Ubuntu Noble Numbat Release Schedule¶
Week |
Date (Thursday) |
24.04 events |
|---|---|---|
October 2023 |
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1 |
October 26 |
Toolchain Uploaded |
November 2023 |
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2 |
November 02 |
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3 |
November 09 |
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4 |
November 16 |
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5 |
November 23 |
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6 |
November 30 |
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December 2023 |
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7 |
December 07 |
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8 |
December 14 |
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9 |
December 21 |
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10 |
December 28 |
Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
January 2024 |
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11 |
January 04 |
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12 |
January 11 |
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13 |
January 18 |
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14 |
January 25 |
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February 2024 |
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15 |
February 01 |
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16 |
February 08 |
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17 |
February 15 |
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18 |
February 22 |
22.04.4 |
19 |
February 29 |
Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze |
March 2024 |
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20 |
March 07 |
Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
21 |
March 14 |
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22 |
March 21 |
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23 |
March 28 |
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April 2024 |
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24 |
April 01 (Monday) |
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⠀ |
April 04 |
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25 |
April 08 |
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⠀ |
April 11 |
Beta (mandatory, delayed), Kernel Freeze, Non Language Pack Translation Deadline |
26 |
April 18 |
Final Freeze, Release Candidate, Language Pack Translation Deadline |
27 |
April 25 |
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… |
… |
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August 2024 |
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41 |
August 01 |
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42 |
August 08 |
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43 |
August 15 |
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44 |
August 22 |
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45 |
August 29 |
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… |
… |
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February 2025 |
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67 |
February 06 |
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68 |
February 13 |
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69 |
February 20 |
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70 |
February 27 |
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… |
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August 2025 |
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93 |
August 07 |
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94 |
August 14 |
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95 |
August 21 |
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96 |
August 28 |
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… |
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February 2026 |
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110 |
February 12 |
Planned and potentially disruptive archive-wide activities¶
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 2023 |
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1 |
October 26 |
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November 2023 |
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2 |
November 02 |
Python 3.12 as supported Python3 version |
3 |
November 09 |
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4 |
November 16 |
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5 |
November 23 |
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6 |
November 30 |
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December 2023 |
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7 |
December 07 |
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8 |
December 14 |
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9 |
December 21 |
binutils 2.42 |
10 |
December 28 |
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January 2024 |
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11 |
January 04 |
ruby 3.2 |
12 |
January 11 |
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13 |
January 18 |
PHP 8.3 transition |
14 |
January 25 |
Python 3.12 as default version |
February 2024 |
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15 |
February 01 |
glibc 2.39 in -proposed, glib 2.79 in proposed |
16 |
February 08 |
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17 |
February 15 |
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18 |
February 22 |
64-bit time_t (est) / Go 1.22 as default / GCC 14 as non-default/Java 21 as default |
19 |
February 29 |
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March 2024 |
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20 |
March 07 |
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21 |
March 14 |
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22 |
March 21 |
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23 |
March 28 |
LLVM 18 as default |
April 2024 |
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24 |
April 04 |
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25 |
April 11 |
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26 |
April 18 |
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27 |
April 25 |
Ubuntu Noble Numbat Release Task Signup Sheet¶
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 |
n/a |
utkarsh |
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UI Freeze |
n/a |
n/a |
utkarsh |
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Doc String Freeze |
n/a |
n/a |
utkarsh |
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24.04 Beta |
utkarsh |
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Final Freeze |
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24.04 Release |
April 25 2024 |
utkarsh |
utkarsh |
utkarsh |
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.