The monthly Drupal core bug fix/feature release window is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 7. A Drupal 7 core release is planned for this window (since there hasn't been one in a while), but it will not come out on the scheduled date. This is due to various scheduling issues, and also to give more time to get a few more patches committed in time for the release.

The delay will push the release out by a couple days, or possibly into early next week. I will post a new announcement once the code is frozen and a release date has been set.

This release window is for a bug fix/feature release only (no security fixes). Upcoming release windows after this one include:

• Wednesday, October 21 (security release window)
• Wednesday, November 4 (bug fix/feature release window)

For more information on Drupal core release windows, see the documentation on release timing and security releases, and the discussion that led to this policy being implemented.