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title: Qubes R4.0 Release Schedule
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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~~
~~11 Sep 2017~~
~~9 Oct 2017~~
18 Oct 2017 | current-testing freeze before 4.0-rc2 |
| ~~4 Sep 2017~~
~~18 Sep 2017~~
~~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 |
| ~~8 Jan 2018~~
31 Jan 2018 | 4.0-rc4 release |
| ~~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 |