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Qt Creator | 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) | |||
* Feature freeze | Qt Creator 19 | ||
* Beta release | |||
* String freeze | * Feature freeze wk3 (~ Jan 15 2026) | ||
* RC release | * Beta release wk5 (~ Jan 29 2026) | ||
* Final release | * String freeze wk7 (~ Feb 12 2026) | ||
* RC release wk9 (~ Feb 29 2026) | |||
* Final release wk11 (~ Mar 12 2026) | |||
Qt Creator 20 | |||
* Feature freeze wk17 (~ Apr 23 2026) | |||
* Beta release wk19 (~ May 7 2026) | |||
* String freeze wk21 (~ May 21 2026) | |||
* RC release wk23 (~ Jun 4 2026) | |||
* Final release wk25 (~ Jun 17 2026) | |||
Qt Creator 21 | |||
* Feature freeze wk38 (~ Sep 17 2026) | |||
* Beta release wk40 (~ Oct 1 2026) | |||
* String freeze wk42 (~ Oct 15 2026) | |||
* RC release wk44 (~ Oct 29 2026) | |||
* Final release wk46 (~ Nov 12 2026) | |||
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. | |||
The mentioned dates are typically | |||
A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]]. | A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]]. | ||
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===Qt Creator Release Cycle=== | ===Qt Creator Release Cycle=== | ||
We aim for 3 Qt Creator | 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-8 Weeks: Feature freeze | ||
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These times are approximate and can vary a bit, depending on the state of Qt Creator during the process. | 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 release, mostly with the scope of fixing | 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. | ||
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.) | 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 09:00, 20 June 2025
Upcoming Releases
Tentative dates:
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)
Qt Creator 19
- Feature freeze wk3 (~ Jan 15 2026)
- Beta release wk5 (~ Jan 29 2026)
- String freeze wk7 (~ Feb 12 2026)
- RC release wk9 (~ Feb 29 2026)
- Final release wk11 (~ Mar 12 2026)
Qt Creator 20
- Feature freeze wk17 (~ Apr 23 2026)
- Beta release wk19 (~ May 7 2026)
- String freeze wk21 (~ May 21 2026)
- RC release wk23 (~ Jun 4 2026)
- Final release wk25 (~ Jun 17 2026)
Qt Creator 21
- Feature freeze wk38 (~ Sep 17 2026)
- Beta release wk40 (~ Oct 1 2026)
- String freeze wk42 (~ Oct 15 2026)
- RC release wk44 (~ Oct 29 2026)
- Final release wk46 (~ Nov 12 2026)
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.)