Release Schedule for 31.0 #33607

1. 
   fanquake commented at 1:14 pm on October 13, 2025: member

   Here is a proposed release schedule for v31.0, the next major release of Bitcoin Core. The dates are set to target a release in early April.

   2026-02-06 :construction:

   • Open Transifex translations for v31.0
   • Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
   • Finalize and close translations for v29.0

   2026-02-20 :construction:

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

   2026-03-10 :construction:

   • Anything needed before branch-off, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-process.md
   • Split off 31.x branch from master
   • Start RC cycle, tag and release v31.0rc1
   • Start merging for 32.x on master branch

   2026-04-10 :construction:

   • Tag v31.0 (aim).

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

2. fanquake added this to the milestone 31.0 on Oct 13, 2025
3. fanquake added the label Tracking Issue on Oct 13, 2025
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