Drupal 8 and 7 core release window on Wednesday, October 05, 2016
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2016-10-04 12:00 - 2016-10-06 12:00 UTC
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The monthly core patch (bug fix) release window is this Wednesday, October 05. Drupal 7.51 will be released with fixes for Drupal 7. This is also the release window for Drupal 8.2.0, the next scheduled minor release of Drupal 8. (Read the release candidate announcement for more information on the minor release.)
To ensure a reliable release window for the patch and minor releases, there will be a Drupal 8.2.x commit freeze from 12:00 UTC Tuesday to 12:00 UTC Thursday. The final patches for 7.51 have been committed and the 7.x code is currently frozen (excluding documentation fixes and fixes for any regressions that may be found prior to the 7.51 release). So, now is a good time to update your development/staging servers to the latest 8.2.x-dev or 7.x-dev code and help us catch any regressions in advance.
If you do find any regressions, please report them in the issue queue. Thanks!
To see all of the latest changes that will be included in the releases, see the 8.2.x commit log and 7.x commit log.
Other upcoming core release windows after this week include:
- Wednesday, October 19 (security release window)
- Wednesday, November 02 (patch release window)
Drupal 6 is end-of-life and will not receive further releases.
For more information on Drupal core release windows, see the documentation on release timing and security releases, as well as the Drupal core release cycle overview.