VTK Release Plan
Starting with v9.4.0, VTK will follow a regular (calendar-based) release plan.
- Expect a minor release every 6 months with intermediate patch releases in between, as needed.
- Depending on the features added to the release, the release may become a major release.
- The master and release branches will split one month before the scheduled release date. Please ensure that all feature branches are merged before the split.
- A proposed detailed release plan will be announced a few weeks before each release.
Following this schedule, the next planned releases are as follows:
- VTK v9.4.0 is planned for November 2024
- VTK v9.5.0 is planned for May 2025
Specific planning for 9.4.0 release:
- 10/05/2024: Release split, no new features will be going into VTK 9.4.0 after this date
- 10/05/2024 to 11/05/2024: Release candidates are published and tested. Critical bug fixes are integrated into the VTK release branch.
- 11/05/2024: VTK 9.4.0 is released.