Schedules/Plasma 5
This page contains the planned release schedule for Plasma 5.
Normal (non-LTS-)releases are planned every 4 months (3 times a year). The next LTS release is yet to be decided.
The first Beta of every release series of Plasma is tagged and released on Thursday following the corresponding KDE Frameworks release (which is usually released on the second saturday of a month). The Repo freeze is 2 weeks before that. The first version of Plasma (.0) of every release series is tagged three weeks after the Beta and released on the following Tuesday.
Bugfix tags/releases are made on Tuesdays in a Fibonacci sequence of weeks (1, 1, 2, 3, 5) after each previous release of the same series (e.g. ".1" is released one week after ".0", ".2" is released one week after ".1", ".3" is released two weeks after ".2", ...)
This schedule is our best guess at this point, in case the quality is not deemed good enough before the final release or the release of KDE Frameworks or the required Qt version is delayed, this schedule is subject to revision.
All deadlines are due midday UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.
Release mangler: Jonathan Riddell, Riddell in #plasma on Freenode
Release Series
The following table shows the currently supported release series' as well as the next planned release series.
| Release Series | Dependencies | Support Status |
|---|---|---|
| 5.8 LTS | Qt 5.6, KDE Frameworks 5.26 | Releases made as required in cases of important bugfixes or security issues |
| 5.12 LTS | Qt 5.9, KDE Frameworks 5.42 | 6 monthly bugfix releases (scheduled until July 2020, further releases to be considered then if needed) |
| 5.14 | Qt 5.11, KDE Frameworks 5.50 | Bugfix releases as scheduled |
| 5.15 | Qt 5.11 and Qt 5.12, KDE Frameworks 5.54 | Open for development |
Future releases
| Version | Type | Date Tars | Date Release | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.14.90 | Beta | Thu 2019-01-17 | Thu 2019-01-17 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.15 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.54 |
| 5.15.0 | Release | Thu 2019-02-07 | Tue 2019-02-12 | Final tag from Plasma/5.15 branch, only urgent fixes approved by release mangler after tars please |
| 5.15.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-02-19 | Tue 2019-02-19 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.15 branch |
| 5.15.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-02-26 | Tue 2019-02-26 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.15 branch |
| 5.12.8 LTS | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2019-03-05 | Tue 2019-03-05 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.15.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-03-12 | Tue 2019-04-12 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.15 branch |
| 5.15.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-04-02 | Tue 2019-04-02 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.15 branch |
| Repo Freeze | Thu 2019-05-02 | List of repos for Plasma 5.16 fixed | ||
| 5.15.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-05-07 | Tue 2019-05-07 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.15 branch |
| 5.15.90 | Beta | Thu 2019-05-16 | Thu 2019-05-16 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.16 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.58 |
| 5.16.0 | Release | Thu 2019-06-06 | Tue 2019-06-11 | Final tag from Plasma/5.16 branch, only urgent fixes approved by release mangler after tars please |
| 5.16.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-06-18 | Tue 2019-06-18 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.16 branch |
| 5.16.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-06-25 | Tue 2019-06-25 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.16 branch |
| 5.16.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-07-09 | Tue 2019-07-09 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.16 branch |
| 5.16.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-07-30 | Tue 2019-07-30 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.16 branch |
| 5.16.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-09-03 | Tue 2019-09-03 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.16 branch |
| Repo Freeze | Thu 2019-09-05 | List of repos for Plasma 5.17 fixed | ||
| 5.12.9 LTS | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2019-09-10 | Tue 2019-09-10 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.16.90 | Beta | Thu 2019-09-19 | Thu 2019-09-19 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.17 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.62 |
| 5.17.0 | Release | Thu 2019-10-10 | Tue 2019-10-15 | Final tag from Plasma/5.17 branch, only urgent fixes approved by release mangler after tars please |
| 5.17.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-10-22 | Tue 2019-10-22 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.17 branch |
| 5.17.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-10-29 | Tue 2019-10-29 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.17 branch |
| 5.17.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-11-12 | Tue 2019-11-12 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.17 branch |
| 5.17.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-12-03 | Tue 2019-12-03 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.17 branch |
| 5.17.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2020-01-07 | Tue 2020-01-07 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.17 branch. Time may differ due to holidays |
History of releases
Jump to first release of: 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 LTS | 5.9 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 5.12 LTS | 5.13 | 5.14
| Version | Type | Date Tars | Date Release | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Release | Thu 2014-07-10 | Tue 2014-07-15 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.0 branch made |
| 5.0.1 | Bugfix | Thu 2014-08-07 | Tue 2014-08-12 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch |
| 5.0.2 | Bugfix | Thu 2014-09-11 | Tue 2014-09-16 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch |
| 5.0.95 | Beta | Thu 2014-09-25 | Tue 2014-09-30 | Message and feature freeze |
| 5.1.0 | Release | Thu 2014-10-09 | Tue 2014-10-14 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.1 branch made |
| 5.1.1 | Bugfix | Thu 2014-11-06 | Tue 2014-11-11 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch |
| 5.1.2 | Bugfix | Thu 2014-12-11 | Tue 2014-12-16 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch |
| 5.1.95 | Beta | Thu 2015-01-08 | Tue 2015-01-13 | Message, feature and artwork freeze |
| 5.2.0 | Release | Thu 2015-01-22 | Tue 2015-01-27 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.2 branch made |
| 5.2.1 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-02-19 | Tue 2015-02-24 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch |
| 5.2.2 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-03-19 | Tue 2015-03-24 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch |
| 5.2.95 | Beta | Thu 2015-04-09 | Tue 2015-04-14 | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.3 branch made |
| 5.3.0 | Release | Thu 2015-04-23 | Tue 2015-04-28 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.3.1 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-05-21 | Tue 2015-05-26 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch |
| 5.3.2 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-06-25 | Tue 2015-06-30 | Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch |
| 5.3.95 | Beta | Thu 2015-08-06 | Tue 2015-08-11 | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.4 branch made |
| 5.4.0 | Release | Thu 2015-08-20 | Tue 2015-08-25 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.4.1 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-09-03 | Tue 2015-09-08 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.4 branch |
| 5.4.2 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-10-01 | Tue 2015-10-06 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.4 branch |
| 5.4.3 | Bugfix | Thu 2015-11-05 | Tue 2015-11-10 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.4 branch |
| Repo Freeze | Thu 2015-11-05 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.4.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2015-11-19 | Thu 2015-11-19 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.5 branch made |
| 5.5.0 | Release | Thu 2015-12-03 | Tue 2015-12-08 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.5.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2015-12-15 | Tue 2015-12-15 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.5 branch |
| 5.5.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2015-12-22 | Tue 2015-12-22 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.5 branch |
| 5.5.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-01-05 | Tue 2016-01-05 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.5 branch |
| 5.5.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-01-26 | Tue 2016-01-26 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.5 branch |
| 5.5.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-03-01 | Tue 2016-03-01 | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.5 branch - only if needed |
| 5.6 Repo Freeze | Thu 2016-02-18 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.5.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2016-03-03 | Thu 2016-03-03 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.6 branch made |
| 5.6.0 | Release | Thu 2016-03-17 | Tue 2016-03-22 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.6.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-03-29 | Tue 2016-03-29 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.6 branch |
| 5.6.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-04-05 | Tue 2016-04-05 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.6 branch |
| 5.6.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-04-19 | Tue 2016-04-19 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.6 branch |
| 5.6.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-05-10 | Tue 2016-05-10 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.6 branch |
| 5.6.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-06-14 | Tue 2016-06-14 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.6 branch - only if needed |
| 5.7 Repo Freeze | Thu 2016-06-02 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.6.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2016-06-16 | Thu 2016-06-16 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.7 branch made |
| Beta testing day | Sun 2016-06-19 | Mon 2016-06-20 | Come one and all and help test | |
| 5.7.0 | Release | Thu 2016-06-30 | Tue 2016-07-05 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.7.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-07-12 | Tue 2016-07-12 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.7 branch |
| 5.7.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-07-19 | Tue 2016-07-19 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.7 branch |
| 5.7.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-08-02 | Tue 2016-08-02 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.7 branch |
| 5.7.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-08-23 | Tue 2016-08-23 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.7 branch |
| 5.7.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2016-09-13 | Tue 2016-09-13 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.7 branch - only if needed |
| 5.8 Repo Freeze | Thu 2016-09-08 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. Start a release announcement pad to write the announce on. | ||
| 5.7.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2016-09-15 | Thu 2016-09-15 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.8 branch made |
| 5.8.0 | LTS Release | Thu 2016-09-29 | Tue 2016-10-04 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.8.1 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2016-10-11 | Tue 2016-10-11 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.8.2 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2016-10-18 | Tue 2016-10-18 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.8.3 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2016-11-01 | Tue 2016-11-01 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.8.4 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2016-11-22 | Tue 2016-11-22 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.8.5 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2016-12-27 | Tue 2016-12-27 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.9 Repo Freeze | Thu 2016-12-29 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.8.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2017-01-12 | Thu 2017-01-12 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.9 branch made |
| 5.9.0 | Release | Thu 2017-01-26 | Tue 2017-01-31 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.9.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-02-07 | Tue 2017-02-07 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.9 branch |
| 5.9.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-02-14 | Tue 2017-02-14 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.9 branch |
| 5.8.6 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2017-02-21 | Tue 2017-02-21 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.9.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-02-28 | Tue 2017-02-28 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.9 branch |
| 5.9.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-03-21 | Tue 2017-03-21 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.9 branch |
| 5.9.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-04-25 | Tue 2017-04-25 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.9 branch |
| 5.10 Repo Freeze | Thu 2017-04-27 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.9.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2017-05-11 | Mon 2017-05-15 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.10 branch made |
| 5.8.7 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2017-05-23 | Tue 2017-05-23 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.10.0 | Release | Thu 2017-05-25 | Tue 2017-05-30 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.10.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-06-06 | Tue 2017-06-06 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.10 branch |
| 5.10.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-06-13 | Tue 2017-06-13 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.10 branch |
| 5.10.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-06-27 | Tue 2017-06-27 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.10 branch |
| 5.10.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-07-18 | Tue 2017-07-18 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.10 branch |
| 5.10.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-08-22 | Tue 2017-08-22 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.10 branch |
| 5.11 Repo Freeze | Thu 2017-07-24 | Repo freeze, list of tars for release frozen today, no new repositories will be included in release after this. | ||
| 5.10.95 | Feature freeze and Beta | Thu 2017-09-14 | Mon 2017-09-14 | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.11 branch made, Deps on Frameworks 5.38 |
| 5.11.0 | Release | Thu 2017-10-05 | Tue 2017-10-10 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.11.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-10-17 | Tue 2017-10-17 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.11 branch |
| 5.11.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-10-24 | Tue 2017-10-24 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.11 branch |
| 5.8.8 | LTS Bugfix | Wed 2017-10-25 | Wed 2017-10-25 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.11.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-11-07 | Tue 2017-11-07 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.11 branch |
| 5.11.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2017-11-28 | Tue 2017-11-28 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.11 branch |
| 5.11.90 | 5.12 LTS Repo Freeze, Alpha | Thu 2017-12-21 | Thu 2017-12-21 (same day) | List of Git repos fixed. Tars made from master. |
| 5.11.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-01-02 | Tue 2018-01-02 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.11 branch |
| 5.11.95 | 5.12 LTS Beta | Mon 2018-01-15 | Mon 2018-01-15 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.12 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.42 |
| 5.12.0 | LTS Release | Thu 2018-02-01 | Tue 2018-02-06 | Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.8.9 | LTS Bugfix | Wed 2018-02-07 | Wed 2018-02-07 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.8 branch |
| 5.12.1 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-02-13 | Tue 2018-02-13 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.12.2 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-02-20 | Tue 2018-02-20 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.12.3 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-03-06 | Tue 2018-03-06 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.12.4 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-03-27 | Tue 2018-03-27 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.12.5 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-05-01 | Tue 2018-05-01 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.13 Repo Freeze | Thu 2018-05-03 | Thu 2018-05-03 (same day) | List of Git repos fixed | |
| 5.12.90 | Beta | Thu 2018-05-17 | Thu 2018-05-17 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.13 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.46 |
| 5.13.0 | Release | Thu 2018-06-07 | Tue 2018-06-12 | Final tag from Plasma/5.13 branch, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.13.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-06-19 | Tue 2018-06-19 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.13 branch |
| 5.13.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-06-26 | Tue 2018-06-26 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.13 branch |
| 5.12.6 | LTS Bugfix | Wed 2018-06-27 | Wed 2018-06-27 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.13.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-07-10 | Tue 2018-07-10 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.13 branch |
| 5.13.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-07-31 | Tue 2018-07-31 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.13 branch |
| 5.14 Repo Freeze & announce start | Thu 2018-08-30 | Thu 2018-08-30 (same day) | List of Git repos fixed, pad for announce ideas | |
| 5.13.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-09-04 | Tue 2018-09-04 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.13 branch |
| 5.13.90 | Beta | Thu 2018-09-13 | Thu 2018-09-13 (same day) | Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.14 branch made, Depends on Frameworks 5.50 |
| 5.12.7 | LTS Bugfix | Tue 2018-09-25 | Tue 2018-09-25 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.12 branch |
| 5.14.0 | Release | Thu 2018-10-04 | Tue 2018-10-09 | Final tag from Plasma/5.14 branch, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please |
| 5.14.1 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-10-16 | Tue 2018-10-16 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.14 branch |
| 5.14.2 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-10-23 | Tue 2018-10-23 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.14 branch |
| 5.14.3 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-11-06 | Tue 2018-11-06 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.14 branch |
| 5.14.4 | Bugfix | Tue 2018-11-27 | Tue 2018-11-27 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.14 branch |
| Repo Freeze | Thu 2019-01-03 | Thu 2019-01-03 (same day) | List of repos for Plasma 5.15 fixed | |
| 5.14.5 | Bugfix | Tue 2019-01-08 | Tue 2019-01-08 (same day) | Bug fixes and new translations only from Plasma/5.14 branch. Delayed by 1 week for holidays. |