Release Schedule for 29.0 #31029

1. 
   glozow commented at 6:14 pm on October 3, 2024: member

   Here is a proposed release schedule for v29.0, the next major release of Bitcoin Core. The dates are set to target a release in early April.

   2025-02-06 :heavy_check_mark:

   • Open Transifex translations for v29.0
   • Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
   • Finalize and close translations for v27.0

   2025-02-20 :construction:

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

   2025-03-06 :construction: :

   • Anything needed before branch-off, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-process.md
   • Split off 29.x branch from master
   • Start RC cycle, tag and release v29.0rc1
   • Start merging for 30.x on master branch

   2025-04-03 :construction:

   • Tag v29.0 (aim).

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

2. glozow added this to the milestone 29.0 on Oct 3, 2024
3. glozow pinned this on Oct 4, 2024
4. hebasto referenced this in commit f93d6cb0ca on Feb 6, 2025
5. 
   hebasto commented at 8:49 pm on February 6, 2025: member

   2025-02-06 🚧

   * Open Transifex translations for `v29.0`
   
   * Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
   
   * Finalize and close translations for `v27.0`
   

   First set of tasks completed.

   See the announcement on Transifex: https://app.transifex.com/bitcoin/communication/d:559e9df0-3f34-432e-9523-54c6dbef4d02/.

6. hebasto referenced this in commit 5b8fd7c3a6 on Feb 20, 2025

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glozow hebasto

Milestone
29.0