This page summarizes Fedora releases and milestones for 2026.
Last Updated: March 21, 2026
¶ Releases and Versions
| Version |
Status |
Release Date |
Expected Final |
| Fedora 44 Beta |
Beta |
2026-03-10 |
- |
| Fedora 44 |
Expected Stable |
- |
Mid-to-late April 2026 |
| Version |
Status |
Release Date |
End of Life |
| Fedora 43 |
Stable |
2025-10-28 |
~2026-11-30 |
| Version |
Status |
Release Date |
End of Life |
| Fedora 42 |
Supported |
2025-04-15 |
~2026-05-30 |
- March 10, 2026: Fedora 44 Beta released for testing and feedback.
- April 2026 (Expected): Fedora 44 final release expected mid-to-late April.
- May 2026 (Expected): Fedora 44 point release with initial updates.
- October 2026 (Expected): Fedora 45 release following the biannual cadence.
Fedora 44 Beta was released on March 10, 2026, with the final release expected in mid-to-late April 2026.
| Component |
Version |
Notes |
| GNOME |
50 “Tokyo” |
Major GNOME release with new features |
| KDE Plasma |
6.6 |
Latest Plasma desktop with refinements |
| Budgie |
10.10 |
Updated Budgie desktop environment |
| Login Manager (KDE) |
Plasma Login Manager |
Replaces SDDM on KDE variants |
¶ Kernel and System
| Component |
Version |
Description |
| Linux Kernel |
6.19 |
Latest stable kernel with hardware improvements |
| GCC |
16.1 |
GNU Compiler Collection |
| GNU Binutils |
2.46 |
Binary utilities |
| GNU C Library |
2.43 |
Core C library |
| LLVM |
22 |
Compiler infrastructure |
¶ Programming Languages and Runtimes
| Language/Runtime |
Version |
Notes |
| Go |
1.26 |
Go programming language |
| Ruby |
4.0 |
Ruby programming language |
| PHP |
8.5 |
PHP scripting language |
| Python |
3.14 (expected) |
Python programming language |
| GHC Haskell |
9.10 |
Haskell compiler |
| Tool |
Version |
Description |
| MariaDB |
11.8 |
Database server |
| Ansible |
13 |
Automation tool |
| Boost |
1.90 |
C++ libraries |
| CMake |
4.0 |
Build system |
| RPM |
6.0 |
Package format update |
| DNF |
5 (default) |
Next-generation package manager |
- Automatic DTB selection for AArch64 (ARM64) EFI systems
- PackageKit updated to use new DNF5 backend
- USB persistence: Support for automatically enabling persistent overlays when flashed to USB sticks
- Nix package manager support added
- NTSYNC kernel module enabled for Wine and gaming packages
- Hardlinks for identical files in packages by default
- Swappable “-bin” packages for managing NodeJS symlinks
- Fedora Cloud:
/boot as a Btrfs subvolume
- IBus 1.5.34 input bus framework
- TeXLive 2025 typesetting system
¶ New Spins and Variants
- Fedora MiracleWM: Includes Dank Material Shell
- Fedora Budgie: Budgie 10.10 support
| Version |
Status |
Kernel |
Desktop |
Support Until |
| Fedora 44 |
🟡 Beta |
6.19 |
GNOME 50 |
~2027-05-30 (expected) |
| Fedora 43 |
🟢 Stable |
6.11.x |
GNOME 47 |
~2026-11-30 |
| Fedora 42 |
🟢 Supported |
6.9.x |
GNOME 46 |
~2026-05-30 |
| Fedora 41 |
🔴 EOL |
6.8.x |
GNOME 45 |
2025-12-15 |
| Release |
Expected Date |
Status |
| Fedora 44 |
April 2026 |
🟡 Beta (March 10, 2026) |
| Fedora 45 |
October 2026 |
📅 Planned |
Fedora 44 marks the transition to DNF 5 as the default package manager:
| Feature |
DNF 4 |
DNF 5 |
| Performance |
Good |
Faster dependency resolution |
| Memory |
Higher |
Lower memory footprint |
| API |
Python-based |
Improved API for integration |
| Status |
Available in F43 |
Default in F44 |
Linux 6.19 in Fedora 44 brings:
- Latest hardware support for new CPUs, GPUs, and peripherals
- Improved power management
- Enhanced security features
- Better ARM64 support with automatic DTB selection
- NTSYNC module for improved Wine compatibility
GNOME 50 “Tokyo”:
- Major release with new features and refinements
- Improved Wayland support
- Enhanced accessibility features
- Updated core applications
KDE Plasma 6.6:
- Continued Plasma 6 refinements
- Plasma Login Manager replaces SDDM
- Improved performance and stability
- Enhanced customization options
# Ensure system is fully updated
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
# Install DNF plugin for system upgrades
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
# Download Fedora 44 packages (after final release)
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=44
# Reboot and apply upgrade
sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot
Users on Fedora 42 can upgrade directly to Fedora 44 (skipping one release):
# Update Fedora 42 first
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
# Then upgrade to Fedora 44
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=44
sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot
- Fedora 44 Beta released March 10, 2026 for testing and feedback.
- Final Release expected mid-to-late April 2026 (approximately April 14-30).
- Release Cadence: Fedora maintains approximately 6-month release cycle.
- Support: Each release supported for ~13 months.
- Skip Policy: Users can skip one release and remain supported.
- DNF 5: Becomes default package manager in Fedora 44.
- Fedora 41 reached end of life on December 15, 2025.
- Fedora 42 end of life expected ~May 30, 2026.
- Fedora 43 end of life expected ~November 30, 2026.
- https://fedoramagazine.org/
- https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-44-beta-released-with-linux-6-19-gnome-50-and-kde-plasma-6-6
- https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-44-beta-now-available
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/HistoricalSchedules
- https://docs.fedoraproject.org/
- https://ostechnix.com/upgrade-to-fedora-44-from-fedora-43/