releases.
+- Fedora 44
 - Fedora 43
 - Fedora 42
-- Fedora 41
 - Tails
 - Qubes OS (beta support)
 

diff --git a/dev_scripts/qa.py b/dev_scripts/qa.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create a .deb package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 41 as of
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 44 as of
   writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Build the container image and ensure the development environment uses
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create an .rpm package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 41 as
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 44 as
   of writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
@@ -996,6 +996,10 @@ def build_package(self):
         )
 
 
+class QAFedora44(QAFedora):
+    VERSION = "44"
+
+
 class QAFedora43(QAFedora):
     VERSION = "43"
 
@@ -1004,10 +1008,6 @@ class QAFedora42(QAFedora):
     VERSION = "42"
 
 
-class QAFedora41(QAFedora):
-    VERSION = "41"
-
-
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog=sys.argv[0],

diff --git a/docs/developer/release/build.md b/docs/developer/release/build.md
@@ -155,15 +155,15 @@ repo, by sending a PR. Follow the instructions in that repo on how to do so.
 
 > **NOTE**: This procedure will have to be done for every supported Fedora version.
 >
-> In this section, Fedora 41 is used as an example.
+> In this section, Fedora 42 is used as an example.
 
 Create a Fedora development environment. [Follow the
 instructions in the build section](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/blob/main/BUILD.md#fedora),
 or create it locally with:
 
 ```bash
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 build-dev
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 run --dev bash
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 42 build-dev
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 42 run --dev bash
 
 # Get the vendorized assets
 poetry run mazette install
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ poetry run dangerzone-image prepare-archive
     --output share/container.tar
 
 # Create a .rpm:
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 run --dev bash -c "cd dangerzone && ./install/linux/build-rpm.py"
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 42 run --dev bash -c "cd dangerzone && ./install/linux/build-rpm.py"
 ```
 
 Publish the .rpm under `./dist` to the
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Publish the .rpm under `./dist` to the
 Create a `.rpm` for Qubes:
 
 ```sh
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 run --dev bash -c "cd dangerzone && ./install/linux/build-rpm.py --qubes"
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 42 run --dev bash -c "cd dangerzone && ./install/linux/build-rpm.py --qubes"
 ```
 
 and similarly publish it to the [`freedomofpress/yum-tools-prod`](https://github.com/freedomofpress/yum-tools-prod) repo.
diff --git a/docs/developer/release/qa.md b/docs/developer/release/qa.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ prior to a release (see [Large Document Testing](#large-document-testing)).
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create a .deb package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 41 as of
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 44 as of
   writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Build the container image and ensure the development environment uses
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ prior to a release (see [Large Document Testing](#large-document-testing)).
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create an .rpm package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 41 as
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 44 as
   of writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.

diff --git a/dodo.py b/dodo.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ARCH = "arm64" if platform.machine() == "arm64" else "i686"
 VERSION = open("share/version.txt").read().strip()
-FEDORA_VERSIONS = ["41", "42", "43"]
+FEDORA_VERSIONS = ["42", "43", "44"]
 
 ### Global parameters
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ python = ">=3.9,<3.15"
 click = "*"
 platformdirs = "*"
 PySide6 = "^6.7.1"
-PyMuPDF = "^1.25.3" # The version in Fedora 41
+PyMuPDF = "^1.25.3" # The version in Fedora 42
 colorama = "*"
 pyxdg = { version = "*", platform = "linux" }
 requests = "*"