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===Upcoming Releases===
Tentative dates:
Qt Creator 4.9.1 wk21 ? (~ May 21 2019)
Qt Creator 4.9.2 wk26/27/28 ?
Qt Creator 4.10
* Feature freeze wk23 (~ Jun 4 2019)
* Beta release wk25 (~ Jun 18 2019)
* String freeze wk27 (~ Jul 2 2019)
* RC release wk29 (~ Jul 16 2019)
* Final release wk31 (~ Jul 30 2019)
Qt Creator 4.11
* Feature freeze wk40 (~ Oct 1 2019)
* Beta release wk42 (~ Oct 15 2019)
* String freeze wk44 (~ Oct 29 2019)
* RC release wk46 (~ Nov 12 2019)
* Final release wk48 (~ Nov 26 2019)
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.
A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]].


===Qt Creator Release Cycle===
===Qt Creator Release Cycle===
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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.
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.


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.)
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.)
 
===Upcoming Releases===
 
Tentative dates:
 
Qt Creator 4.2.1:
* With Qt 5.8.0, or latest end of January
 
Qt Creator 4.2.2:
* ~ Feb 17 2017
 
Qt Creator 4.3
 
* Feature freeze wk12 (~ Mar 14 2017)
* Beta release wk14 (~ Mar 28 2017)
* String freeze wk16 (~ Apr 11 2017)
* Release candidate wk18 (~ Apr 25 2017)
* Final release wk20 (~ May 9 2017)
 
Qt Creator 4.4
 
* Feature freeze wk28 (~ Jul 4 2017)
* 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
 
* Feature freeze wk42 (~ Oct 10 2017)
* 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.
 
A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]].

Revision as of 05:39, 15 May 2019


Upcoming Releases

Tentative dates:

Qt Creator 4.9.1 wk21 ? (~ May 21 2019) Qt Creator 4.9.2 wk26/27/28 ?

Qt Creator 4.10

  • Feature freeze wk23 (~ Jun 4 2019)
  • Beta release wk25 (~ Jun 18 2019)
  • String freeze wk27 (~ Jul 2 2019)
  • RC release wk29 (~ Jul 16 2019)
  • Final release wk31 (~ Jul 30 2019)

Qt Creator 4.11

  • Feature freeze wk40 (~ Oct 1 2019)
  • Beta release wk42 (~ Oct 15 2019)
  • String freeze wk44 (~ Oct 29 2019)
  • RC release wk46 (~ Nov 12 2019)
  • Final release wk48 (~ Nov 26 2019)

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.

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

Qt Creator Release Cycle

We aim for 3 Qt Creator minor releases each year. Each minor 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 release, mostly with the scope of fixing brown paper bag and high priority issues (see also the 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.

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.)