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OS Deferrals Deferral Overview

Time-based Deferral Overview

This page provides an overview of the deferral periods for different macOS releases based on set delay periods (14, 30, 60, 90 days).

Deferral Periods Overview

The following tables shows the macOS and iOS / iPadOS release deferral periods based on different thresholds. The table is updated based on data provided by the Apple Software Lookup Service (GDMF) .

macOS Release Deferral Overview (as of May 14, 2025)

Due in less than 7 days
OS VersionBuildRelease Date14-Day Deferral30-Day Deferral60-Day Deferral90-Day Deferral
15.524F74May 12, 2025May 26, 2025Jun 11, 2025Jul 11, 2025Aug 10, 2025
15.4.1-Apr 16, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 16, 2025Jun 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025
15.4-Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
15.3.2-Mar 11, 2025Mar 25, 2025Apr 10, 2025May 10, 2025Jun 9, 2025
15.3.1-Feb 10, 2025Feb 24, 2025Mar 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025May 11, 2025
14.7.623H626May 12, 2025May 26, 2025Jun 11, 2025Jul 11, 2025Aug 10, 2025
14.7.5-Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
14.7.4-Feb 10, 2025Feb 24, 2025Mar 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025May 11, 2025
14.7.3-Jan 27, 2025Feb 10, 2025Feb 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025Apr 27, 2025
14.7.2-Dec 11, 2024Dec 25, 2024Jan 10, 2025Feb 9, 2025Mar 11, 2025
13.7.622H625May 12, 2025May 26, 2025Jun 11, 2025Jul 11, 2025Aug 10, 2025
13.7.5-Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
13.7.4-Feb 10, 2025Feb 24, 2025Mar 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025May 11, 2025
13.7.3-Jan 27, 2025Feb 10, 2025Feb 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025Apr 27, 2025
13.7.2-Dec 11, 2024Dec 25, 2024Jan 10, 2025Feb 9, 2025Mar 11, 2025
12.7.621H1320Jul 29, 2024Aug 12, 2024Aug 28, 2024Sep 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
12.7.5-May 13, 2024May 27, 2024Jun 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024Aug 11, 2024
12.7.4-Mar 7, 2024Mar 21, 2024Apr 6, 2024May 6, 2024Jun 5, 2024
12.7.3-Jan 22, 2024Feb 5, 2024Feb 21, 2024Mar 22, 2024Apr 21, 2024
12.7.2-Dec 11, 2023Dec 25, 2023Jan 10, 2024Feb 9, 2024Mar 10, 2024

iOS Release Deferral Overview (as of May 14, 2025)

Due in less than 7 days
OS VersionBuildRelease Date14-Day Deferral30-Day Deferral60-Day Deferral90-Day Deferral
18.522F6076May 12, 2025May 26, 2025Jun 11, 2025Jul 11, 2025Aug 10, 2025
18.4.1-Apr 16, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 16, 2025Jun 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025
18.4-Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
18.3.2-Mar 11, 2025Mar 25, 2025Apr 10, 2025May 10, 2025Jun 9, 2025
18.3.1-Feb 10, 2025Feb 24, 2025Mar 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025May 11, 2025
17.7.221H6221Nov 19, 2024Dec 3, 2024Dec 19, 2024Jan 18, 2025Feb 17, 2025
17.7.7-May 12, 2025May 26, 2025Jun 11, 2025Jul 11, 2025Aug 10, 2025
17.7.6-Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
17.7.5-Feb 10, 2025Feb 24, 2025Mar 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025May 11, 2025
17.7.4-Jan 27, 2025Feb 10, 2025Feb 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025Apr 27, 2025
16.7.1120H6360Mar 31, 2025Apr 14, 2025Apr 30, 2025May 30, 2025Jun 29, 2025
16.7.10-Aug 7, 2024Aug 21, 2024Sep 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024Nov 5, 2024
16.7.9-Jul 29, 2024Aug 12, 2024Aug 28, 2024Sep 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
16.7.8-May 13, 2024May 27, 2024Jun 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024Aug 11, 2024
16.7.7-Mar 21, 2024Apr 4, 2024Apr 20, 2024May 20, 2024Jun 19, 2024

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