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Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 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 Rini62e2ad12023-01-09 11:07:33 -050051* U-Boot v2023.01 was released on Mon 09 January 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040052
Tom Rini30db4742023-01-30 15:36:45 -050053* The Merge Window for the next release (v2023.04) is **closed**.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040054
Tom Rinifaac9de2023-02-13 18:39:15 -050055* The next branch is now **open**.
56
Tom Rini62e2ad12023-01-09 11:07:33 -050057* Release "v2023.04" is scheduled for 03 April 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 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 Rini30db4742023-01-30 15:36:45 -050065For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on::
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040066
Tom Rini30db4742023-01-30 15:36:45 -050067* U-Boot v2023.04-rc1 was released on Mon 30 January 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040068
Tom Rinifaac9de2023-02-13 18:39:15 -050069* U-Boot v2023.04-rc2 was released on Mon 13 February 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040070
Tom Rinie8c80ac2023-02-27 17:18:36 -050071* U-Boot v2023.04-rc3 was released on Mon 27 February 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040072
Tom Rini88e08fc2023-03-13 20:52:48 -040073* U-Boot v2023.04-rc4 was released on Mon 13 March 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040074
Tom Rini62e2ad12023-01-09 11:07:33 -050075.. * U-Boot v2023.04-rc5 was released on Mon 27 March 2023.
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040076
77Please note that the following dates are planned only and may be deviated from
78as needed.
79
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040080* "v2023.04": end of MW = Mon, Jan 30, 2022; release = Mon, Apr 03, 2023
81
82* "v2023.07": end of MW = Mon, Apr 24, 2023; release = Mon, Jul 03, 2023
83
Tom Rini4debc572022-10-03 15:25:32 -040084* "v2023.10": end of MW = Mon, Jul 24, 2023; release = Mon, Oct 02, 2023
85
Tom Rini62e2ad12023-01-09 11:07:33 -050086* "v2024.01": end of MW = Mon, Oct 23, 2023; release = Mon, Jan 08, 2024
87
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 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 Rini62e2ad12023-01-09 11:07:33 -050095* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2023.01` which was released on 09 January 2023.
96
Tom Rini4debc572022-10-03 15:25:32 -040097* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.10` which was released on 03 October 2022.
98
Tom Rini6b484ba2022-07-12 17:34:14 -040099* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.07` which was released on 11 July 2022.
Tom Rini9bf08a62022-07-12 14:14:19 -0400100
101* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.04` which was released on 04 April 2022.
102
103* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.01` which was released on 10 January 2022.
104
105* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.10` which was released on 04 October 2021.
106
107* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.07` which was released on 05 July 2021.
108
109* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.04` which was released on 05 April 2021.
110
111* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.01` which was released on 11 January 2021.
112
113* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.10` which was released on 05 October 2020.
114
115* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.07` which was released on 06 July 2020.
116
117* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.04` which was released on 13 April 2020.
118
119* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.01` which was released on 06 January 2020.
120
121* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.10` which was released on 07 October 2019.
122
123* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.07` which was released on 08 July 2019.
124
125* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.04` which was released on 08 April 2019.
126
127* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.01` which was released on 04 January 2019.
128
129* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.11` which was released on 15 November 2018.
130
131* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.09` which was released on 10 September 2018.
132
133* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.07` which was released on 19 July 2018.
134
135* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.05` which was released on 07 May 2018.
136
137* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.03` which was released on 13 March 2018.
138
139* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.01` which was released on 08 January 2018.
140
141* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.11` which was released on 13 November 2017.
142
143* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.09` which was released on 11 September 2017.
144
145* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.07` which was released on 10 July 2017.
146
147* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.05` which was released on 08 May 2017.
148
149* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.03` which was released on 13 March 2017.
150
151* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.01` which was released on 09 January 2017.
152
153* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.11` which was released on 14 November 2016.
154
155* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.09` which was released on 12 September 2016.
156
157* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.07` which was released on 11 July 2016.
158
159* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.05` which was released on 16 May 2016.
160
161* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.03` which was released on 14 March 2016.
162
163* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.01` which was released on 12 January 2016.
164
165* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.10` which was released on 19 October 2015.
166
167* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.07` which was released on 14 July 2015.
168
169* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.04` which was released on 13 April 2015.
170
171* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.01` which was released on 12 January 2015.
172
173* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.10` which was released on 14 October 2014.
174
175* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.07` which was released on 14 July 2014.
176
177* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.04` which was released on 14 April 2014.
178
179* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.01` which was released on 20 January 2014.
180
181* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.10` which was released on 16 October 2013.
182
183* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.07` which was released on 22 July 2013.
184
185* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.04` which was released on 19 April 2013.
186
187* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.01` which was released on 15 January 2013.
188
189* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.10` which was released on 15 October 2012.
190
191* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.07` which was released on 30 July 2012.
192
193* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.04` which was released on 21 April 2012.
194
195* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.12` which was released on 23 December 2011.
196
197* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.09` which was released on 29 September 2011.
198
199* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.06` which was released on 27 July 2011.
200
201* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.03` which was released on 31 March 2011.
202
203* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.12` which was released on 22 December 2010.
204
205* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.09` which was released on 28 September 2010.
206
207* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.06` which was released on 29 June 2010.
208
209* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.03` which was released on 31 March 2010.
210
211* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.11` which was released on 15 December 2009.
212
213* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.08` which was released on 31 August 2009.
214
215* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.06` which was released on 14 June 2009.
216
217* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.03` which was released on 21 March 2009.
218
219* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.01` which was released on 21 January 2009.
220
221* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2008.10` which was released on 18 October 2008.
222
223* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.4` which was released on 12 August 2008.
224
225* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.3` which was released on 19 May 2008.
226
227* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.1` which was released on 06 December 2007. (St Nicholas release).
228
229* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.0` which was released on 19 November 2007.