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Revision as of 07:56, 1 July 2025
Qt 6.8.0 Released 8th October 2024!
Release blog: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-released
Announcement: https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2024-October/000518.html
Contact Information
| Role | Name | irc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Manager | Jani Heikkinen | jani.heikkinen@qt.io | jaheikki3 | 
Qt 6.8 release plan
| Phase | Original plan | Updated plan | Realized | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform and module freeze | 17.05.2024 | 17.05.2024 | |
| Feature Freeze | 31.05.2024 | 31.05.2024 | |
| Branch 6.8 from dev | 03.06.2024 | 03.06.2024 | |
| Beta1 Release | 13.06.2024 | 13.06.2024 | |
| Beta2 Release | 17.07.2024 | 17.07.2024 | |
| Beta3 Release | 13.08.2024 | 14.08.2024 | |
| Soft String Freeze | 14.08.2024 | 20.8.2024 | |
| String freeze | 21.08.2024 | 27.8.2024 | |
| Beta4 Release | 29.08.2024 | 30.08.2024 | |
| Branch 6.8.0 from 6.8 | 30.08.2024 | 09.09.2024 | 11.09.2024 | 
| Release Candidate | 11.09.2024 | 23.09.2024 | 24.09.2024 | 
| Final Release | 25.09.2024 | 08.10.2024 | 08.10.2024 | 
| 6.8.1 | 21.11.2024 | 02.12.2024 | 02.12.2024 | 
| 6.8.2 | 23.01.2025 | 31.01.2025 | 31.01.2025 | 
| 6.8.3 | 18.03.2025 | 26.03.2025 | 26.03.2025 | 
Tools used when building & packaging Qt 6.8
Qt 6.8 LTS Commercial Releases
Release plan
See the exact estimated dates on the Jira's Releasing dashboard: https://bugreports.qt.io/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=15911
| Phase | Original plan | Updated plan | Realized | Blog post link | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qt 6.8.4 | June 2025 | Mid-July 2025 | ||
| Qt 6.8.5 | September2025 | |||
| Qt 6.8.6 | December 2025 | 
Qt 6.8 release team meeting memos
20.02.2024 Qt 6.8.0 Initial schedule