Release Schedule for 28.0 #29891

1. 
   achow101 commented at 1:21 pm on April 16, 2024: member

   Here is a proposed release schedule for v28.0, the next major release of Bitcoin Core. The dates are set to target a release in early October as was previously discussed.

   2024-08-01 :heavy_check_mark:

   • Open Transifex translations for v28.0
   • Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
   • Finalize and close translations for v26.0

   2024-08-12 :heavy_check_mark:

   • Feature freeze (bug fixes only until release)
   • Translation string freeze (no more source language changes until release)

   2024-08-27 :heavy_check_mark: :

   • Anything needed before branch-off, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-process.md
   • Split off 28.x branch from master
   • Start RC cycle, tag and release v28.0rc1
   • Start merging for 29.x on master branch

   2024-09-30 :heavy_check_mark: :

   • Tag v28.0 (aim).

   If any specific dates are a problem for you, please leave a comment.

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   hebasto commented at 3:44 pm on August 1, 2024: member

   2024-08-01 🚧

   • Open Transifex translations for v28.0

   • Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)

   • Finalize and close translations for v26.0

   Done.

   See the announcement on the Transifex: https://app.transifex.com/bitcoin/communication/d:df052ee8-69d4-4739-a529-ba835673a9f0/

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    fanquake commented at 2:57 pm on August 29, 2024: member

    RC1 test binaries: https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.0/test.rc1/.
14. 
    Christewart commented at 4:48 pm on September 30, 2024: contributor

    Tagging is scheduled for today, perhaps we want to sneak in #30982 if it isn’t too late?
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