# Release Calendar

## Overview

Mesa provides feature/development and stable releases.

The table below lists the date and release manager that is expected to do the specific release.

Regular updates will ensure that the schedule for the current and the next two feature releases are shown in the table.

In order to keep the whole releasing team up to date with the tools used, best practices and other details, the member in charge of the next feature release will be in constant rotation.

The way the release schedule works is explained here.

Take a look here if you’d like to nominate a patch in the next stable release.

## Calendar

Calendar
Branch | Expected date | Release | Release manager | Notes
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
25.3 | 2026-01-14 | 25.3.4 | Dylan Baker |
| 2026-01-28 | 25.3.5 | Dylan Baker |
| 2026-02-11 | 25.3.6 | Dylan Baker | Last planned 25.3 release
26.0 | 2026-01-21 | 26.0.0-rc1 | Eric Engestrom | 26.0 branchpoint
| 2026-01-28 | 26.0.0-rc2 | Eric Engestrom |
| 2026-02-04 | 26.0.0-rc3 | Eric Engestrom |
| 2026-02-11 | 26.0.0-rc4 | Eric Engestrom | or 26.0.0 final