Here is a proposed release schedule for v29.0, the next major release of Bitcoin Core. The dates are set to target a release in early April.

2025-02-06 🚧

• Open Transifex translations for v29.0
• Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
• Finalize and close translations for v27.0

2025-02-20 🚧

• Feature freeze (bug fixes only until release)
• Translation string freeze (no more source language changes until release)

2025-03-06 🚧 :

• Anything needed before branch-off, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-process.md
• Split off 29.x branch from master
• Start RC cycle, tag and release v29.0rc1
• Start merging for 30.x on master branch

2025-04-03 🚧

• Tag v29.0 (aim).

If any specific dates are a problem for you, please leave a comment.