Debian developers have published the freeze schedule for the Debian 12 "Bookworm" release. The Debian 12 release is expected in mid-2023.
On January 12, 2023, the first stage of the package freeze will begin, during which 'transitions' (updating packages that require dependency adjustments from other packages, leading to temporary removals from Testing) will be halted, as well as updates to essential build packages.
On February 12, 2023, a soft freeze of the package base will take place, during which the acceptance of new source packages will cease, and the possibility of re-including previously removed packages will be closed.
On March 12, 2023, a hard freeze will be implemented before the release, during which the process of moving key packages and packages without autopkgtests from unstable to testing will be completely halted, and an intensive testing and resolution stage for blocking release issues will begin. This hard freeze stage is being introduced for the first time and is considered a necessary intermediate step before a full freeze that encompasses all packages. The timing of the full freeze has not yet been precisely determined.
Source: opennet.ru
