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title: Qubes R4.0 release schedule
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This schedule is based on [Version Scheme](/doc/version-scheme/#release-schedule).

|  Date       | Stage                                   |
| -----------:| --------------------------------------- |
| 31 Jul 2017 | 4.0-rc1 release                         |
| ~~28 Aug 2017~~ <br/>~~11 Sep 2017~~ <br/>~~9 Oct 2017~~ <br/>18 Oct 2017 | current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc2   |
| ~~4 Sep 2017~~ <br/> ~~18 Sep 2017~~ <br/>~~16 Oct 2017~~ <br/>23 Oct 2017 | 4.0-rc2 release                        |
| 6 Nov 2017 | decide whether 4.0-rc2 is the final 4
| 20 Nov 2017 | current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc3 |
| 27 Nov 2017 | 4.0-rc3 release |
| 11 Dec 2017 | decide whether 4.0-rc3 is the final 4.0 |
|  1 Jan 2018 | current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc4 |
| ~~8 Jan 2018~~ <br/>31 Jan 2018 | 4.0-rc4 release |
| ~~22 Jan 2018~~ <br/>14 Feb 2018 | decide whether 4.0-rc4 is the final 4.0 |
| 27 Feb 2018 | current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc5 |
|  6 Mar 2018 | 4.0-rc5 release |
| 20 Mar 2018 | decide whether 4.0-rc5 is the final 4.0 |
| 28 Mar 2018 | final 4.0 release |