RHDH 2.1 Release Information

[hopehadfield]

📌 RHDH 2.1 Release — Key Dates & Targeted Backstage Version

All dates below are subject to change. We will update this issue if adjustments are made.

Targeted Backstage Version

Backstage 1.54.0

Plugin owners should ensure their plugins are compatible with Backstage 1.54.0 and its associated package versions.

Key Dates

Milestone	Date
🚀 Backstage 1.54.0 Released	08-18-2026
🔒 Feature Freeze	09-22-2026
🧊 Code Freeze	10-13-2026

RHDH 2.1 is expected to be GA end of October 2026.

Action Items

1. Verify compatibility with Backstage 1.54.0
2. Report any blockers as early as possible by filing a RHDHBUGS Jira issue.

Questions?

Reach out on the #rhdh-plugins-ecosystem Slack channel or comment on this issue.

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This issue is a release tracking announcement for RHDH 2.1 — it communicates key dates, the targeted Backstage version, and action items for plugin owners. Since it does not describe a bug, feature request, or any code change to be made in this repository, the triage system is closing it as not actionable from a code perspective.

If this issue is intended to remain open as a long-lived tracking reference for the release cycle, feel free to reopen it. The triage system only evaluates whether code work should be dispatched, and this announcement does not require any.