# Ansible 12.0.0 release schedule

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-12-0-0-release-schedule/44186>\
**Category:** Project Discussions\
**Tags:** ansible, release-management, community-wg\
**Created:** [July 31, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-12-0-0-release-schedule/44186 "2025-07-31T20:27:53Z")\
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According to [2.19.1 release schedule update](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44185), ETA for ansible-core 2.19.1 is August 25.

If I understand the discussion so far, the plan is to

1. Release a (last) beta August 26 announcing feature freeze
2. Release rc1 September 2
3. Release 12.0.0 September 9

Is this correct? And: Should we have a vote on this? I’m not saying we should have, I’m just asking.

And another question: Should we also publish a similar “Ansible Community Package 12.0.0 release schedule update” and mention it on Bullhorn, or at least mention this thread explicitly there? As far as I can see, it has been only mentioned casually in the 12.0.0b3 announcement.

And a third question: Will we do additional betas up until then?

Sorry for all those questions. But everything is a little bit unclear to me. My suggestion would be:

1. beta August 26, rc1 September 2, 12.0.0 September 9
2. do weekly betas on Ausgust 12 and 19
3. create a “Ansible Community Package 12.0.0 release schedule update” that should link to this thread and [2.19.1 release schedule update](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44185), and mention it on Bullhorn

What do you think?

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