diff --git a/_data/releases.json b/_data/releases.json
index 691edc6c018..52075c4e024 100644
--- a/_data/releases.json
+++ b/_data/releases.json
@@ -12,25 +12,20 @@
   "nightly": {
     "version": "26.04",
     "ucxx_version": "0.49",
-    "cudf_dev": {
+    "dev": {
       "start": "Jan 15 2026",
       "end": "Mar 11 2026",
       "days": "38"
     },
-    "other_dev": {
-      "start": "Jan 22 2026",
-      "end": "Mar 18 2026",
-      "days": "39"
-    },
-    "cudf_burndown": {
+    "burndown": {
       "start": "Mar 12 2026",
       "end": "Mar 18 2026",
       "days": "5"
     },
     "other_burndown": {
-      "start": "Mar 19 2026",
+      "start": "Mar 12 2026",
       "end": "Apr 1 2026",
-      "days": "8"
+      "days": "12"
     },
     "cudf_codefreeze": {
       "start": "Mar 19 2026",
@@ -51,25 +46,20 @@
   "next_nightly": {
     "version": "26.06",
     "ucxx_version": "0.50",
-    "cudf_dev": {
+    "dev": {
       "start": "Mar 12 2026",
       "end": "May 13 2026",
       "days": "43"
     },
-    "other_dev": {
-      "start": "Mar 19 2026",
-      "end": "May 20 2026",
-      "days": "43"
-    },
-    "cudf_burndown": {
+    "burndown": {
       "start": "May 14 2026",
       "end": "May 19 2026",
       "days": "4"
     },
     "other_burndown": {
-      "start": "May 21 2026",
+      "start": "May 14 2026",
       "end": "May 27 2026",
-      "days": "4"
+      "days": "10"
     },
     "cudf_codefreeze": {
       "start": "May 21 2026",
diff --git a/maintainers/index.md b/maintainers/index.md
index a5b7d188fbd..a88e5d931a7 100644
--- a/maintainers/index.md
+++ b/maintainers/index.md
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ Operations
 
 Phase | Start | End | Duration
 -- | -- | -- | --
-Development (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_dev.days }} days
-Development (others) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_dev.days }} days
-[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_burndown.days }} days
+Development | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.dev.days }} days
+[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.burndown.days }} days
+[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (others) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_burndown.days }} days
-[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) [^1] | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.cudf_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (others) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Release]({% link releases/process.md %}#releasing) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.release.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.release.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.release.days }} days
 
@@ -40,12 +39,9 @@ Development (others) | {{ site.data.releases.nightly.other_dev.start | date: "%a
 
 Phase | Start | End | Duration
 -- | -- | -- | --
-Development (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_dev.days }} days
-Development (others) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_dev.days }} days
-[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_burndown.days }} days
+Development | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.dev.days }} days
+[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.burndown.days }} days
+[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (others) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_burndown.days }} days
-[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf) [^1] | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.cudf_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (others) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.other_codefreeze.days }} days
 [Release]({% link releases/process.md %}#releasing) | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.release.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.release.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ site.data.releases.next_nightly.release.days }} days
-
-[^1]: Cross-library dependencies are pinned during this time-frame. For example: Dask and Distributed.
diff --git a/releases/process.md b/releases/process.md
index b106f2f95c5..cd72876c619 100644
--- a/releases/process.md
+++ b/releases/process.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Generally the process for Code Freeze occurs around 10:00AM PT on the first day
 Project Leads
 {: .label .label-blue}
 
-1. Inform operations team of any new release artifacts (packages, wheels, containers) no later than 2 weeks prior to cuDF burndown
+1. Inform operations team of any new release artifacts (packages, wheels, containers) no later than 2 weeks prior to burndown
 2. Move any open pull requests targeting `branch-M.B` to target `branch-M.C` instead
 3. Wait for confirmation from operations on the branch switch
 4. Continue `M.C` development
diff --git a/releases/schedule.md b/releases/schedule.md
index bfcd78037a9..fc8b3c05ac7 100644
--- a/releases/schedule.md
+++ b/releases/schedule.md
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ Historical list of completed releases
 Phase | Start | End | Duration
 -- | -- | -- | --
 Development | {{ release.dev.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.dev.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.dev.days }} days
-Burn Down | {{ release.burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.burndown.days }} days
-Code Freeze/Testing | {{ release.codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.codefreeze.days }} days
-Release | {{ release.release.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.release.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.release.days }} days
+[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down){% if release.other_burndown %} (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf){% endif %} | {{ release.burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.burndown.days }} days
+{% if release.cudf_codefreeze %}[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze){% if release.other_burndown %} (cuDF/RMM/rapids-cmake/raft/dask-cuda/KvikIO/ucxx/rapidsmpf){% endif %} | {{ release.cudf_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.cudf_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.cudf_codefreeze.days }} days
+{% if release.other_burndown %}[Burn Down]({% link releases/process.md %}#burn-down) (others) | {{ release.other_burndown.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.other_burndown.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.other_burndown.days }} days
+{% endif %}[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) (others) | {{ release.other_codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.other_codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.other_codefreeze.days }} days
+{% else %}[Code Freeze/Testing]({% link releases/process.md %}#code-freeze) | {{ release.codefreeze.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.codefreeze.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.codefreeze.days }} days
+{% endif %}[Release]({% link releases/process.md %}#releasing) | {{ release.release.start | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.release.end | date: "%a, %b %e, %Y" }} | {{ release.release.days }} days
 
 {% else %}
 {% if release.date %}