Drupal 9 roadmap
Drupal 9 timeline
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Jul to Sep 2020
11 Sep D9 Proof of Concept available on GitHub
Oct to Dec 2020
D7 websites are strongly encouraged to rebuild in D8
Jan to Mar 2021
29 Jan Pre-releases of the GovCMS D9 distribution will be available
Apr to Jun 2021
30 Apr The GovCMS D9 distribution is released
Jul to Sep 2021
30 Aug Target date for all D8 websites moved to D9
Oct to Dec 2021
2 Nov D8 is end of life
Jan to Mar 2022
We will continue to support D7 customers to rebuild their website in D9
Apr to Jun 2022
We will continue to support D7 customers to rebuild their website in D9
Jul to Sep 2022
30 Aug Target date for all D7 websites moved to D9
Oct to Dec 2022
28 Nov D7 is end of life
*The launch of the GovCMS D9 Distribution is dependent on the successful completion of the security assessment.
Drupal 9 key milestones
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| 15-Aug | Trial D9 Proof of Concept on GovTEAMS and GovCMS |
| 31-Aug | D9 Proof of Concept completed |
| 31-Aug | D7 Agency intention inventory completed |
| 11-Sep | D9 Proof of Concept available on GitHub |
| 30-Nov | D8 Agency intention inventory completed |
| 2021 | |
| 29-Jan | D9 pre release(s) available |
| 31 Apr | D9 distribution launch |
| 30-Aug | Target all current D8 websites moved to D9 |
| 2-Nov | D8 End of Life |
| 2022 | |
| 30-Aug | Target all current D7 websites moved to D9 |
| 28-Nov | D7 End of Life |