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# Ubuntu Plucky Puffin Release Schedule

| Week              | Date (Thursday)   | 25.04 events                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **October 2024**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                 | October 17        | Toolchain Uploaded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                 | October 24        | Build with -O3 on amd64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                 | October 31        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **November 2024** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                 | November 07       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                 | November 14       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                 | November 21       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                 | November 28       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **December 2024** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                 | December 05       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                 | December 12       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                | December 19       | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                | December 26       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **January 2025**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                | January 02        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                | January 09        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                | January 16        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                | January 23        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                | January 30        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **February 2025** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                | February 06       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                | February 13       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                | February 20       | [Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#feature-freeze), Debian Import Freeze                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                | February 27       | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **March 2025**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                | March 06          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                | March 13          | [User Interface Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#user-interface-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                | March 20          | [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)                                                                                           |
| 24                | March 24 (Monday) | [Beta Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#beta-freeze), [Hardware Enablement Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#hardware-enablement-freeze)                                                                                                                 |
| ⠀                 | March 27          | Beta (mandatory)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **April 2025**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                | April 03          | [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 10          | [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 17          | [Final Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/release-cycle/#final-release)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

## 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 2024**  |                   |                                                                 |
| 1                 | October 17        |                                                                 |
| 2                 | October 24        | Python 3.13 as supported                                        |
| 3                 | October 31        |                                                                 |
| **November 2024** |                   |                                                                 |
| 4                 | November 07       |                                                                 |
| 5                 | November 14       |                                                                 |
| 6                 | November 21       |                                                                 |
| 7                 | November 28       | binutils 2.44                                                   |
| **December 2024** |                   |                                                                 |
| 8                 | December 05       |                                                                 |
| 9                 | December 12       |                                                                 |
| 10                | December 19       |                                                                 |
| 11                | December 26       |                                                                 |
| **January 2025**  |                   |                                                                 |
| 12                | January 02        |                                                                 |
| 13                | January 09        | Python 3.13 as default                                          |
| 14                | January 16        |                                                                 |
| 15                | January 23        |                                                                 |
| 16                | January 30        | Qt 6.8.2 ([tentative](https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_6.8_Release))       |
| **February 2025** |                   |                                                                 |
| 17                | February 06       | [GNOME 48 Beta](https://release.gnome.org/calendar/)            |
| 18                | February 13       | LLVM 20 as default, Go 1.24 as default                          |
| 19                | February 20       |                                                                 |
| 20                | February 27       |                                                                 |
| **March 2025**    |                   |                                                                 |
| 21                | March 06          |                                                                 |
| 22                | March 13          | Qt 6.8.3 (18th, [tentative](https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_6.8_Release)) |
| 23                | March 20          | [GNOME 48.0](https://release.gnome.org/calendar/)               |
| 24                | March 27          |                                                                 |
| **April 2025**    |                   |                                                                 |
| 25                | April 03          |                                                                 |
| 26                | April 10          |                                                                 |
| 27                | April 17          |                                                                 |

## Ubuntu Plucky Puffin 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              |
| 25.04 Beta        |               | utkarsh                       |                      |                      |
| Final Freeze      |               |                               |                      |                      |
| 25.04 Release     | April 17 2025 | 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.