Maintainer Documentation#

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Intended audience#

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Operations

Release v26.12 Schedule#

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

Phase

Start

End

Duration

Development

Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Mon, Nov 9, 2026

42 days

Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest)

Tue, Nov 10, 2026

Mon, Nov 16, 2026

4 days

Burn Down (others)

Tue, Nov 10, 2026

Mon, Nov 23, 2026

9 days

Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest)

Tue, Nov 17, 2026

Tue, Dec 8, 2026

14 days

Code Freeze/Testing (others)

Tue, Nov 24, 2026

Tue, Dec 8, 2026

9 days

Release

Wed, Dec 9, 2026

Thu, Dec 10, 2026

2 days

PROPOSED Release v27.02 Schedule#

Phase

Start

End

Duration

Development

Tue, Nov 10, 2026

Mon, Jan 11, 2027

40 days

Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest)

Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Mon, Jan 18, 2027

4 days

Burn Down (others)

Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Mon, Jan 25, 2027

9 days

Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest)

Tue, Jan 19, 2027

Tue, Feb 9, 2027

16 days

Code Freeze/Testing (others)

Tue, Jan 26, 2027

Tue, Feb 9, 2027

11 days

Release

Wed, Feb 10, 2027

Thu, Feb 11, 2027

2 days