By Drupal Association on

The countdown for Drupal 10 is on, with the expected release date right around the corner! Drupal 10 is coming this 14 December 2022. Drupal 10.0.0-beta2 and 9.5.0-beta2 were released in September. Release candidates are expected in mid-November. Check out the Drupal core release cycle page on Drupal.org for more information.

With Drupal 10 coming out in two months, you might be wondering how you can prepare to upgrade to Drupal 10. Here are a few key ways to get ready:

  • If you’re on Drupal 9, use Upgrade Status on your Drupal 9 site to get an estimate of the work needed. The plan provided by the module will tell you where to use drupal-rector to update your own custom code and where to help contributed projects update their code.

  • Drupal 8 reached its end of life in November 2021! You must update to Drupal 9 first to update to Drupal 10 later on. Use Upgrade Status to analyze your site. There are almost 9 thousand contributed projects ready for Drupal 9. 

  • Drupal 7 end of life has been extended to at least Nov 2023, and may be extended further. Yes, this is after the planned release of Drupal 10. While Drupal 10 will include migration tools from Drupal 7, it is much more likely that the contributed projects you use are available for Drupal 9 already, and they may not be ready shortly after the Drupal 10 release. Therefore, you shouldn't wait to migrate to Drupal 10 directly, but start updating to Drupal 9 soon. 

All of this information and more is available on the Drupal 10 page.  You can also check out the page to familiarize yourself with the new features!

Drupal 10 has been a big project, and we cannot be more thankful for our amazing team of contributors who are working hard to make it possible. Thank you to everyone who has been working to complete the requirements and strategic initiatives needed for Drupal 10!

Stay tuned throughout the months leading up to the 14 December release target for more updates and information on Drupal 10, and make sure to follow us on Twitter @DrupalAssoc and @Drupal to stay up-to-date on all of the latest Drupal 10 news.