Nova/Newton Release Schedule

= Dates Overview =

Nova roughly follows the general release schedule.


 * April 18: bug spring cleaning day
 * June 2: newton-1, non-priority spec approval freeze
 * June 30: non-priority feature freeze
 * July 15: newton-2
 * July 19-21: Nova Midcycle
 * July 28: freeze for python 3 and mox removal work
 * Aug 4: priority spec approval freeze
 * Abandon newton specs in Gerrit that have not been moved to the ocata directory in the nova-specs repo.
 * Aug 22-26: final non-client library release (oslo)
 * Sept 2: newton-3, final python-novaclient release, FeatureFreeze, Soft StringFreeze
 * Sept 15: RC1 and Hard StringFreeze
 * Oct 7, 2016: Newton Release

OpenStack wide tracking of current progress: http://status.openstack.org/release/

= Special review days =


 * May 9: api-ref docs cleanup review sprint 1
 * May 11: api-ref docs cleanup review sprint 2

= Virtual Sprint =


 * TBD

= FAQs =

Please see: Nova/Process and Nova/Mentoring