Here is a proposed release schedule for v31.0, the next major release of Bitcoin Core.
The dates are set to target a release in early April.

2026-02-06 ✔️

• Open Transifex translations for v31.0
• Soft translation string freeze (no large or non-critical string changes until release)
• Finalize and close translations for v29.0

2026-02-20 ✔️

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

2026-03-10 ✔️

• Anything needed before branch-off, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-process.md
• Split off 31.x branch from master
• Start RC cycle, tag and release v31.0rc1
  • https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-31.0/test.rc1/
• Start merging for 32.x on master branch

2026-04-20 ✔️

• Tag v31.0 (aim).

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