Release Schedule for 24.11 #339153
Description
| Date | Branches Affected | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✔️ | Sep, 27 | - | Ask ecosystems for desired changes, in "Feature Freeze" |
| ✔️ | Oct, 11 | All branches | Restrict breaking changes to Release Critical Packages |
| ✔️ | Oct, 25 | All branches | Restrict all breaking changes: allow only non-breaking updates and Desktop Manager changes |
| ✔️ | Oct, 30 | master |
(Day before ZHF) merge staging-next into master, prep for ZHF |
| ✔️ | Nov, 1 | master |
Begin ZHF, Focus on minimizing regressions in PRs targeting master |
| ✔️ | Nov, 6 | master |
Merge first staging-next fixes into master; begin second staging-next cycle |
| ✔️ | Nov, 8 | staging |
Unrestrict all breaking changes; new changes will not be present in master before branch-off |
| ✔️ | Nov, 12 | master |
Merge second staging-next fix cycle |
| ✔️ | Nov, 13 | staging-next |
Unrestrict all breaking changes; new changes will not be present in master before branch-off |
| ✔️ | Nov, 14 | master, release-24.11 |
Perform Branch-off, create release channels, create new beta / unstable tags |
| ✔️ | Nov, 15 | master, release-24.11 |
ZHF transitions to "backporting" workflow |
| ✔️ | Nov, 16 | release-24.11 |
Prepare for release, finish remaining issues |
| ✔️ | Nov, 30 | release-24.11 |
Release! Also, ZHF ends |
| ✔️ | Dec, 7 | - | Release Retrospective Meeting |
Note: Dates reflected are in AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time.