RAPIDS Maintainers Docs#
RAPIDS projects use an established set of guidelines and procedures. These are available for the community to review and provide feedback on.
Intended audience#
Developers
Project Leads
Operations
Release v26.08 Schedule#
NOTE: Dates are subject to change at any time. Completed release schedules are posted here.
Phase |
Start |
End |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Development |
Thu, May 14, 2026 |
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 |
40 days |
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest) |
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 |
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 |
6 days |
Burn Down (others) |
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 |
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 |
10 days |
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest) |
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 |
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 |
9 days |
Code Freeze/Testing (others) |
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 |
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 |
4 days |
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 |
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 |
2 days |
PROPOSED Release v26.10 Schedule#
Phase |
Start |
End |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Development |
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 |
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 |
39 days |
Burn Down (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest) |
Thu, Sep 10, 2026 |
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 |
5 days |
Burn Down (others) |
Thu, Sep 10, 2026 |
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 |
15 days |
Code Freeze/Testing (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf/nvForest) |
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 |
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 |
12 days |
Code Freeze/Testing (others) |
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 |
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 |
5 days |
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 |
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 |
2 days |