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# v8 release details (project pitch)

### Problem

We want to release version 8 soon, so we need to determine which specific work items are blocking and determine an expected release date. Then work on getting those things done! (It would also be helpful to define a clearer process for future releases so we don't have to figure everything out again each time.)

### Appetite

4 weeks total: define release-related work items and a timeline by the end of this week, and spend the rest of the month working on them.

### Solution

The first goal is to figure out a reasonable estimated release date (or at least a beta date) by the end of this week.

We already have some of the work items (and out of scope items) listed in [Scope for V8 fluentui/react](/3IjQJtqHRl2mx_4nT0oDvQ). This needs to be fleshed out, with various open questions answered, and things assigned to people.

[Draft release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui/blob/master/packages/react-next/RELEASE_NOTES.md)

[Fluent UI Roadmap: v8, v9, and beyond](/gjCV31eyT7ClBGStsmUbUg)

[Epic issue on github](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui/issues/12770)


[Strict mode compliance (function component conversions part 2)](/lNERyu8eQZG84OKVmSw93Q)


### Risks (Rabbit holes)



### Out of scope (No-gos)


