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GNOME Release Calendar

Information on release and freeze dates is also available as an online calendar: HTTP link, webcal link. You can subscribe to it with applications such as GNOME Calendar or Evolution.

Release dates #

Version Type Tarballs due date Notes
45.2 stable 2023-12-02
46.alpha unstable 2024-01-06
45.3 stable 2024-01-06
44.8 old-stable 2024-01-06
46.beta unstable 2024-02-10
45.4 stable 2024-02-10
44.9 old-stable 2024-02-10
46.rc unstable 2024-03-02
46.0 stable 2024-03-16
45.5 old-stable 2024-03-16
44.10 eol 2024-03-16 Last release
46.1 stable 2024-04-20
45.6 old-stable 2024-04-20

Current branches #

Reminder: old bug fixes and performance improvements are allowed for stable branches. No feature, string, UI, or API/ABI changes are allowed without a corresponding freeze exception approval.

Branch Version
Unstable 47
Stable 46
Old stable 45

Freezes on development branch #

Current freezes in place for the development cycle.

Freeze Start date
API/ABI 2024-02-10
Feature 2024-02-10
UI 2024-02-10
String Announcement 2024-02-10
String 2024-02-24
View Past Releases
Version Release date
45.0 2023-09-20
44.0 2023-03-22
43.0 2022-09-21
42.0 2022-03-23
41.0 2021-09-22
40.0 2021-03-24
3.38.0 2020-09-16
3.36.0 2020-03-16
3.34.0 2019-09-12
3.32.0 2019-03-13
3.30.0 2018-09-05
3.28.0 2018-03-14
3.26.0 2017-09-13
3.24.0 2017-03-22
3.22.0 2016-09-21
3.20.0 2016-03-23
3.18.0 2015-09-21
3.16.0 2015-03-25
3.14.0 2014-09-24
3.12.0 2014-03-26
3.10.0 2013-09-25
3.8.0 2013-03-27
3.6.0 2012-09-26
3.4.0 2012-03-28
3.2.0 2011-09-28
3.0.0 2011-04-06
2.0.0 2002-06-27
1.0.0 1999-03-03