Archive republication: This article was originally published in 2021. Product features, availability, credits and links reflect the information available at that time.
Blender 3.0 was scheduled for release on 1 December 2021, according to an announcement to Blender Foundation committers from development coordinator Dalai Felinto.
The release marked the start of Blender’s 3.x series. The original scheduling announcement is preserved in the Blender Foundation mailing-list archive.
For additional archive material, see Digital Production’s selections of Blender project inspiration and Blender tutorials.