The first release candidate for Zephyr 3.5.0 has been tagged: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc1
The merge window for features and enhancements is now closed for this release, and it will remain closed until 3.5.0 is released.
We are now in the stabilisation phase, and only bug-fix, documentation and stabilisation patches may be merged to the main branch. Additional features and enhancements for the 3.5.0 release require approval by the TSC.
You may continue to submit pull requests for new features to gather feedback early or collaborate with others, but the release team would like to encourage everyone to focus on testing and fixing bugs.
Release milestone dates:
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/wiki/Release-Management
Release process:
https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/project/release_process.html