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# Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon Release Schedule

<!-- migrated from https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/resolute-raccoon-release-schedule/47198 -->

| Week              | Date (Thursday)   | 26.04 events                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **October 2025**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                 | October 16        | Toolchain Uploaded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                 | October 23        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                 | October 30        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **November 2025** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                 | November 06       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                 | November 13       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                 | November 20       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                 | November 27       | Resolute Snapshot 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **December 2025** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                 | December 04       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                 | December 11       | Resolute Snapshot 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                | December 18       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                | December 25       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **January 2026**  |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                | January 01        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                | January 08        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                | January 15        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                | January 22        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                | January 29        | Resolute Snapshot 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **February 2026** |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                | February 05       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                | February 12       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                | February 19       | [Feature Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#feature-freeze), Debian Import Freeze                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                | February 26       | Resolute Snapshot 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **March 2026**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                | March 05          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                | March 12          | [User Interface Freeze](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/freezes/#user-interface-freeze)                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                | March 19          | [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 23 (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), ISO Testing Week (mandatory)                                                                                   |
| ⠀                 | March 26          | Beta (mandatory)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **April 2026**    |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                | April 02          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 26                | April 09          | [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)                                                                                     |
| 27                | April 16          | [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) |
| 28                | April 23          | [Final Release](https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/release-team/release-cycle/#final-release)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| …                 |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **August 2026**   |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 46                | August 27         | [26.04.1 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 2025**  |                   |                                                                                   |
| 1                 | October 16        | Python 3.14 as a supported version                                                |
| 2                 | October 23        | enable autosync from Debian                                                       |
| 3                 | October 30        | Golang 1.25 transition                                                            |
| **November 2025** |                   |                                                                                   |
| 4                 | November 06       |                                                                                   |
| 5                 | November 13       |                                                                                   |
| 6                 | November 20       |                                                                                   |
| 7                 | November 27       |                                                                                   |
| **December 2025** |                   |                                                                                   |
| 8                 | December 04       |                                                                                   |
| 9                 | December 11       |                                                                                   |
| 10                | December 18       | binutils 2.46                                                                     |
| 11                | December 25       |                                                                                   |
| **January 2026**  |                   |                                                                                   |
| 12                | January 01        | GNOME 50 alpha                                                                    |
| 13                | January 08        | Python 3.14 as the default version                                                |
| 14                | January 15        |                                                                                   |
| 15                | January 22        | PHP 8.5                                                                           |
| 16                | January 29        | GNOME 50 beta                                                                     |
| **February 2026** |                   |                                                                                   |
| 17                | February 05       |                                                                                   |
| 18                | February 12       | GCC 16 as optional, Rust 1.93 transition (tentative), Java 25 default (tentative) |
| 19                | February 19       |                                                                                   |
| 20                | February 26       |                                                                                   |
| **March 2026**    |                   |                                                                                   |
| 21                | March 05          |                                                                                   |
| 22                | March 12          |                                                                                   |
| 23                | March 19          |                                                                                   |
| 24                | March 26          |                                                                                   |
| **April 2026**    |                   |                                                                                   |
| 25                | April 02          |                                                                                   |
| 26                | April 09          |                                                                                   |
| 27                | April 16          |                                                                                   |
| 28                | April 23          |                                                                                   |

## Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon 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             |
| 26.04 Beta        |               |                               |                      |                      |
| 26.04 Release     | April 23 2026 | @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.