[PATCH] release 26.03.0

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Thu Apr 2 17:27:20 CEST 2026


Dates of the next cycle will be discussed in maintainers meeting.
Below are the intervals in weeks with guidelines in second position:

	proposal deadline:         4 / 4      Apr 30
	rc1 - API freeze:          5 / 7      Jun 04
	rc2 - PMD features freeze: 3 / 3      Jun 25
	rc3 - app features freeze: 1 / 1      Jul 02
	rc4 - more fixes:          1 / 1      Jul 09
	rc5 - last chance buffer:  0.5 / 1    Jul 13
	release:                   0.5 / 0.5  Jul 16

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
---
 content/doc/archives/_index.md |  4 ++++
 content/download/_index.md     |  5 +++--
 content/roadmap/_index.md      | 16 +++++-----------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/doc/archives/_index.md b/content/doc/archives/_index.md
index 6174a8e..b946f06 100644
--- a/content/doc/archives/_index.md
+++ b/content/doc/archives/_index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 title = "Archives"
 +++
 
+- DPDK 26.03
+| [HTML API](//doc.dpdk.org/api-26.03/)
+| [HTML guides](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-26.03/)
+
 - DPDK 25.11
 | [HTML API](//doc.dpdk.org/api-25.11/)
 | [HTML guides](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-25.11/)
diff --git a/content/download/_index.md b/content/download/_index.md
index 44e29d2..3c393e4 100644
--- a/content/download/_index.md
+++ b/content/download/_index.md
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ weight = "2"
 
 <section class="download-container">
 <div class="dwnld-btn-group">
-<a class="dwnld-btn" href="https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-25.11.tar.xz">
+<a class="dwnld-btn" href="https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-26.03.tar.xz">
   {{< icon name="glyphicon glyphicon-download-alt" size="large" >}}
   Latest\
-  25.11.0
+  26.03.0
 </a>
 <a class="dwnld-btn" href="https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-25.11.tar.xz">
   {{< icon name="glyphicon glyphicon-download-alt" size="large" >}}
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ weight = "2"
 
 | file                                                          | date/changelog                                                               | md5                              |
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| [DPDK 26.03.0](//fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-26.03.tar.xz)         | [2026 March 31](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-26.03/rel_notes/release_26_03.html)    | 5ef5da0574619860b77871a822e6a6dd |
 | [DPDK 25.11.0 (LTS)](//fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-25.11.tar.xz)   | [2025 November 30](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-25.11/rel_notes/release_25_11.html) | edbb9b74fc3e805246743b77464b9929 |
 | [DPDK 25.07.0](//fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-25.07.tar.xz)         | [2025 July 21](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-25.07/rel_notes/release_25_07.html)     | 1a28ab219aed62479c59bc1492bda9af |
 | [DPDK 25.03.0](//fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-25.03.tar.xz)         | [2025 March 24](//doc.dpdk.org/guides-25.03/rel_notes/release_25_03.html)    | da3ecf3461bd2b1fef5874cd4cbca163 |
diff --git a/content/roadmap/_index.md b/content/roadmap/_index.md
index 5b39a70..ed4a88e 100644
--- a/content/roadmap/_index.md
+++ b/content/roadmap/_index.md
@@ -3,21 +3,15 @@ title = "Roadmap"
 weight = "3"
 +++
 
-### Version 26.03 (2026 March) {#2603}
-
-| Date              | Milestone      | Description                  |
-|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
-| 5  January  2026  | RFC/v1 patches | Proposal deadline            |
-| 9  February 2026  | 26.03-rc1      | API freeze                   |
-| 2  March    2026  | 26.03-rc2      | PMD features freeze          |
-| 9  March    2026  | 26.03-rc3      | Builtin apps features freeze |
-| 16 March    2026  | 26.03-rc4      | Documentation ready          |
-| 19 March    2026  | 26.03.0        | Release                      |
-
 ### Version 26.07 (2026 July) {#2607}
 
 | Date              | Milestone      | Description                  |
 |-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
+| 30 April    2026  | RFC/v1 patches | Proposal deadline            |
+| 04 June     2026  | 26.03-rc1      | API freeze                   |
+| 25 June     2026  | 26.03-rc2      | PMD features freeze          |
+| 02 July     2026  | 26.03-rc3      | Builtin apps features freeze |
+| 9  July     2026  | 26.03-rc4      | Documentation ready          |
 | 16 July     2026  | 26.07.0        | Release                      |
 
 ### Version 26.11 (2026 November) {#2611}
-- 
2.53.0



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