Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2026.
Next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray,” is now scheduled to be released on October 15, 2026. Ubuntu 26.10’s six-month-long development cycle will kick off on April 30th, 2026.
According to the Canonical, The beta version of the Stonking Stingray release will be available for public testing on September 24th, 2026.
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Release Schedule
| Week | Date (Thursday) | 26.10 events |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | ||
| 1 | April 30 | Toolchain Uploaded |
| May 2026 | ||
| 2 | May 07 | |
| 3 | May 14 | |
| 4 | May 21 | |
| 5 | May 28 | |
| June 2026 | ||
| 6 | June 04 | |
| 7 | June 11 | |
| 8 | June 18 | |
| 9 | June 25 | |
| July 2026 | ||
| 10 | July 02 | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
| 11 | July 09 | |
| 12 | July 16 | |
| 13 | July 23 | |
| 14 | July 30 | |
| August 2026 | ||
| 15 | August 06 | |
| 16 | August 13 | |
| 17 | August 20 | Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze |
| 18 | August 27 | Ubuntu Testing Week (optional) |
| September 2026 | ||
| 19 | September 03 | |
| 20 | September 10 | User Interface Freeze |
| 21 | September 17 | Documentation String Freeze, Kernel Feature Freeze |
| 22 | September 21 (Monday) | Beta Freeze, Hardware Enablement Freeze |
| ⠀ | September 24 | Beta (mandatory) |
| October 2026 | ||
| 23 | October 01 | Kernel Freeze, Non Language Pack Translation Deadline |
| 24 | October 08 | Final Freeze, Release Candidate, Language Pack Translation Deadline |
| 25 | October 15 | Final Release |
