Future

Information related to the Zowe V3 moved to Zowe Docs - Breaking Changes and Important Updates in Zowe v3

Zowe 3.6.0 is a split release: the client-side components — Zowe CLI, Zowe Explorer, and the client SDKs — were released in September 2026. The server-side components are planned for release on October 27, 2026.

Releases

V3 Release Stream

3.6.0 (server-side)

Code Freeze: October 6, 2026
RC Build: October 7, 2026
Testing: October 7, 2026 - October 26, 2026
GA: October 27, 2026
System Demo: November 3, 2026

3.7.0

Code Freeze: February 2, 2027
RC Build: February 3, 2027
Testing: February 3, 2027 - March 1, 2027
GA: March 2, 2027
System Demo: March 9, 2027

V2 Release Stream

2.18.7

Code Freeze: November 10, 2026
RC Build: November 11, 2026
Testing: November 11, 2026 - November 23, 2026
GA: November 24, 2026

2.18.8

Code Freeze: February 23, 2027
RC Build: February 24, 2027
Testing: February 24, 2027 - March 29, 2027
GA: March 30, 2027