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===Qt Creator Release Cycle===
===Upcoming Releases===


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


* T-8 Weeks: Feature freeze
Qt Creator 4.14.2: wk13 (~ Mar 23 2021)
* 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.
Qt Creator 4.15


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 wk9 (~ Feb 23 2021)
* Beta release wk12 (~ Mar 16 2021)
* String freeze wk13 (~ Mar 23 2021)
* RC release wk16 (~ Apr 14 2021)
* Final release wk18 (~ Apr 27 2021)


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.)
Qt Creator 4.16


===Upcoming Releases===
* Feature freeze wk26 (~ Jun 22 2021)
* Beta release wk28 (~ Jul 6 2021)
* String freeze wk30 (~ Jul 20 2021)
* RC release wk32 (~ Aug 3 2021)
* Final release wk34 (~ Aug 17 2021)


Tentative dates:
Qt Creator 4.17


Qt Creator 4.5.1: During January (or with Qt 5.10.1)
* Feature freeze wk40 (~ Sep 28 2021)
* Beta release wk42 (~ Oct 12 2021)
* String freeze wk44 (~ Oct 26 2021)
* RC release wk46 (~ Nov 9 2021)
* Final release wk48 (~ Nov 23 2021)


Qt Creator 4.6
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.


* Feature freeze wk03 (~ Jan 16 2018)
A collection of older release plans is found at [[Old Qt Creator Releases]].
* Beta release wk05 (~ Jan 30 2018)
* String freeze wk07 (~ Feb 13 2018)
* Release candidate wk09 (~ Feb 27 2018)
* Final release wk11 (~ Mar 13 2018)


Qt Creator 4.7
===Qt Creator Release Cycle===


* Feature freeze wk20 (~ May 15 2018)
We aim for 3 Qt Creator minor releases each year. Each minor release goes through the following stages before the final release date:
* Beta release wk22 (~ May 29 2018)
* String freeze wk24 (~ Jun 12 2018)
* Release candidate wk26 (~ Jun 26 2018)
* Final release wk28 (~ Jul 10 2018)


Qt Creator 4.8
* 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 wk39 (~ Sep 25 2018)
These times are approximate and can vary a bit, depending on the state of Qt Creator during the process.
* Beta release wk41 (~ Oct 9 2018)
* String freeze wk43 (~ Oct 23 2018)
* Release candidate wk45 (~ Nov 6 2018)
* Final release wk47 (~ Nov 20 2018)


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 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.


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.)

Revision as of 09:28, 14 April 2021


Upcoming Releases

Tentative dates:

Qt Creator 4.14.2: wk13 (~ Mar 23 2021)

Qt Creator 4.15

  • Feature freeze wk9 (~ Feb 23 2021)
  • Beta release wk12 (~ Mar 16 2021)
  • String freeze wk13 (~ Mar 23 2021)
  • RC release wk16 (~ Apr 14 2021)
  • Final release wk18 (~ Apr 27 2021)

Qt Creator 4.16

  • Feature freeze wk26 (~ Jun 22 2021)
  • Beta release wk28 (~ Jul 6 2021)
  • String freeze wk30 (~ Jul 20 2021)
  • RC release wk32 (~ Aug 3 2021)
  • Final release wk34 (~ Aug 17 2021)

Qt Creator 4.17

  • Feature freeze wk40 (~ Sep 28 2021)
  • Beta release wk42 (~ Oct 12 2021)
  • String freeze wk44 (~ Oct 26 2021)
  • RC release wk46 (~ Nov 9 2021)
  • Final release wk48 (~ Nov 23 2021)

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.)