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===Qt Creator Release Cycle===
===Upcoming Releases===
 
Tentative dates:
 
Qt Creator 15
 
* Feature freeze wk40 (~Oct 3 2024)
* Beta release wk42 (~Oct 17 2024)
* String freeze wk44 (~Oct 31 2024)
* RC release wk46 (~Nov 14 2024)
* Final release wk48 (~Nov 28 2024)


We aim for 3 Qt Creator minor releases each year. Each minor release goes through the following stages before the final release date:
Qt Creator 16


* T-8 Weeks: Feature freeze
* Feature freeze wk3 (~Jan 16 2025)
* T-6 Weeks: Beta release + soft string freeze
* Beta release wk5 (~Jan 30 2025)
* T-4 Weeks: String freeze
* String freeze wk7 (~Feb 13 2025)
* T-2 Weeks: Release candidate
* RC release wk9 (~Feb 27 2025)
* T-0 Weeks: Final release
* Final release wk11 (~Mar 13 2025)


These times are approximate and can vary a bit, depending on the state of Qt Creator during the process.
Qt Creator 17


Patch releases can happen after the final release, mostly with the scope of fixing brown paper bag and high priority issues (see also the [[Submit-Policies|Qt Creator Submit Policies]] ''[qt.io]''). We do not maintain multiple Qt Creator minor releases in parallel, usually there is no patch release after the beta of the next minor release has been released. Qt Creator’s schedule is not aligned with Qt’s schedule, but we typically provide a patch release exactly matching Qt releases which is then released at the same time.
* Feature freeze wk17 (~Apr 24 2025)
* Beta release wk19 (~May 8 2025)
* String freeze wk21 (~May 22 2025)
* RC release wk23 (~Jun 5 2025)
* Final release wk25 (~Jun 19 2025)


The schedule for the next minor is typically set around release time, starting with a period about two months which focuses on feature development for the upcoming release. (During that time there might be patch releases as described above.)
Qt Creator 18


===Upcoming Releases===
* Feature freeze wk36 (~Sep 4 2025)
* Beta release wk38 (~Sep 18 2025)
* String freeze wk40 (~Oct 2 2025)
* RC release wk42 (~Oct 16 2025)
* Final release wk44 (~Oct 30 2025)


Tentative dates:
The mentioned dates are typically Thursdays of the weeks, packages are meant to be ready by Tuesday. Actual release then typically happens on Wednesday or Thursday.


Qt Creator 4.3
A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]].
* Feature freeze wk12 (~ Mar 14 2017)
* Beta release wk14 (~ Mar 28 2017)
* String freeze wk16 (~ Apr 11 2017)
* Release candidate wk20 (~ May 10 2017)
* Final release wk22 (~ May 23 2017)


Qt Creator 4.4
===Qt Creator Release Cycle===


* Feature freeze wk28 (~ Jul 4 2017)
We aim for 3 Qt Creator major releases each year. Each release goes through the following stages before the final release date:
* Beta release wk30 (~ Jul 18 2017)
* String freeze wk32 (~ Aug 1 2017)
* Release candidate wk34 (~ Aug 15 2017)
* Final release wk36 (~ Aug 29 2017)


Qt Creator 4.5
* T-8 Weeks: Feature freeze
* T-6 Weeks: Beta release + soft string freeze
* T-4 Weeks: String freeze
* T-2 Weeks: Release candidate
* T-0 Weeks: Final release


* Feature freeze wk42 (~ Oct 10 2017)
These times are approximate and can vary a bit, depending on the state of Qt Creator during the process.
* Beta release wk44 (~ Oct 24 2017)
* String freeze wk46 (~ Nov 7 2017)
* Release candidate wk48 (~ Nov 21 2017)
* Final release wk50 (~ Dec 5 2017)


The mentioned dates are typically Tuesdays of the weeks, packages are meant to be ready by then. Actual release typically happens on Wednesday or Thursday.
Patch releases can happen after the final major release, mostly with the scope of fixing embarrassing bugs and high priority issues (see also the [[Submit-Policies|Qt Creator Submit Policies]] ''[qt.io]''). We do not maintain multiple Qt Creator major releases in parallel, usually there is no patch release after the beta of the next release has been released. Qt Creator’s schedule is not aligned with Qt’s schedule, but we typically provide a patch release exactly matching Qt releases which is then released at the same time.


A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]].
The time after a final (.0) release starts with a period of about two months (52 weeks / 3 releases - 8 weeks from feature freeze to final = 9 1/3 weeks) which focuses on feature development for the upcoming release. (During that time there might be patch releases as described above.)

Latest revision as of 12:24, 28 October 2024


Upcoming Releases

Tentative dates:

Qt Creator 15

  • Feature freeze wk40 (~Oct 3 2024)
  • Beta release wk42 (~Oct 17 2024)
  • String freeze wk44 (~Oct 31 2024)
  • RC release wk46 (~Nov 14 2024)
  • Final release wk48 (~Nov 28 2024)

Qt Creator 16

  • Feature freeze wk3 (~Jan 16 2025)
  • Beta release wk5 (~Jan 30 2025)
  • String freeze wk7 (~Feb 13 2025)
  • RC release wk9 (~Feb 27 2025)
  • Final release wk11 (~Mar 13 2025)

Qt Creator 17

  • Feature freeze wk17 (~Apr 24 2025)
  • Beta release wk19 (~May 8 2025)
  • String freeze wk21 (~May 22 2025)
  • RC release wk23 (~Jun 5 2025)
  • Final release wk25 (~Jun 19 2025)

Qt Creator 18

  • Feature freeze wk36 (~Sep 4 2025)
  • Beta release wk38 (~Sep 18 2025)
  • String freeze wk40 (~Oct 2 2025)
  • RC release wk42 (~Oct 16 2025)
  • Final release wk44 (~Oct 30 2025)

The mentioned dates are typically Thursdays of the weeks, packages are meant to be ready by Tuesday. Actual release then typically happens on Wednesday or Thursday.

A collection of older release plans is found at Old Qt Creator Releases.

Qt Creator Release Cycle

We aim for 3 Qt Creator major releases each year. Each release goes through the following stages before the final release date:

  • T-8 Weeks: Feature freeze
  • T-6 Weeks: Beta release + soft string freeze
  • T-4 Weeks: String freeze
  • T-2 Weeks: Release candidate
  • T-0 Weeks: Final release

These times are approximate and can vary a bit, depending on the state of Qt Creator during the process.

Patch releases can happen after the final major release, mostly with the scope of fixing embarrassing bugs and high priority issues (see also the Qt Creator Submit Policies [qt.io]). We do not maintain multiple Qt Creator major releases in parallel, usually there is no patch release after the beta of the next release has been released. Qt Creator’s schedule is not aligned with Qt’s schedule, but we typically provide a patch release exactly matching Qt releases which is then released at the same time.

The time after a final (.0) release starts with a period of about two months (52 weeks / 3 releases - 8 weeks from feature freeze to final = 9 1/3 weeks) which focuses on feature development for the upcoming release. (During that time there might be patch releases as described above.)