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Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -04001Release Cycle
2=============
3
4The U-Boot projects attempts to maintain a fixed, predictable Release
5Cycle as follows:
6
7* We will have U-Boot releases at a fixed release interval of (approximately)
8 every 3 months.
9
10* Under normal conditions the release date will be the first Monday of the month.
11
12* Immediately following each release, there will be a "merge window" of
13 normally 21 days, i. e. if the release was on a Monday, then the merge window
14 will close on the Monday in the 3rd week after the release.
15
16 While this merge window is open, new features can be added to the U-Boot
17 source tree. This is further expanded on in the :doc:`process`.
18
19* After the merge window closes, no new features may be added to allow for a
20 release candidate phase which is intended to fix bugs and regressions.
21
22*Note:* While we try to adhere to the release schedule, we will
23not hesitate and take the liberty to delay a release if there are
24good reasons, for example if there are known bugs or other technical
25reasons. The code will be released when it is considered ready
26without caring too much about the announced deadline.
27
28*Note 2:* Even though we follow Linux ways in many respects, there are
29differences in the actual procedures, which are documented in the
30:doc:`process`.
31
32Version Numbers
33---------------
34
35Starting with the release in October 2008, the names of the releases were
36changed from numerical release numbers without deeper meaning into a time stamp
37based numbering. Regular releases are now identified by names consisting of
38the calendar year and month of the release date. Additional fields are
39frequently used to denote the release candidates. They are also used on rare
40occasions to note a bug fix release on top of the previous stable release.
41
42Examples::
43
44 U-Boot v2009.11 - Release November 2009
45 U-Boot v2009.11.1 - Bug fix release 1 on top of the November 2009 release
46 U-Boot v2010.09-rc1 - Release candidate 1 for September 2010 release
47
48Current Status
49--------------
50
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050051* U-Boot v2024.01 was released on Mon 08 January 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040052
Tom Rini711e4b32024-01-29 20:53:19 -050053* The Merge Window for the next release (v2024.04) is **closed**.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040054
Tom Rini190bddf2023-10-02 10:39:59 -040055* The next branch is now **closed**.
Tom Rinif9269c72023-02-13 18:39:15 -050056
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050057* Release "v2024.04" is scheduled for 02 April 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040058
59Future Releases
60---------------
61
62.. The following commented out dates are for when release candidates are
63 planned to be tagged.
64
Tom Rini711e4b32024-01-29 20:53:19 -050065For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on::
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040066
Tom Rini711e4b32024-01-29 20:53:19 -050067* U-Boot v2024.01-rc1 was released on Mon 29 January 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040068
Tom Rinibe55bf52024-02-13 18:16:57 -050069* U-Boot v2024.01-rc2 was released on Tue 13 February 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040070
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050071.. * U-Boot v2024.01-rc3 was released on Mon 26 February 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040072
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050073.. * U-Boot v2024.01-rc4 was released on Mon 11 March 2024.
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040074
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050075.. * U-Boot v2024.01-rc5 was released on Mon 25 March 2024.
Tom Rini650fcc42023-07-03 13:48:58 -040076
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040077Please note that the following dates are planned only and may be deviated from
78as needed.
79
Tom Rini4adeec82023-04-03 16:38:50 -040080* "v2024.04": end of MW = Mon, Jan 29, 2024; release = Tue, Apr 02, 2024
81
Tom Rini4d79c7b2023-07-10 14:13:47 -040082* "v2024.07": end of MW = Mon, Apr 22, 2024; release = Mon, Jul 01, 2024
83
Tom Rini190bddf2023-10-02 10:39:59 -040084* "v2024.10": end of MW = Mon, Jul 22, 2024; release = Mon, Oct 07, 2024
85
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050086* "v2025.01": end of MW = Mon, Oct 21, 2024; release = Mon, Jan 06, 2025
87
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -040088Previous Releases
89-----------------
90
91Note: these statistics are generated by our fork of `gitdm
92<https://source.denx.de/u-boot/gitdm>`_, which was originally created by
93Jonathan Corbet.
94
Tom Rini50a41162024-01-08 10:37:48 -050095* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2024.01` which was released on 08 January 2024.
96
Tom Rini190bddf2023-10-02 10:39:59 -040097* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2023.10` which was released on 02 October 2023.
98
Tom Rini4d79c7b2023-07-10 14:13:47 -040099* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2023.07` which was released on 10 July 2023.
100
Tom Rini4adeec82023-04-03 16:38:50 -0400101* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2023.04` which was released on 03 April 2023.
102
Tom Rinid2c928a2023-01-09 11:07:33 -0500103* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2023.01` which was released on 09 January 2023.
104
Tom Rinid6e4e902022-10-03 15:25:32 -0400105* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.10` which was released on 03 October 2022.
106
Tom Rinia5e4cd62022-07-12 17:34:14 -0400107* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.07` which was released on 11 July 2022.
Tom Rini3d4e0a12022-07-12 14:14:19 -0400108
109* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.04` which was released on 04 April 2022.
110
111* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.01` which was released on 10 January 2022.
112
113* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.10` which was released on 04 October 2021.
114
115* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.07` which was released on 05 July 2021.
116
117* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.04` which was released on 05 April 2021.
118
119* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.01` which was released on 11 January 2021.
120
121* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.10` which was released on 05 October 2020.
122
123* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.07` which was released on 06 July 2020.
124
125* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.04` which was released on 13 April 2020.
126
127* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.01` which was released on 06 January 2020.
128
129* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.10` which was released on 07 October 2019.
130
131* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.07` which was released on 08 July 2019.
132
133* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.04` which was released on 08 April 2019.
134
135* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.01` which was released on 04 January 2019.
136
137* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.11` which was released on 15 November 2018.
138
139* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.09` which was released on 10 September 2018.
140
141* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.07` which was released on 19 July 2018.
142
143* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.05` which was released on 07 May 2018.
144
145* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.03` which was released on 13 March 2018.
146
147* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.01` which was released on 08 January 2018.
148
149* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.11` which was released on 13 November 2017.
150
151* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.09` which was released on 11 September 2017.
152
153* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.07` which was released on 10 July 2017.
154
155* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.05` which was released on 08 May 2017.
156
157* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.03` which was released on 13 March 2017.
158
159* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.01` which was released on 09 January 2017.
160
161* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.11` which was released on 14 November 2016.
162
163* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.09` which was released on 12 September 2016.
164
165* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.07` which was released on 11 July 2016.
166
167* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.05` which was released on 16 May 2016.
168
169* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.03` which was released on 14 March 2016.
170
171* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.01` which was released on 12 January 2016.
172
173* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.10` which was released on 19 October 2015.
174
175* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.07` which was released on 14 July 2015.
176
177* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.04` which was released on 13 April 2015.
178
179* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.01` which was released on 12 January 2015.
180
181* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.10` which was released on 14 October 2014.
182
183* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.07` which was released on 14 July 2014.
184
185* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.04` which was released on 14 April 2014.
186
187* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.01` which was released on 20 January 2014.
188
189* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.10` which was released on 16 October 2013.
190
191* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.07` which was released on 22 July 2013.
192
193* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.04` which was released on 19 April 2013.
194
195* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.01` which was released on 15 January 2013.
196
197* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.10` which was released on 15 October 2012.
198
199* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.07` which was released on 30 July 2012.
200
201* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.04` which was released on 21 April 2012.
202
203* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.12` which was released on 23 December 2011.
204
205* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.09` which was released on 29 September 2011.
206
207* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.06` which was released on 27 July 2011.
208
209* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.03` which was released on 31 March 2011.
210
211* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.12` which was released on 22 December 2010.
212
213* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.09` which was released on 28 September 2010.
214
215* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.06` which was released on 29 June 2010.
216
217* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.03` which was released on 31 March 2010.
218
219* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.11` which was released on 15 December 2009.
220
221* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.08` which was released on 31 August 2009.
222
223* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.06` which was released on 14 June 2009.
224
225* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.03` which was released on 21 March 2009.
226
227* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.01` which was released on 21 January 2009.
228
229* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2008.10` which was released on 18 October 2008.
230
231* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.4` which was released on 12 August 2008.
232
233* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.3` which was released on 19 May 2008.
234
235* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.1` which was released on 06 December 2007. (St Nicholas release).
236
237* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.0` which was released on 19 November 2007.