Prepare v2026.07-rc1

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

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8dcfef5620737824ee4c2dd8e269e9519475fefe..49d9740327e30cc0b27af166088b2a8e3745f1a2 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 VERSION = 2026
-PATCHLEVEL = 04
+PATCHLEVEL = 07
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*

diff --git a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
index 69678f2897a64c353afa4755872202b41f0a4f38..6a1f71bfefaebd1c2080a438c6e095833606f81c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Current Status
 
 * U-Boot v2026.04 was released on Monday, 06 April 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, 27 April 2026.
 
 * The next branch is now **closed** until the -rc2 release on Monday, 11
@@ -69,15 +69,17 @@ 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 11 May 2026.
+* U-Boot |next_ver|-rc1 was released on Mon 27 April 2026.
 
-.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc2 was released on Mon 25 May 2026.
+.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc2 was released on Mon 11 May 2026.
 
-.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc3 was released on Mon 08 June 2026.
+.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc3 was released on Mon 25 May 2026.
 
-.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc4 was released on Mon 22 June 2026.
+.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc4 was released on Mon 08 June 2026.
+
+.. * U-Boot |next_ver|-rc5 was released on Mon 22 June 2026.
 
 Please note that the following dates are planned only and may be deviated from
 as needed.