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# Ubuntu Questing Quokka Release Schedule

| Week               | Date (Thursday)       | 25.10 events                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **April 2025**     |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                  | April 24              | Toolchain Uploaded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **May 2025**       |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                  | May 01                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                  | May 08                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                  | May 15                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                  | May 22                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                  | May 29                | Questing Snapshot 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **June 2025**      |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                  | June 05               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                  | June 12               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                  | June 19               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                 | June 26               | Questing Snapshot 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **July 2025**      |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                 | July 03               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                 | July 10               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                 | July 17               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 14                 | July 24               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                 | July 31               | Questing Snapshot 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **August 2025**    |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                 | August 04             | [Debian Import Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#debian-import-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                 | August 14             | [Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#feature-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                 | August 21             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                 | August 28             | Questing Snapshot 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **September 2025** |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                 | September 04          | [User Interface Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#user-interface-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                 | September 11          | [Documentation String Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#documentation-string-freeze), [Kernel Feature Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#kernel-feature-freeze)                                                                                                                   |
| 22                 | September 15 (Monday) | [Beta Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#beta-freeze), [Hardware Enablement Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#hardware-enablement-freeze), ISO Testing Week (mandatory)                                                                                                           |
| ⠀                  | September 18          | Questing Beta (mandatory)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                 | September 25          | [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)                                                                                                                                                             |
| **October 2025**   |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                 | October 02            | [Final Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#final-freeze), [Release Candidate](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#release-candidate), [Language Pack Translation Deadline](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#language-pack-translation-deadline) |
| 25                 | October 09            | Questing [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                                                                                       |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **April 2025**     |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 1                  | April 24          |                                                                                                        |
| **May 2025**       |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 2                  | May 01            |                                                                                                        |
| 3                  | May 08            |                                                                                                        |
| 4                  | May 15            | boost1.88                                                                                              |
| 5                  | May 22            |                                                                                                        |
| 6                  | May 29            | libxml2 2.14.x                                                                                         |
| **June 2025**      |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 7                  | June 05           | binutils 2.45, Chrony/NTS time-daemon ([LP: #2111342](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/2111342)) |
| 8                  | June 12           | openssl 3.5.0 ([LP: #2110006](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/+bug/2110006))         |
| 9                  | June 19           |                                                                                                        |
| 10                 | June 26           |                                                                                                        |
| **July 2025**      |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 11                 | July 03           |                                                                                                        |
| 12                 | July 10           | GCC 15                                                                                                 |
| 13                 | July 17           |                                                                                                        |
| 14                 | July 24           |                                                                                                        |
| 15                 | July 31           |                                                                                                        |
| **August 2025**    |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 16                 | August 07         | [GNOME 49 Beta](https://release.gnome.org/calendar/)                                                   |
| 17                 | August 14         | Raise ISA level for riscv64, archive rebuild (@xypron)                                                 |
| 18                 | August 21         |                                                                                                        |
| 19                 | August 28         |                                                                                                        |
| **September 2025** |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 20                 | September 04      |                                                                                                        |
| 21                 | September 11      |                                                                                                        |
| 22                 | September 18      | [GNOME 49.0](https://release.gnome.org/calendar/)                                                      |
| 23                 | September 25      |                                                                                                        |
| **October 2025**   |                   |                                                                                                        |
| 24                 | October 02        |                                                                                                        |
| 25                 | October 09        |                                                                                                        |

## Ubuntu Questing Quokka Release Task Signup Sheet

This signup sheet is to be used for planning release milestone tasks.

| Week               | Date (Thursday)       | 25.10 events                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **April 2025**     |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                  | April 24              | Toolchain Uploaded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **May 2025**       |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                  | May 01                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                  | May 08                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                  | May 15                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                  | May 22                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                  | May 29                | Questing Snapshot 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **June 2025**      |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                  | June 05               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                  | June 12               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                  | June 19               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                 | June 26               | Questing Snapshot 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **July 2025**      |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                 | July 03               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                 | July 10               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                 | July 17               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 14                 | July 24               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                 | July 31               | Questing Snapshot 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **August 2025**    |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                 | August 04             | [Debian Import Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#debian-import-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                 | August 14             | [Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#feature-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                 | August 21             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                 | August 28             | Questing Snapshot 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **September 2025** |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                 | September 04          | [User Interface Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#user-interface-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                 | September 11          | [Documentation String Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#documentation-string-freeze), [Kernel Feature Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#kernel-feature-freeze)                                                                                                                   |
| 22                 | September 15 (Monday) | [Beta Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#beta-freeze), [Hardware Enablement Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#hardware-enablement-freeze), ISO Testing Week (mandatory)                                                                                                           |
| ⠀                  | September 18          | Questing Beta (mandatory)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                 | September 25          | [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)                                                                                                                                                             |
| **October 2025**   |                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                 | October 02            | [Final Freeze](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#final-freeze), [Release Candidate](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#release-candidate), [Language Pack Translation Deadline](https://canonical-ubuntu-project.readthedocs-hosted.com/release-team/freezes/#language-pack-translation-deadline) |
| 25                 | October 09            | Questing [Final Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/release-cycle/#final-release)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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.