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Release v26.04 Schedule

NOTE: Dates are subject to change at anytime. Completed release schedules are posted here.

Phase Start End Duration
Development (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Jan 15, 2026 Wed, Mar 11, 2026 38 days
Development (others) Thu, Jan 22, 2026 Wed, Mar 18, 2026 39 days
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Mar 12, 2026 Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5 days
Burn Down (others) Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Wed, Apr 1, 2026 8 days
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) 1 Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Tue, Apr 7, 2026 12 days
Code Freeze/Testing (others) Thu, Apr 2, 2026 Tue, Apr 7, 2026 4 days
Release Wed, Apr 8, 2026 Thu, Apr 9, 2026 2 days

PROPOSED Release v26.06 Schedule

Phase Start End Duration
Development (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Mar 12, 2026 Wed, May 13, 2026 43 days
Development (others) Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Wed, May 20, 2026 43 days
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, May 14, 2026 Tue, May 19, 2026 4 days
Burn Down (others) Thu, May 21, 2026 Wed, May 27, 2026 4 days
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) 1 Thu, May 21, 2026 Tue, Jun 2, 2026 8 days
Code Freeze/Testing (others) Thu, May 28, 2026 Tue, Jun 2, 2026 4 days
Release Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Thu, Jun 4, 2026 2 days
  1. Cross-library dependencies are pinned during this time-frame. For example: Dask and Distributed.  2


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