Important Policy Update Regarding Beta and Final Releases for Ubuntu Flavors
Oliver Reiche
oliver.reiche at canonical.com
Thu Jun 18 10:43:27 UTC 2026
Hello everyone,
As we look toward future releases, the Release Team would like to
clarify our policy regarding Beta participation.
To ensure that every flavor is fully prepared for the final release,
please be advised that no flavor will be considered for an official
release unless it has successfully submitted a Beta release according
to the scheduled timeline. The package diffs between Beta and Final
releases should be minimal and only contain bug fixes.
For Resolute, we made a rare exception with Ubuntu-Kylin. While
@handsomefeng did a tremendous job in getting his release in shape
just in time despite missing the Beta window, this was a one-time
occurrence. To maintain the quality and stability of our collective
final products, we will not be making such exceptions moving forward.
We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring your respective flavors are
tested and ready in time for the Beta milestone. Please reach out to
the Ubuntu Release Team on Matrix in the #release:ubuntu.com channel
if you have any questions or anticipate any blockers.
Thank you for your hard work and your commitment to the success of our releases.
On behalf of the Release Team,
Oliver Reiche
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