Fedora17 codename Beefy Miracle will be released in May 2012, bellow is the complete release schedule.
Planning & Development Begins
2012-01-24 Â Â Â Feature Submission Deadline
2012-02-07 Â Â Â Feature Freeze–Planning & Development Ends
2012-02-07 Â Â Â Branch Fedora 17 from Rawhide– Branch Freeze
2012-02-14 Â Â Â Software String Freeze
2012-02-14 Â Â Â Alpha Change Deadline
2012-02-28Â Â Â Alpha Release
2012-03-13 Â Â Â Software Translation Deadline
2012-03-20 Â Â Â Beta Change Deadline
Features 100% Complete
2012-04-03Â Â Â Beta Release
2012-04-23Â Â Â Final Change Deadline
2012-04-24Â Â Â Compose ‘Final’ RC
2012-05-08Â Â Â Fedora 17 Final Release