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Qubes R4.0 release schedule
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This schedule is based on :ref:`Version Scheme <developer/releases/version-scheme:release schedule>`.

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   * - Date
     - Stage
   * - 31 Jul 2017
     - 4.0-rc1 release
   * -  :strike:`28 Aug 2017`   :strike:`11 Sep 2017`     :strike:`9  Oct 2017`  18 Oct 2017
     - current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc2
   * -  :strike:`4 Sep 2017`   :strike:`18 Sep 2017`   :strike:`16 Oct 2017`  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
   * -  :strike:`8 Jan 2018`  31 Jan 2018
     - 4.0-rc4 release
   * -  :strike:`22 Jan 2018`  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