• All dates are subject to change.
• ESP-IDF information here is a convenience and not the formal source. Check ESP-IDF Project.

Format: dd/mm/yyyy

Arduino is built on top of ESP-IDF. This is important to realize that ESP-IDF release schedule changes affect and impact Arduino for ESP32 Releases (both the core and the component). It is important to always evaluate ESP-IDF Plans.

• Planning: preparations, evaluation if the dates can be kept. Project is branched from master. Usually 1 week.
• RC1: First release candidate, will only accept critical bugfixes. Feature Freeze. Usually 2 weeks.
• RC2: Second release candidates, will only accept blocking bugfixes. Usually 2 weeks.
• Release: Date of Release tag.

• Releases follow the format: Major-Minor-Fixes (x.y.z)
  • Major: ESP-IDF major update or breaking changes (along minor changes, new features and fixes).
  • Minor: ESP-IDF minor update, addition of new features (along all fixes).
  • Fixes: bugfixes only.
• The launch of a new Major/Minor will replace the previous release.
• Arduino for ESP32 Releases do not outlive the ESP-IDF they were built upon.
• Back-ports of Arduino Releases are evaluated on case by case.
• No back-ports over outdated/unsupported ESP-IDF releases.

• Arduino for ESP32 and Arduino Component for ESP-IDF follow the same release schedule.