Release process

Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 42 development

Mass Rebuild: RPMs first, then modules

Branch Fedora Linux 42 from Rawhide

Rawhide starts Fedora Linux 43 development

Update Greenwave policy product_versions to add branched release

Post-branch Freeze (end date approximate)

Bodhi updates-testing activation point

Beta Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)

Beta Release Public Availability

Final Freeze (starts at 1400 UTC)

Final Release Public Availability (GA)

Fedora Linux 40 EOL auto closure

Beta release Go/No-Go Meeting

Final release Go/No-Go Meeting

Update Greenwave policy product_versions to remove EOL release

Notifications for retirement of packages with security issues

Retire packages with security issues

fedora-repos update with the new keys is available in updates-testing

Begin reminders for packages that haven’t rebuilt in last 2 releases

Re-sign F42 content with F43 key

Retire Orphaned and Long-Time FTBFS Rawhide Packages

Retire FTI packages in NEW state

Stage Beta on master minor

Bit-flip Beta to mirrors

Notify Mirrors of Beta Release

Set current release to active in Package database

Retire all packages with broken deps

Retire FTI packages in NEW state

Enable Updates in Bodhi for the current release

Stage Final on master minor

Bit-flip Final to mirrors

Update PDC with F40 EOL date

REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 week

REMINDER: EOL release final update push in 1 day

Notify Mirrors of Final Release

Remove Beta images