fdcf8c
---
fdcf8c
title: CentOS Stream 9
fdcf8c
layout: page 
fdcf8c
permalink: /:path/:basename/index.html
fdcf8c
toc: true
fdcf8c
---
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
**CentOS Stream 9** is the next major release of the CentOS Stream distribution. CentOS Stream is developed in collaboration with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) engineering team, and with you, the CentOS community.
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
[Get it now](https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/#tab-3) 💿
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
[Read the announce blog post](https://blog.centos.org/2021/11/introducing-centos-stream-9/) 📰
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
[What is CentOS Stream?](https://youtu.be/4_tV0UJAqXM) 🎥
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
[How contributions to CentOS Stream work](https://youtu.be/0dkQ-WjHnew) 🎥
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
[![](/assets/img/path_to_rhel_thumb.png)](/assets/img/path_to_rhel.png)
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
### Timeline
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
* Initial [announcement](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/faq-centos-stream-updates): 2020-12-08
fdcf8c
* [Sources](https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream) available: 2021-02-19
fdcf8c
* [Build system](https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/) available: 2021-04-26 ([announcement](https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-April/076772.html))
fdcf8c
* [Compose infrastructure](https://composes.stream.centos.org/) available: 2021-04-29 ([announcement](https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-April/076802.html))
fdcf8c
* First community contribution: 2021-04-20 ([submitted](https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/rpms/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1)), 2021-05-05 ([merged](https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/rpms/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1#note_4322c388ba6206e482b664e25cbe13196abfddcc))
fdcf8c
* Manually-signed composes available: 2021-08-12
fdcf8c
* Available in [SIG build system](https://cbs.centos.org): 2021-09-03 ([announcement](https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-September/077320.html))
fdcf8c
* [Containers](https://quay.io/centos/centos?tab=tags) available: 2021-09-18
fdcf8c
* Automated signing for composes: 2021-09-15
fdcf8c
* Available on [mirrors](http://mirror.stream.centos.org/): 2021-09-30 ([announcement](https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-mirror/2021-September/024979.html))
fdcf8c
* Available in CI infrastructure: 2021-10-20 ([announcement](https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-October/077383.html))
fdcf8c
* Expected EOL: End of RHEL9 "[full support](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata#Full_Support_Phase)" phase (Estimated 2027)
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
### Contribute
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
Contributions to CentOS Stream are being accepted now. Proposed contributions are evaluated by the RHEL engineering team, since a contribution to CentOS Stream is a contribution to RHEL.
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
See the [CentOS Stream Contributor's Guide](https://docs.centos.org/en-US/stream-contrib/quickstart/) for details on how this process works, and to make your first contribution.
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
Notable community contributions so far:
fdcf8c
fdcf8c
* Neal Gompa updated PipeWire to 0.3.32 and enabled JACK ([BZ#1956854](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956854))
fdcf8c
* Davide Cavalca added default configs to enable systemd-oomd and make it usable out of the box ([BZ#1962255](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962255))
fdcf8c
* Neal Gompa added Wayland support for the GNOME Classic session ([BZ#2015914](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2015914))
fdcf8c
* Andrew Lukoshko added product config for AlmaLinux ([BZ#2004653](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2004653))
fdcf8c