opened 07:45AM - 05 Apr 23 UTC
type: bug
needs-triage
> Although v0.11.0 released on Feb 25 and a relative bugfix minor version v0.11.…1 released last month, [relative PRs are all the last year November](https://github.com/apache/tvm/commits/v0.11.0). This is unhealthy for our [RFC-0067 about quarter-based releases](https://github.com/apache/tvm-rfcs/blob/main/rfcs/0067-quarterly-releases.md), especially for AI infra companies which needs regularly merge with release version.
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> Consider v0.11.0 features are from last year Nov and quarter-based releases, **I hope at the end of this month we can make a release version**.
In order to continue with our agreed release cycle as per discussion in [RFC#67](https://github.com/apache/tvm-rfcs/blob/main/rfcs/0067-quarterly-releases.md) , I'd like to propose a schedule for our next TVM release: `v0.12.0`.
This schedule is tentative and may change as we progress through the process. In case dates change, this thread will be kept updated.
The proposed schedule is:
- [ ] **7 Apr 2023** - a branch `v0.12.0` to be created from `main`
- [ ] **7 Apr 2023** - a tag `v0.12.dev0` to be created, marking the beginning of the next development cycle
- [ ] **13 Apr 2023** - cherry-picking soft deadline
- during this time any reasonable change can be merged, comment on this issue with the commit you would like added to the release branch
- [ ] **18 Apr 2023** - cherry-picking **hard deadline**
- during this time only critical changes will be merged, comment on this issue with the commit you would like added to the release branch as well as the reasoning for adding it
- [ ] **22 Apr 2023** - Draft release notes published
- [ ] **25 Apr 2023** - release voting opens
- [ ] **28 Apr 2023** - release date
**Note:** for this specific release, given we'll have the end of the year period, I've extended the cherry-picking hard deadline in ~3 days, so that we some more time to consider patches to be included.
**Call for release managers:** in case you want to be involved in upcoming releases, please manifest your interest in this thread and we'll try to organise.
See also:
- [Release steps](https://github.com/apache/tvm-rfcs/blob/main/rfcs/0067-quarterly-releases.md#reference-level-explanation)
- [TVM release process docs](https://tvm.apache.org/docs/contribute/release_process.html).
cc @apache/tvm-committers [@driazati](https://github.com/driazati) [@areusch](https://github.com/areusch) [@Mousius](https://github.com/Mousius) [@tqchen](https://github.com/tqchen) [@AndrewZhaoLuo](https://github.com/AndrewZhaoLuo)
