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eventdate: 2023-08-08 11:30:00 -0700
title: OpenSearch 2.9.0 Release Meetings - 2023-07-24
online: true
signup:
  url: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83030994833
  title: Join on Meetup

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**NOTE: This is a series, ending on July 18th with the release of 2.9.0 - Please read carefully**

Join the OpenSearch team for the open release meetings so we can push 2.9.0 live as a community.

(hosts: [Barani Bikshandi](https://github.com/bbarani), [Prudhvi Godithi](https://github.com/prudhvigodithi), & [Kris Freedain](https://github.com/krisfreedain))

**July 10th - 3PM PDT**

* [Preparation](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/blob/1499c472fec3d36bc0d3b30ffca8b08bb5a65c4d/RELEASE_PROCESS_OPENSEARCH.md#preparation) - Owner [Repository owner, leadership team, Release manager ]

**July 11th - 3PM PDT**

* [Code Complete / Feature freeze](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/blob/1499c472fec3d36bc0d3b30ffca8b08bb5a65c4d/RELEASE_PROCESS_OPENSEARCH.md#code-complete-and-feature-freeze) [Release manager, Repository owner]

**July 12th - 3PM PDT**

* [Release candidate creation](https://github.com/prudhvigodithi/opensearch-build/blob/public/RELEASE_PROCESS_OPENSEARCH.md#release-candidate) [Release manager]

**July 13th - 3PM PDT**

* [Release testing](https://github.com/prudhvigodithi/opensearch-build/blob/public/RELEASE_PROCESS_OPENSEARCH.md#release-candidate) [Release manager, Maintainers, Repository owners]

**July 17th - 3PM PDT**

* Go / No-Go voting (result = no-go)

**July 18th - 3PM PDT**

* Go / No-Go voting (result = no-go)

**July 19th - 3PM PDT**

* Go / No-Go voting

**July 24th - 11:30AM PDT**

* [Release / Post release](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/blob/1499c472fec3d36bc0d3b30ffca8b08bb5a65c4d/RELEASE_PROCESS_OPENSEARCH.md#release) (Release day!) [Release manager, leadership team, Repository owners ]

**August 7th - 2PM PDT**

* [Retrospective](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/issues/3808) Let's do a retro on the 2.9.0 release as a community.

**Dial in information - valid for each meeting:**

**Join Meeting**
[https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83030994833](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83030994833)

**Meeting ID: 830 3099 4833**

**Required Passcode: 950622**