cycle: 13-Apr through 10-May (4 weeks) [1]
08-Apr Last day for kernel commits and Nvidia graphics drivers.
13-Apr - 17-Apr Kernel prep week.
20-Apr - 08-May Bug verification & Regression testing.
Week of 11-May Release to -updates.
Kernel Versions [2]
questing:
linux: 6.17.0-24.24
noble:
linux: 6.8.0-114.114
linux-hwe-6.17: 6.17.0-24.24~25.10.1
jammy:
linux: 5.15.0-178.188
linux-hwe-6.8: 6.8.0-111.111~24.04.1
cycle: 18-May through 15-Jun (4 weeks) [3]
06-May Last day for kernel commits and Nvidia graphics drivers.
18-May - 22-May Kernel prep week.
25-May - 12-Jun Bug verification & Regression testing.
Week of 15-Jun Release to -updates.
[1] Schedule might change due to an internal Canonical event.
[2] Tentative versions, subjected to change.
[3] Originally preparation started on 11-May but it was shifted due to an internal Canonical event. Note that patch submission deadline is not shifted and it ends on 06-May.