This documents related to 2024-03, the Eclipse Foundation's multi-project Simultaneous Release of March 2024.

Common information

Simultaneous Release Requirements (aka must-dos)
Simultaneous Release Plan Information that stays the same for each release, like requirements for participation, communication channels, etc.

Release schedule

Release	Date	Span	Due dates	Notes
2024-03 M1	Friday, January 12, 2024	01/05 to 01/12	Opt-in deadline (new projects only) Create your release record (for new releases)	4 weeks from 2023-12 GA
2024-03 M2	Friday, February 2, 2024	01/26 to 02/02		3 weeks from M1
2024-03 M3	Friday, February 23, 2024	02/16 to 02/23	IP Log submission deadline	3 weeks from M2
2024-03 RC1	Friday, March 1, 2024	02/23 to 03/01	No new features and APIs after this date! Release Review materials due New and Noteworthy entries due	1 week from M3
2024-03 RC2	Friday, March 8, 2024	03/01 to 03/08	1 week from RC1
Quiet period		03/08 to 03/12		No builds during "quiet period". It is assumed all code is done by the end of RC2.
2024-03 GA	Wednesday, March 13, 2024		Release reviews conclude on this date	5 days from RC2