# Ansible 2.6 Release Schedule and Freeze Dates

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-release-schedule-and-freeze-dates/27445>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [May 3, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-release-schedule-and-freeze-dates/27445 "2018-05-03T21:47:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Clay1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Matt\_Clay1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Clay1)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-release-schedule-and-freeze-dates/27445/1 "2018-05-03T21:47:58Z")

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Hi everyone,

We’ve finalized the release schedule for the upcoming Ansible 2.6 release.

The [roadmap](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/ROADMAP_2_6.html) contains details and dates for the release.

Key dates from the schedule are:

2018-05-17 Core Freeze (Core Engine and Non-Community Modules)  
2018-05-25 Community Freeze (Community Modules)  
2018-05-31 Branch stable-2.6  
2018-06-28 Final Release

Please be aware of the freeze dates if you have contributions you wish to see in the Ansible 2.6 release.