This is the RDK8 RC1 Candidate

Q1 Release Tags

Platform	OSS	Vendor TAG	MW TAG	IA TAG
Broadcom 74116	4.12.0	4.5.0	8.5.3.0	2026-Q1
RPI 4	4.12.0	4.11.0	8.5.3.0	2026-Q1

Q1 Layer Release Notes

Platform

OSS Release Notes

Vendor Release Notes

MW Release Notes

APP Release Notes

Broadcom 74116

4.12.0

4.5.0

8.5.3.0

1.0.1

RPI 4

4.11.0

8.5.3.0

1.0.1

Q1 Manifest Layer Versions

Component	Group	OSS 4.9.0 4.9.0 (rdk-oss-common-manifest)	RPI Vendor 4.9.0	RPI MW 8.4.4.0	RPI App 5.1.0	RPI IA 2025-Q4
buildscripts	buildscripts	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1
meta-application-rdke-dev	layers	-	-	-	5.1.0	-
meta-application-rdke-release		-	-	-	-	5.1.0
meta-image-assembler-rdke		-	-	-	-	4.1.4
meta-image-support-rdke		-	1.0.0	-	-	-
meta-ltx-mixins		rdk-4.0.0	-	-	-	-
meta-middleware-release-rdke	layers	-	-	-	8.4.4.0	8.4.4.0
meta-openembedded	oe	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0
meta-oss-common-config	extention	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1
meta-oss-reference-development	layers	4.0.0	-	-	-	-
meta-oss-reference-release	layers	-	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0
meta-oss-vendor-raspberrypi	products	-	4.1.1	-	-	-
meta-product-raspberrypi	products	-	4.1.1	4.1.2	4.1.2	4.1.2
meta-python2	oe	rdk-4.0.0	-	rdk-4.0.0	-	-
meta-raspberrypi	layers	-	ab5815a2ca0a460398878f77a7e39bc1a6dfe0bf" upstream="kirkstone	-	-	-
meta-rdk-auxiliary	layers	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0
meta-rdk-halif-headers	rdk	-	3.0.2	3.0.2	-	-
meta-rdk-oss-reference	layers	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0
meta-stack-layering-support	stacklayering	-	3.0.1	3.0.1	3.0.1	3.0.1
meta-vendor-raspberrypi-dev	layers	-	4.9.0	-	-	-
meta-vendor-raspberrypi-release	release	-	-	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0
poky	oe	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1
rdke-common-config	configs	1.0.9	1.0.10	1.0.10	1.0.10	1.0.10
rdke-middleware-generic-manifest		-	-	1.14.0	-	-
rdke-stb-config	configs	-	1.0.0	1.0.0	1.0.0	1.0.0

Component	Group	OSS 4.9.0 4.9.0 (rdk-oss-common-manifest)	BCM Vendor 4.3.0	BCM MW 8.4.4.0	BCM App 5.1.0	BCM IA 2025-Q4
buildscripts	buildscripts	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1	1.0.1
meta-application-rdke-dev	layers	-	-	-	5.1.0	-
meta-application-rdke-release		-	-	-	-	5.1.0
meta-image-support-rdke		-	1.0.0	-	-	-
meta-image-assembler-rdke		-	-	-	-	4.1.4
meta-ltx-mixins		rdk-4.0.0	-	-	-	-
meta-middleware-release-rdke	layers	-	-	-	8.4.4.0	8.4.4.0
meta-openembedded	oe	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0
meta-oss-common-config	extention	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1	1.3.1
meta-oss-reference-development	layers	4.0.0	-	-	-	-
meta-oss-reference-release	layers	-	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0
meta-product-rdke-broadcom	products	-	3.5.4	3.5.4	3.5.4	3.5.4
meta-python2	oe	rdk-4.0.0	-	rdk-4.0.0	rdk-4.0.0	-
meta-rdk-auxiliary	layers buildsupport	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0	1.6.0
meta-rdk-broadcom-next	layers	-	3.6.0	-	-	-
meta-rdk-halif-headers	rdk	-	3.0.2	3.0.2	3.0.2	3.0.2
meta-rdk-oss-reference	layers	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0	4.9.0
meta-rdk-soc-broadcom	-	-	4.0.2	-	-	-
meta-stack-layering-support	stacklayering	-	3.0.1	3.0.1	3.0.1	3.0.1
meta-vendor-rdke-broadcom-dev	layers	-	4.3.0	-	-	-
meta-vendor-rdke-broadcom-oss	layers	-	3.3.1	-	-
meta-vendor-rdke-broadcom-release	layers	-	-	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0
poky	oe	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1	rdk-4.4.1
rdke-common-config	configs	1.0.9	1.0.10	1.0.10	1.0.10	1.0.10
rdke-middleware-generic-manifest		-	-	1.14.0	-	-
rdke-stb-config	configs	-	1.0.0	1.0.0	1.0.0	-

Q1 Build Instructions

Please see the instructions provided in the RDK-7 release pages and replace the TAGS for the different layers based on the table in Q1 Release Tags

TODO - add instructions for new app architecture

Q1 Image Assembler Changelogs

The following TABS detail the list of changes between the 2025 Q3 & 2025 Q4 releases for the repositories in the Image Assembler Manifests for RPI, Broadcom.

CMF

RDK Releases

Documentation

CMF Videos

Child pages

Q1 Release Tags

Q1 Layer Release Notes

Q1 Manifest Layer Versions

Q1 Build Instructions

Q1 Image Assembler Changelogs

References

CMF

RDK Releases

Documentation

CMF Videos

Child pages

RDK-E 2026 Q1 Release

Q1 Release Tags

Q1 Layer Release Notes

Q1 Manifest Layer Versions

Q1 Build Instructions

Q1 Image Assembler Changelogs

References