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openSUSE Release Cycle
openSUSE Tumbleweed is openSUSE's rolling release, which is constantly updated and always at the 'latest release'.
openSUSE Leap is openSUSE's regular release, which is has the following estimated release cycle:
- One minor release is expected approximately every 12 months, aligned with SUSE Linux Enterprise Service Packs
- One major release is expected after approximately 36–48 months, aligned with SUSE Linux Enterprise Releases.
- openSUSE Leap 15.6 is confirmed
openSUSE Leap is always based on the newest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server available to the date, which means Leap would have a major version update if a successor to SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 becomes available.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 has already confirmed that there will be Service Pack 7.
As of today openSUSE Leap 15.5 is the latest released Leap release, openSUSE Leap 15.6 will be released in 2024 and openSUSE is planning to develop a Leap 15.X successor in year 2024. That makes the length of community support for Leap 15 of 84 (7*12 SP0..SP6) months.
The life cycle of openSUSE Tumbleweed and Leap are documented in The Lifetime Wiki Page.
Active openSUSE Leap releases
Schedule for openSUSE Leap 15.6
Schedule is a subject to change espeicialy in case that SLES 15 SP6 schedule changes.
Schedule in .txt | Schedule in .ics
Fri, Jul 15, 2023 Start of Development phase
o openSUSE Leap and Backports OBS projects are set up. o openSUSE Leap 15.6 is Alpha. o SUSE:SLE-15-SP6:GA is being synced to OBS o Release checklist for Leap 15.6 is in progress-o-o
Fri, Jul 21, 2023 SLES Features are Submitted to E&I o Features must be in JIRA and submitted to E&I
Wed, Sep 20, 2023 SLES Final Decision and Feedback Deadline for features o Starts late feature process
Fri, September 29, 2023 SLES Code Drop Deadline for partners o Informative! SLES code drop deadline for SUSE's partners
Wed, Oct 18, 2023 Engineering Interlock o Week after Interlock for SUSE Linux Enteprise (Oct 11th)
Mon, Jan 29, 2024 SLES Feature Cut-off
o Informative! No new feature code is accepted in SLES. SR containing new features/updates will be rejected.
Wed, February 21, 2024 Checkin Deadline for Beta
o Deadline is at 15:00 UTC o Deadline for any package removals from Leap. o Deadline corresponds with SLE 15 SP6 late feature cutoff deadline o Every feature with a code delivery for SUSE Linux Enterprise after this date requires an ECO and may be targeted post FCS date. Does not apply for Leap code-drops. o After this date only P1 bugfixes, important security fixes and pre-agreed important P2 fixes are accepted in SUSE Linux Enterprise. This does not apply for Leap code-drops.
Wed, Feb 28th, 2024 Beta build is done
o openSUSE Leap 15.6 is Beta o Maintenance team starts working on maintenance setup
Tue, Mar 19th, 2024 Final Product ABI and Crypto
o Informative! SLE Final Product ABI and Crypto
Wed, April 17th, 2024 Checkin Deadline for RC
o Deadline is at 15:00 UTC o Only important bugfixes should be accepted after this point o Corresponds with a deadline for two weekly snapshots prior to SLE's Public RC
Wed, April 27, 2024 RC build is done
o RC build is done o Maintenance setup is done o Leap Code freeze. o Backports project freeze ahead of Leap o Stop using snapshot of SLES 15 SP6 changes
Fri, May 3, 2024 Security audit gate
o Security audit gate
Thu, May 16, 2024 Gold Master Candidate code submission deadline
o Deadline is at 15:00 UTC o In sync with SLES GMC candidate code submission deadline o All translations were pulled
Thu, June 6th, 2024 Gold Master build is done
o Leap is GOLD (SLES GM planned for 30th May)
Wed, Jun 11, 2024 Public Availability of the Release
o openSUSE Leap 15.6 will be released to the public at 12:00 UTC
Wed, Jun 11, 2024 Release retrospective survey is open
o Release retro on survey.opensuse.org is open right after GA
Wed, Jun 23, 2024 Collect feedback from the retrospective
o Share feedback of the retrospective with community.
Schedule for openSUSE Leap 15.5
Schedule in .txt | Schedule in .ics
Wed, Jun 7, 2023 Public Availability of the Release
o openSUSE Leap 15.5 was released to the public at 12:00 UTC
Thu, Jun 8, 2024 Release retrospective survey is open
o Release retro on survey.opensuse.org is open right after GA
Thu, Jun 22, 2024 Collect feedback from the retrospective
o Share feedback of the retrospective with community.
Wed, Oct 4th, 2024 Quarterly Update 1
o Respin of installation images, if we identify a reason to respin (can be skipped)
Wed, Jan 17th, 2024 Quarterly Update 2
o Respin of installation images, if we identify a reason to respin (can be skipped)
Wed, May 8th, 2024 Quarterly Update 3
o Respin of installation images, if we identify a reason to respin (can be skipped)
Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 EOL
o Leap 15.5 is End of life. See SDB:How_to_migrate_to_SLE for a longer support.
Schedule for openSUSE Leap 15.4
Schedule in .txt | Schedule in .ics
Sun, Dec 31st, 2023 EOL
o Leap 15.4 will be End of life. See SDB:How_to_migrate_to_SLE for a longer support.
Active openSUSE Leap Micro releases
Leap Micro is simply a re-brand of SLE Micro rpms with some product building configuration tweaks.
Our goal is to be tailing SLE Micro typically with roughly a one month delay, hat usually translates into the previous milestone.
We expect SLE Micro 5.5 to be the last 5.X release of Micro as according to [SLE Micro lifecycle infromation](https://documentation.suse.com/sle-micro/5.4/html/SLE-Micro-all/cha-upgrade-introduction.html#sec-upgrade-slemicro-lifecycle) SLE Micro is released twice a year.
Schedule for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5
Leap Micro is simply a re-brand of SLE Micro rpms withs ome product building configuration tweaks. Our goal is to be tailing SLE Micro typically with roughly a one month delay, hat usually translates into the previous milestone.
Wed, September 6th, 2023 Alpha build is done
o Leap Micro 5.5 is Alpha (Based on SLEM 5.5 Beta)
Tue, September 15, 2023 Beta build is done
o Typically around first SLE Micro 5.5 Public RC o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 is Beta o Maintenance team starts working on maintenance setup o get.opensuse.org availability
Friday, September 22, 2023 RC build is done
o RC build is done o Code freeze o get.opensuse.org availability o IPRQ submitted o Security audit requested
Friday, September 29, 2023 GMC build is done
o After SLE Micro 5.5 GM is done. o Maintenance setup is done
Thu Oct 12th, 2023 Public Availability of the Release
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 will be released to the public at 12:00 UTC
Thu, Oct 31, 2024 Planned End of Live
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 will reach end of life soon after the next-next release is out
Schedule for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
Leap Micro is simply a re-brand of SLE Micro rpms withs ome product building configuration tweaks. Our goal is to be tailing SLE Micro typically with roughly a one month delay, hat usually translates into the previous milestone.
Wed, March 1, 2023 Alpha build is done
o Leap Micro 5.4 is Alpha
Tue, March 28, 2023 Beta build is done
o Typically around first SLE Micro 5.4 Public RC o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 is Beta o Maintenance team starts working on maintenance setup o get.opensuse.org availability
Thu, April 20, 2023 RC build is done
o RC build is done o Maintenance setup is done o Code freeze o get.opensuse.org availability o IPRQ submitted o Security audit requested
Thu April 27, 2023 Public Availability of the Release
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 will be released to the public at 12:00 UTC
Thu, May 31, 2024 Planned End of Live
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 will reach end of life soon after the next-next release is out
Schedule for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
Leap Micro is simply a re-brand of SLE Micro rpms withs ome product building configuration tweaks. Our goal is to be tailing SLE Micro typically with roughly a one month delay, hat usually translates into the previous milestone.
Thu, Sep 8, 2022 Beta build is done
o Typically around first SLE Micro 5.3 RC o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 is Beta o Maintenance team starts working on maintenance setup o get.opensuse.org availability
Wed, Nov 9, 2022 RC build is done
o RC build is done o Maintenance setup is done o Code freeze o get.opensuse.org availability o IPRQ submitted o Security audit requested
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 Public Availability of the Release
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 will be released to the public at 12:00 UTC
Thu, Nov 30, 2023 Planned End of Live
o openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 will reach end of life soon after the next-next release is out
Next-gen
Draft schedule for ALP based product
Project name TBD, for now we use "openSUSE ALP" for reference to openSUSE's take on Adaptable Linux Platform.
See also
- Wikipedia entry (sometimes more up to date)
- Build Service roadmap page about planning details
- openSUSE Release process
- Lifetime of openSUSE releases