3.15 LTS Release Planning

Tip

For more information about the LTS release process, see the dedicated page.

Warning

We are experimenting with a new regular release cadence for our next LTS releases.

These dates are for now indicative as we make progress on the experiment and tighten up the process.

3.15.6 LTS

Warning

These dates are for now indicative as we might change them as the process improves.

Date	Action
June 16	Backport meetings begin
July 9	Upstream branch freeze (Platform can begin compatibility testing)
July 16	Upstream core release
July 23	Upstream platform release

3.15.5 LTS

Warning

These dates are for now indicative as we might change them as the process improves.

Date	Action
Apr 14	Backport meetings begin
May 6	Upstream branch freeze (Platform can begin compatibility testing)
May 13	Upstream core release
May 20	Upstream platform release

3.15.4 LTS

Warning

These dates are for now indicative as we might change them as the process improves.

Date	Action
Feb 10	Backport meetings begin
Mar 4	Upstream branch freeze (Platform can begin compatibility testing)
Mar 11	Upstream core release
Mar 18	Upstream platform release

3.15.3 LTS

Note

The dates for 3.15.3 LTS are very conservative with a lot of buffers. We will adjust to reduce the buffers once we have more feedback about this new process.

Date	Action
Dec 9, 2024	Backport meetings begin
Jan 7, 2025	Upstream branches freeze (Platform can begin compatibility testing)
Jan 14, 2025	Upstream core release
Jan 21, 2025	Upstream platform release