«  Firefox 151  »

0% adoption rate
Release DateMay 19, 2026
Release OwnerDonal Meehan
Corresponding ESR releases 140.11.0 · 115.36.0?
Nightly cycle length4 weeks
Beta cycle length4 weeks
Bugs fixed in nightly 2691
Uplifts in beta388 (0 backouts)
Uplifts in RC2 (0 backouts)
Uplifts in dot releases0 (0 backouts)
Total number of uplifts390
Betas10
Release Candidates2
Dot releases0
Release notes General · Developer · Enterprise
Key Milestones
Nightly start March 24
Beta start April 22
151.0 0% adoption - 25% rollout May 19
Planned 151.0.x Desktop and Android May 26
Planned 151.0.x Desktop and Android June 2
Planned 151.0.x Desktop and Android June 9
Milestones
151.0 branch is created

The firefox-v151.0 branch is created from the main branch. version.txt is bumped to 151.1 on main. Any further code change for the 151.0 release now requires an uplift request.

May 8
151.0 release candidate is created

The 151.0 release candidate is created based on the firefox-v151.0 branch. This build might contain additional uplifts. Additionaly, the 150.3 release is tagged as shipped.

May 8
Preliminary QA sign off on 151.0

QA gives a preliminary sign off on 151.0. If it is green, we push the build to the External Beta Testers group. Otherwise, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 11
Final QA sign off on 151.0 Release notes ready

QA gives its final sign off on 151.0. If the sign off is red, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 12
151.0 sent to Apple Store

We submit 151.0 for review to the Apple Store. If we don`t have a working build by the end of the day, we may not ship this week.

May 12
151.1 branch is created

The firefox-v151.1 branch is created from the main branch. version.txt is bumped to 151.2 on main. Any further code change for the 151.1 release now requires an uplift request.

May 15
151.1 release candidate is created

The 151.1 release candidate is created based on the firefox-v151.0 branch. This build might contain additional uplifts. Additionaly, the 151.0 release is tagged as shipped.

May 15
151.0 is shipped

151.0 is shipped on the Apple Store at 3:00 AM UTC with a phased 7 days rollout:
Monday: 1%, Tuesday: 2%, Wednesday: 5%, Thursday: 10%, Friday: 20%, Saturday: 50%, Sunday: 100%.

May 18
Preliminary QA sign off on 151.1

QA gives a preliminary sign off on 151.1. If it is green, we push the build to the External Beta Testers group. Otherwise, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 18
Final QA sign off on 151.1 Release notes ready

QA gives its final sign off on 151.1. If the sign off is red, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 19
151.1 sent to Apple Store

We submit 151.1 for review to the Apple Store. If we don`t have a working build by the end of the day, we may not ship this week.

May 21
151.2 branch is created

The firefox-v151.2 branch is created from the main branch. version.txt is bumped to 151.3 on main. Any further code change for the 151.2 release now requires an uplift request.

May 22
151.2 release candidate is created

The 151.2 release candidate is created based on the firefox-v151.0 branch. This build might contain additional uplifts. Additionaly, the 151.1 release is tagged as shipped.

May 22
151.1 is shipped

151.1 is shipped on the Apple Store at 3:00 AM UTC with a phased 7 days rollout:
Monday: 1%, Tuesday: 2%, Wednesday: 5%, Thursday: 10%, Friday: 20%, Saturday: 50%, Sunday: 100%.

May 25
Preliminary QA sign off on 151.2

QA gives a preliminary sign off on 151.2. If it is green, we push the build to the External Beta Testers group. Otherwise, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 25
Final QA sign off on 151.2 Release notes ready

QA gives its final sign off on 151.2. If the sign off is red, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

May 26
151.2 sent to Apple Store

We submit 151.2 for review to the Apple Store. If we don`t have a working build by the end of the day, we may not ship this week.

May 28
151.3 branch is created

The firefox-v151.3 branch is created from the main branch. version.txt is bumped to 152.0 on main. Any further code change for the 151.3 release now requires an uplift request.

May 29
151.3 release candidate is created

The 151.3 release candidate is created based on the firefox-v151.0 branch. This build might contain additional uplifts. Additionaly, the 151.2 release is tagged as shipped.

May 29
151.2 is shipped

151.2 is shipped on the Apple Store at 3:00 AM UTC with a phased 7 days rollout:
Monday: 1%, Tuesday: 2%, Wednesday: 5%, Thursday: 10%, Friday: 20%, Saturday: 50%, Sunday: 100%.

June 1
Preliminary QA sign off on 151.3

QA gives a preliminary sign off on 151.3. If it is green, we push the build to the External Beta Testers group. Otherwise, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

June 1
Final QA sign off on 151.3 Release notes ready

QA gives its final sign off on 151.3. If the sign off is red, the dev team fixes the issues reported by QA, uplift them to the release branch and we build another Release Candidate.

June 2
151.3 sent to Apple Store

We submit 151.3 for review to the Apple Store. If we don`t have a working build by the end of the day, we may not ship this week.

June 4
151.3 is shipped

151.3 is shipped on the Apple Store at 3:00 AM UTC with a phased 7 days rollout:
Monday: 1%, Tuesday: 2%, Wednesday: 5%, Thursday: 10%, Friday: 20%, Saturday: 50%, Sunday: 100%.

June 8