Prepare v2026.04-rc1

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37cebd4f8edd47c7cfb1d878be7988f863fb88dc..435a4bf372df75229d01d9d5b0dbf398266c0866 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 VERSION = 2026
-PATCHLEVEL = 01
+PATCHLEVEL = 04
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*

diff --git a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
index d5714f9d921a091860d3bbe3a13510ccb05d7fcc..087f038ebeb72046f5009b7563ef5131156d2c4a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Current Status
 
 * U-Boot v2026.01 was released on Monday, 05 January 2026.
 
-* The Merge Window for the next release (|next_ver|) is **open** until the -rc1
+* The Merge Window for the next release (|next_ver|) is **closed** with the -rc1
   release on Monday, 26 January 2026.
 
 * The next branch is now **closed** until the -rc2 release on Monday, 09
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ Future Releases
 .. The following commented out dates are for when release candidates are
    planned to be tagged.
 
-.. For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on:
+For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on:
 
-.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc1 was released on Mon 27 January 2026.
+* U-Boot |next_ver|-rc1 was released on Mon 26 January 2026.
 
 .. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc2 was released on Mon 09 February 2026.