Ubuntu S S Release Schedule¶
Week |
Date (Thursday) |
26.10 events |
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April 2026 |
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1 |
April 30 |
Toolchain Uploaded |
May 2026 |
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2 |
May 07 |
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3 |
May 14 |
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4 |
May 21 |
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5 |
May 28 |
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June 2026 |
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6 |
June 04 |
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7 |
June 11 |
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8 |
June 18 |
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9 |
June 25 |
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July 2026 |
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10 |
July 02 |
Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
11 |
July 09 |
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12 |
July 16 |
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13 |
July 23 |
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14 |
July 30 |
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August 2026 |
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15 |
August 06 |
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16 |
August 13 |
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17 |
August 20 |
Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze |
18 |
August 27 |
Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
September 2026 |
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19 |
September 03 |
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20 |
September 10 |
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21 |
September 17 |
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22 |
September 21 (Monday) |
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⠀ |
September 24 |
Beta (mandatory) |
October 2026 |
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23 |
October 01 |
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24 |
October 08 |
Final Freeze, Release Candidate, Language Pack Translation Deadline |
25 |
October 15 |
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 |
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April 2026 |
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1 |
April 30 |
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May 2026 |
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2 |
May 07 |
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3 |
May 14 |
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4 |
May 21 |
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5 |
May 28 |
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June 2026 |
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6 |
June 04 |
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7 |
June 11 |
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8 |
June 18 |
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9 |
June 25 |
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July 2026 |
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10 |
July 02 |
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11 |
July 09 |
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12 |
July 16 |
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13 |
July 23 |
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14 |
July 30 |
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August 2026 |
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15 |
August 06 |
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16 |
August 13 |
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17 |
August 20 |
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18 |
August 27 |
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September 2026 |
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19 |
September 03 |
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20 |
September 10 |
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21 |
September 17 |
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22 |
September 24 |
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October 2026 |
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23 |
October 01 |
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24 |
October 08 |
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25 |
October 15 |
Ubuntu S S 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 |
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UI Freeze |
n/a |
n/a |
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Doc String Freeze |
n/a |
n/a |
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26.10 Beta |
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Final Freeze |
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26.10 Release |
October 15 2026 |
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.