--- title: "FreeBSD 13.4 Release Process" sidenav: download --- = FreeBSD {localRel} Release Process :localRel: 13.4 :localBranchHead: head :localBranchStable: stable/13 :localBranchReleng: releng/13.4 include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] == Introduction This is the release schedule for FreeBSD {localRel}. For more information about the release engineering process, please see the link:../../../releng/[Release Engineering] section of the web site. General discussions about the pending release and known issues should be sent to the public mailto:FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.org[freebsd-stable] mailing list. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests should be sent to link:mailto:re@FreeBSD.org[re@FreeBSD.org] following the link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines[Change Request Guidelines]. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests are no longer being accepted for {localBranchReleng}. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org. == Schedule [.tblbasic] [cols=",,,",options="header",] |=== |Action |Expected |Actual |Description |Initial release schedule announcement |- |25 June 2024|Release Engineers send announcement email to developers with a rough schedule. |Release schedule reminder |8 July 2024 |8 July 2024 |Release Engineers send reminder announcement e-mail to developers with updated schedule. |Code slush begins |19 July 2024 |20 July 2024 |Release Engineers announce that all further commits to the {localBranchStable} branch will not require explicit approval, however new features should be avoided. |{localBranchReleng} branch |2 August 2024 |2 August 2024 |{localBranchReleng} branch created; future release engineering proceeds on this branch. |BETA1 builds begin |2 August 2024 |2 August 2024 |First beta test snapshot. |BETA2 builds begin |9 August 2024 |9 August 2024 |Second beta test snapshot. |BETA3 builds begin |16 August 2024 |16 August 2024 |Third beta test snapshot. |RC1 builds begin |23 August 2024 |23 August 2024 |First release candidate. |RC2 builds begin |30 August 2024 |30 August 2024 |Second release candidate. |RC3 builds begin |6 September 2024 |6 September 2024 |Third release candidate. |RELEASE builds begin |[.line-through]*30 August 2024* + 13 September 2024 |13 September 2024 |{localRel}-RELEASE builds begin. |RELEASE announcement |[.line-through]*3 September 2024* + 17 September 2024 |17 September 2024 |{localRel}-RELEASE press release. |=== "*" indicates "as-needed" items. //// == Status / TODO link:todo/[FreeBSD Release Engineering TODO Page] //// == Additional Information * link:../../../releng/[FreeBSD Release Engineering website]