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# Ubuntu Noble Numbat Release Schedule

<!-- migrated from https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-schedule/35649 -->

| Week               | Date (Thursday)   | 24.04 events                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **October 2023**   |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                  | October 26        | Toolchain Uploaded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **November 2023**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                  | November 02       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                  | November 09       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                  | November 16       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                  | November 23       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                  | November 30       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **December 2023**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                  | December 07       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                  | December 14       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                  | December 21       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                 | December 28       | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **January 2024**   |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                 | January 04        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                 | January 11        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                 | January 18        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                 | January 25        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **February 2024**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                 | February 01       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                 | February 08       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                 | February 15       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                 | February 22       | *22.04.4*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                 | February 29       | [Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#feature-freeze), Debian Import Freeze                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **March 2024**     |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                 | March 07          | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                 | March 14          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                 | March 21          | [User Interface Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#user-interface-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                 | March 28          | [Documentation String Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#documentation-string-freeze), [Kernel Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#kernel-feature-freeze)                                                                                           |
| **April 2024**     |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 24                 | April 01 (Monday) | [Hardware Enablement Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#hardware-enablement-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ⠀                  | April 04          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                 | April 08          | [Beta Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#beta-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ⠀                  | April 11          | Beta (mandatory, delayed), [Kernel Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#kernel-freeze), [Non Language Pack Translation Deadline](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#non-language-pack-translation-deadline)                                                          |
| 26                 | April 18          | [Final Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#final-freeze), [Release Candidate](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#release-candidate), [Language Pack Translation Deadline](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#language-pack-translation-deadline) |
| 27                 | April 25          | [Final Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/release-cycle/#final-release)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| …                  | …                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **August 2024**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 41                 | August 01         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 42                 | August 08         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 43                 | August 15         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 44                 | August 22         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 45                 | August 29         | [24.04.1 Point Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/ubuntu-releases/#point-releases)                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| …                  | …                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **February 2025**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 68                 | February 06       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 69                 | February 13       | [24.04.2 Point Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/ubuntu-releases/#point-releases)                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 70                 | February 20       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 71                 | February 27       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| …                  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **August 2025**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 94                 | August 07         | [24.04.3 Point Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/ubuntu-releases/#point-releases)                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 95                 | August 14         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 96                 | August 21         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 97                 | August 28         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| …                  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **February 2026**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 121                | February 12       | [24.04.4 Point Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/ubuntu-releases/#point-releases)                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| …                  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **September 2026** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 151                | September 10      | [24.04.5 Point Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/ubuntu-releases/#point-releases)                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| …                  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

## 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**  |                   |                                                                                     |
| 1                 | October 26        |                                                                                     |
| **November 2023** |                   |                                                                                     |
| 2                 | November 02       | Python 3.12 as supported Python3 version                                            |
| 3                 | November 09       |                                                                                     |
| 4                 | November 16       |                                                                                     |
| 5                 | November 23       |                                                                                     |
| 6                 | November 30       |                                                                                     |
| **December 2023** |                   |                                                                                     |
| 7                 | December 07       |                                                                                     |
| 8                 | December 14       |                                                                                     |
| 9                 | December 21       | binutils 2.42                                                                       |
| 10                | December 28       |                                                                                     |
| **January 2024**  |                   |                                                                                     |
| 11                | January 04        | ruby 3.2                                                                            |
| 12                | January 11        |                                                                                     |
| 13                | January 18        | PHP 8.3 transition                                                                  |
| 14                | January 25        | Python 3.12 as default version                                                      |
| **February 2024** |                   |                                                                                     |
| 15                | February 01       | glibc 2.39 in -proposed, glib 2.79 in proposed                                      |
| 16                | February 08       |                                                                                     |
| 17                | February 15       | [GNOME 46 Beta](https://wiki.gnome.org/FortySix)                                    |
| 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       |                                                                                     |
| **March 2024**    |                   |                                                                                     |
| 20                | March 07          |                                                                                     |
| 21                | March 14          |                                                                                     |
| 22                | March 21          | [GNOME 46.0](https://wiki.gnome.org/FortySix)                                       |
| 23                | March 28          | LLVM 18 as default                                                                  |
| **April 2024**    |                   |                                                                                     |
| 24                | April 04          |                                                                                     |
| 25                | April 11          |                                                                                     |
| 26                | April 18          |                                                                                     |
| 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](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2018-April/004434.html), which are organized ad hoc at this point.

| Milestone         | Date          | Image (Nusakan) Engineering   | Checklist Tracking   | Announcement Email   |
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Feature Freeze    |               | n/a                           | n/a                  | utkarsh              |
| UI Freeze         |               | n/a                           | n/a                  | utkarsh              |
| Doc String Freeze |               | n/a                           | n/a                  | utkarsh              |
| 24.04 Beta        |               | utkarsh                       |                      |                      |
| Final Freeze      |               |                               |                      |                      |
| 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](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#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](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/release-cycle/#finalization), all members of the release team are expected to participate in Bug fix reviews in their particular area of expertise.