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# 1.21 Notional Schedules

## Normal Cadence (12 weeks + 1 weekish between)


### Timeline

- **Monday, January 11, 2020**: Week 1 - Release cycle begins
- **Tuesday, February 2, 2020**: Week 4 - [Enhancements Freeze]
- **Thursday, March 11, 2020**: Week 9 - [Code Freeze]
- **Monday, March 22, 2020**: Week 11 - Docs must be completed and reviewed
- **Tuesday, March 30, 2020**: Week 12 - Kubernetes v1.21.0 released


## 3 Releases (15 each + 2 weeks downtime)

Things we could experiment with: 
* hold enhancement freeze (or bump 1 week)
* bump out code freeze 2 weeks?
* bump out docs accordingly
* longer code freeze/normal code freeze
* re-open dev before release?

### Timeline

- **Monday, January 11, 2020**: Week 1 - Release cycle begins
- **Tuesday, February 2, 2020**: Week 4 - [Enhancements Freeze]
- **Thursday, March 25, 2020**: Week 11 - [Code Freeze]
- **Monday, April 12, 2020**: Week 14 - Docs must be completed and reviewed
- **Tuesday, April 20, 2020**: Week 15 - Kubernetes v1.21.0 released
