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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

DRAFT Schedule for openSUSE Leap 16.0

openSUSE Leap 16 is ALP Granite-based successor of Leap 15. Estimated delivery in 2025 and/or prior to Leap 15.6 EOL.


o Expected GA 2025

Schedule for openSUSE Leap 15.6

Schedule is a subject to change espeicialy in case that SLES 15 SP6 schedule changes.


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, March 6th, 2024 Beta build is done

o openSUSE Leap 15.6 is Beta o Maintenance team starts working on maintenance setup


Thu, March 7th, 2024 Marketing annoucement + Bug Day

o Beta article on news-o-o and a live event on weekly Thursday meeting o https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Bug_Day#March_7th:_Leap_15.6_Beta


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 12, 2024 Public Availability of the Release

o openSUSE Leap 15.6 will be released to the public at 12:00 UTC


Wed, Jun 12, 2024 Release retrospective survey is open

o Release retro on survey.opensuse.org is open right after GA


Wed, Jun 26, 2024 Collect feedback from the retrospective (could be shared on osc2024)

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, 2023 Release retrospective survey is open

o Release retro on survey.opensuse.org is open right after GA


Thu, Jun 22, 2023 Collect feedback from the retrospective

o Share feedback of the retrospective with community.


Wed, Oct 4th, 2023 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


Tuesday, October 03, 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


Tuesday, October 9, 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



Leap Micro 6.0


January, 2024 Initial setup in OBS

o Initial setup of openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 in OBS


April, 2024 Public Availability of the Release

o openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 is available


Thu, April 30, 2025 Planned End of Live

o openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 will reach end of life soon after the next-next release is out



See also