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Release v25.12 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, Sep 18, 2025 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 39 days
Development (others) Thu, Sep 25, 2025 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 39 days
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Nov 13, 2025 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 5 days
Burn Down (others) Thu, Nov 20, 2025 Wed, Dec 3, 2025 8 days
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) 1 Thu, Nov 20, 2025 Tue, Dec 9, 2025 12 days
Code Freeze/Testing (others) Thu, Dec 4, 2025 Tue, Dec 9, 2025 4 days
Release Wed, Dec 10, 2025 Thu, Dec 11, 2025 2 days

PROPOSED Release v26.02 Schedule

Phase Start End Duration
Development (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Nov 13, 2025 Wed, Jan 14, 2026 39 days
Development (others) Thu, Nov 20, 2025 Wed, Jan 21, 2026 39 days
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) Thu, Jan 15, 2026 Wed, Jan 21, 2026 5 days
Burn Down (others) Thu, Jan 22, 2026 Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5 days
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) 1 Thu, Jan 22, 2026 Tue, Feb 3, 2026 9 days
Code Freeze/Testing (others) Thu, Jan 29, 2026 Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4 days
Release Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Thu, Feb 5, 2026 2 days
  1. Cross-library dependencies are pinned during this time-frame. For example: Dask and Distributed.  2


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