(t-t-schedule)=
| Week | Date (Thursday) | 27.04 events |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ||
| 1 | October 22 | Toolchain Uploaded |
| 2 | October 29 | |
| November 2026 | ||
| 3 | November 05 | |
| 4 | November 12 | |
| 5 | November 19 | |
| 6 | November 26 | |
| December 2026 | ||
| 7 | December 03 | |
| 8 | December 10 | |
| 9 | December 17 | |
| 10 | December 24 | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
| 11 | December 31 | |
| January 2027 | ||
| 12 | January 07 | |
| 13 | January 14 | |
| 14 | January 21 | |
| 15 | January 28 | |
| February 2027 | ||
| 16 | February 04 | |
| 17 | February 11 | |
| 18 | February 18 | |
| 19 | February 25 | Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze |
| March 2027 | ||
| 20 | March 04 | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
| 21 | March 11 | |
| 22 | March 18 | User Interface Freeze |
| 23 | March 25 | Documentation String Freeze, Kernel Feature Freeze |
| 24 | March 29 (Monday) | Beta Freeze, Hardware Enablement Freeze |
| April 2027 | ||
| 24 | April 01 | Beta (mandatory) |
| 25 | April 08 | Kernel Freeze, Non Language Pack Translation Deadline |
| 26 | April 15 | Final Freeze, Release Candidate, Language Pack Translation Deadline |
| 27 | April 22 | Final Release |
If you’re planning a change that might have a disruptive effect on the archive - e.g. transitions or switches of important defaults (such as compiler versions) - list it here.
| Week | Date (Thursday) | Planned activity |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ||
| 1 | October 22 | |
| 2 | October 29 | |
| November 2026 | ||
| 3 | November 05 | |
| 4 | November 12 | |
| 5 | November 19 | |
| 6 | November 26 | |
| December 2026 | ||
| 7 | December 03 | |
| 8 | December 10 | |
| 9 | December 17 | |
| 10 | December 24 | |
| 11 | December 31 | |
| January 2027 | ||
| 12 | January 07 | |
| 13 | January 14 | |
| 14 | January 21 | |
| 15 | January 28 | |
| February 2027 | ||
| 16 | February 04 | |
| 17 | February 11 | |
| 18 | February 18 | |
| 19 | February 25 | |
| March 2027 | ||
| 20 | March 04 | |
| 21 | March 11 | |
| 22 | March 18 | |
| 23 | March 25 | |
| April 2027 | ||
| 24 | April 01 | |
| 25 | April 08 | |
| 26 | April 15 | |
| 27 | April 22 |
This signup sheet is to be used for planning release milestone tasks.
The Alpha and Beta 1 milestones have been replaced with Testing Weeks, which are organized ad hoc at this point.
| Milestone | Date | Image (Nusakan) Engineering | Checklist Tracking | Announcement Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Freeze | n/a | |||
| UI Freeze | n/a | n/a | ||
| Doc String Freeze | n/a | n/a | ||
| 27.04 Beta | ||||
| Final Freeze | ||||
| 27.04 Release | April 22 2027 |
When the archive is frozen, all members of the release team are expected to participate in bug fix reviews.
After Feature Freeze, all members of the release team are expected to participate in Feature Freeze Exception reviews in their particular area of expertise.
After Final Beta, all members of the release team are expected to participate in Bug fix reviews in their particular area of expertise.