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== Yocto Project Status 27 October 2026 ==
== Yocto Project Status 3 November 2026 ==
Current Dev Position: YP 6.2 M1 - Development<br/>
Current Dev Position: YP 6.2 M1 - Development<br/>
Next Deadline: YP 6.2 M1: w/c 2026-12-21 <br/>
Next Deadline: YP 6.2 M1: w/c 2026-12-21 <br/>


'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 29th Oct. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 5th Nov. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 27th Oct. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 3rd Nov. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 29th Oct. 10am GMT and Monday 2nd Nov. 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)
*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 5th Nov. 10am GMT and Monday 9th Nov. 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)


'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>
'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>


'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
*YP 5.0.21 was released
*Patches for 6.2 have started merging into master
*Patches for 6.2 have started merging into master
*There is a proposal for changes to layer configuration setup out for discussion: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/message/2431
*There is a proposal for changes to layer configuration setup out for discussion: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/message/2431
*We have updated packages to handle the Emudhra CA certificate compromise that occurred last week, and updates have been expedited on our stable branches.
*The proposed layer changes will likely be more invasive than many of the recent changes but also incorporate a number of new features and improvements which will make them useful to everyone and allow various cleanups of existing code. A full proposal should be ready for review soon.
**The AB intermittent issues we frequently highlight caused some delays in getting these changes merged to the stable branches - these intermittent issues do have an impact!
*The Yocto Project wiki was made read-only to mitigate PHP security issues reported last week, we hope to have this working fully again soon.
*The Yocto Project wiki was made read-only to mitigate PHP security issues reported last week, we hope to have this working fully again soon.
*We are currently reviewing proposed release dates for 2027 and should be able to share these next week.
**We may move some releases forward a week this year to avoid needing to make a release during the end-of-year break.
*Now that YP 6.1 is released, we will re-test Yocto Project compatible layers for the new release. If you have a YP compatible layer, please ensure you have created a “blacksail” branch.
*Now that YP 6.1 is released, we will re-test Yocto Project compatible layers for the new release. If you have a YP compatible layer, please ensure you have created a “blacksail” branch.
*There are issues where we could accept help:
*There are issues the triage team spotted where we could benefit from help:
**Matchbox-wm segfault/xserver restart
**go recipes are not devtool upgradeable (#14944)
**Remaining github.com references in bitbake-selftest
**systemd user/groups different on opkg vs rpm images (#14139)
*US daylight savings time finishes this Sunday, some meeting times track US Pacific timezone so double check your calendars next week.
**recipetool create should add tag= for git SRC_URI (#15816)
*We plan to move a couple of planned releases forward by a week to avoid needing to make a release during the end of the year holidays.
**6.1.1:    2026-11-23
**6.0.5:    2026-11-30
**5.0.22:  2026-12-07
**6.2 M1:  2026-12-14
*We have also planned out release dates for the second half of 2027, up to the YP 6.3 release. These will be added to the release calendar once the wiki is editable.
**6.1.5:    2027-05-24
**6.2.1:    2027-05-31
**6.0.9:    2027-06-07
**5.0.26:  2027-06-14
**6.3 M1:  2027-06-21
**6.2.2:    2027-07-05
**6.0.10:  2027-07-19
**5.0.27:  2027-07-26
**6.3 M2:  2027-08-02
**6.2.3:    2027-08-23
**6.0.11:  2027-08-30
**5.0.28:  2027-09-06
**6.3 M3:  2027-09-13
**6.2.4:    2027-10-04
**6.0.12:  2027-10-11
**5.0.29:  2027-10-18
**6.3:      2027-11-01
*The CFP is open for the OpenEmbedded Workshop to be held in Brussels on Feb 1st 2027: https://pretalx.com/openembedded-workshop-2027/
*The CFP is open for the OpenEmbedded Workshop to be held in Brussels on Feb 1st 2027: https://pretalx.com/openembedded-workshop-2027/


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'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
*WDD 2639 (last week 2699) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
*WDD 2629 (last week 2639) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
**Total patches found: 1042 (last week 1044)
**Total patches found: 1040 (last week 1042)
**Patches in the Pending State: 135 (13%) [last week 135 (13%)]
**Patches in the Pending State: 135 (13%) [last week 135 (13%)]
**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/3
**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/3

Revision as of 15:39, 10 November 2026

Yocto Project Status 3 November 2026

Current Dev Position: YP 6.2 M1 - Development
Next Deadline: YP 6.2 M1: w/c 2026-12-21

Next Team Meetings:

Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/

Key Status/Updates:

  • Patches for 6.2 have started merging into master
  • There is a proposal for changes to layer configuration setup out for discussion: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/message/2431
  • The proposed layer changes will likely be more invasive than many of the recent changes but also incorporate a number of new features and improvements which will make them useful to everyone and allow various cleanups of existing code. A full proposal should be ready for review soon.
  • The Yocto Project wiki was made read-only to mitigate PHP security issues reported last week, we hope to have this working fully again soon.
  • Now that YP 6.1 is released, we will re-test Yocto Project compatible layers for the new release. If you have a YP compatible layer, please ensure you have created a “blacksail” branch.
  • There are issues the triage team spotted where we could benefit from help:
    • go recipes are not devtool upgradeable (#14944)
    • systemd user/groups different on opkg vs rpm images (#14139)
    • recipetool create should add tag= for git SRC_URI (#15816)
  • We plan to move a couple of planned releases forward by a week to avoid needing to make a release during the end of the year holidays.
    • 6.1.1: 2026-11-23
    • 6.0.5: 2026-11-30
    • 5.0.22: 2026-12-07
    • 6.2 M1: 2026-12-14
  • We have also planned out release dates for the second half of 2027, up to the YP 6.3 release. These will be added to the release calendar once the wiki is editable.
    • 6.1.5: 2027-05-24
    • 6.2.1: 2027-05-31
    • 6.0.9: 2027-06-07
    • 5.0.26: 2027-06-14
    • 6.3 M1: 2027-06-21
    • 6.2.2: 2027-07-05
    • 6.0.10: 2027-07-19
    • 5.0.27: 2027-07-26
    • 6.3 M2: 2027-08-02
    • 6.2.3: 2027-08-23
    • 6.0.11: 2027-08-30
    • 5.0.28: 2027-09-06
    • 6.3 M3: 2027-09-13
    • 6.2.4: 2027-10-04
    • 6.0.12: 2027-10-11
    • 5.0.29: 2027-10-18
    • 6.3: 2027-11-01
  • The CFP is open for the OpenEmbedded Workshop to be held in Brussels on Feb 1st 2027: https://pretalx.com/openembedded-workshop-2027/

Ways to contribute:

New to the project?

Tracking Metrics:

Upcoming development releases:

  • 6.1.0: is due for release
  • YP 6.2 M1
    • Build Date w/c 2026-12-07
    • Release Date w/c 2026-12-21
  • YP 6.2 M2
    • Build Date w/c 2027-01-18
    • Release Date w/c 2027-02-01
  • YP 6.2 M3
    • Build Date w/c 2027-03-01
    • Release Date w/c 2027-03-15
  • YP 6.2.0
    • Build Date w/c 2027-04-26
    • Release Date w/c 2027-05-03

Upcoming dot releases:

  • YP 5.0.21 was released.
  • YP 6.1.1
    • Build Date w/c 2026-11-16
    • Release Date w/c 2026-11-30
  • YP 6.0.5
    • Build Date w/c 2026-11-23
    • Release Date w/c 2026-12-07
  • YP 5.0.22
    • Build Date w/c 2026-11-30
    • Release Date w/c 2026-12-14
  • For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar

The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:
https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC

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