Schedules/KDE Gear 26.08 Schedule
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08 Dependency Freeze
From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to invent.kde.org and send the link to the release-team mailing list. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms.
In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date.
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08 Freeze and Beta (26.07.80) tarball creation
- Only bugfixes from this point on.
- User visible strings are frozen: neither string changes nor new strings are allowed in the stable branch. Exceptions need approval from [email protected].
- If a string was already part of the software but was not correctly exposed for translation, it can be added to the stable branch.
- Documentation (handbook) is frozen: exceptions need approval from [email protected].
Friday, July 17 2026: 26.08 Beta (26.07.80) release
- As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released.
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.07.80).
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08 RC (26.07.90) tarball creation
- Release Candidate tarballs are created.
Friday, July 31, 2026: 26.08 RC (26.07.90) Release
- As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.07.90).
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08 tarball creation
- The branch is frozen for final release. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed.
Friday, August 14, 2026: 26.08 packages released to packagers
- Final release is made available to packagers.
Thursday, August 20, 2026: 26.08 Release
- Final release is released for general consumption.
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.08.0).
Monday, September 7, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08.1 tarball creation
- Minor release tarballs are created.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026: 26.08.1 packages released to packagers
- Minor release is made available to packagers.
Thursday, September 10 2026: 26.08.1 release
- Minor release is released to the public.
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.08.1).
Monday, October 5, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08.2 tarball creation
- Minor release tarballs are created.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026: 26.08.2 packages released to packagers
- Minor release is made available to packagers.
Thursday, October 8, 2026: 26.08.2 release
- Minor release is released to the public.
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.08.2).
Monday, November 2, 2026, 23:59 UTC: 26.08.3 tarball creation
- Minor release tarballs are created.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: 26.08.3 packages released to packagers
- Minor release is made available to packagers.
Thursday, November 5, 2026: 26.08.3 release
- Minor release is released to the public.
- git tags are created (tag name is v26.08.3).