Development Focus ----------------- We are on the final mile of the Xena development cycle! Remember that the Xena final release will include the latest release candidate (for cycle-with-rc deliverables) or the latest intermediary release (for cycle-with-intermediary deliverables) available. September 30 is the deadline for final Xena release candidates as well as any last cycle-with-intermediary deliverables. We will then enter a quiet period until we tag the final release on October 6, 2021. Teams should be prioritizing fixing release-critical bugs, before that deadline. Otherwise it's time to start planning the Yoga development cycle, including discussing sessions content in preparation of the PTG on the week of October 18. Actions ------- Watch for any translation patches coming through on the stable/xena branch and merge them quickly. If you discover a release-critical issue, please make sure to fix it on the master branch first, then backport the bugfix to the stable/xena branch before triggering a new release. Please drop by #openstack-release with any questions or concerns about the upcoming release ! Upcoming Deadlines & Dates -------------------------- Final Xena release: October 6 Yoga PTG: October 18-22 -- Hervé Beraud Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat irc: hberaud https://github.com/4383/ https://twitter.com/4383hberaud