diff --git a/ts/session/constants.ts b/ts/session/constants.ts
index 0ef7e7486..b7a2066b0 100644
--- a/ts/session/constants.ts
+++ b/ts/session/constants.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,24 @@ export const REACT_LIMIT = 6;
 
 export const UPDATER_INTERVAL_MS = 10 * DURATION.MINUTES;
 
+// update this to be when we ship desktop groups REMOVE AFTER QA
+const GROUP_DESKTOP_RELEASE = 1767225600000; // currently  1st Jan 2026
+
+/**
+ * 3+7 days after the release of groups (more or less), we force new groups to be created as new groups
+ */
+const START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP = GROUP_DESKTOP_RELEASE + DURATION.DAYS * 10;
+
+/**
+ * 2 weeks after `START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP`, we mark legacy groups readonly
+ */
+const LEGACY_GROUP_READONLY = START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP + DURATION.WEEKS * 2;
+
 export const FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS = {
   DISAPPEARING_MESSAGES_V2: 1710284400000, // 13/03/2024 10:00 Melbourne time
   USER_CONFIG: 1690761600000, // Monday July 31st at 10am Melbourne time
+  START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP,
+  LEGACY_GROUP_READONLY,
 };
 
 export const ONBOARDING_TIMES = {
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/releasedFeatures.tsx b/ts/state/ducks/releasedFeatures.tsx
index 666d58b37..a6e1ea138 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/releasedFeatures.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/releasedFeatures.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 import { createSlice, type PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { DURATION } from '../../session/constants';
 import { NetworkTime } from '../../util/NetworkTime';
-
-// update this to be when we ship desktop groups REMOVE AFTER QA
-const GROUP_DESKTOP_RELEASE = 1767225600 * 1000; // currently  1st Jan 2026
-
-/**
- * 3+7 days after the release of groups (more or less), we force new groups to be created as new groups
- */
-const START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP_TIMESTAMP_MS = GROUP_DESKTOP_RELEASE + DURATION.DAYS * 10;
-
-/**
- * 2 weeks after `START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP_TIMESTAMP_MS`, we mark legacy groups readonly
- */
-const LEGACY_GROUP_DEPRECATED_TIMESTAMP_MS =
-  START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP_TIMESTAMP_MS + DURATION.WEEKS * 2;
+import { FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS } from '../../session/constants';
 
 export interface ReleasedFeaturesState {
   legacyGroupDeprecationTimestampRefreshAtMs: number;
@@ -24,8 +10,8 @@ export interface ReleasedFeaturesState {
 
 export const initialReleasedFeaturesState = {
   legacyGroupDeprecationTimestampRefreshAtMs: Date.now(),
-  canCreateGroupV2: Date.now() >= START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP_TIMESTAMP_MS,
-  legacyGroupsReadOnly: Date.now() >= LEGACY_GROUP_DEPRECATED_TIMESTAMP_MS,
+  canCreateGroupV2: Date.now() >= FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS.START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP,
+  legacyGroupsReadOnly: Date.now() >= FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS.LEGACY_GROUP_READONLY,
 };
 
 const releasedFeaturesSlice = createSlice({
@@ -34,8 +20,10 @@ const releasedFeaturesSlice = createSlice({
   reducers: {
     updateLegacyGroupDeprecationTimestampUpdatedAt: (state, action: PayloadAction<number>) => {
       state.legacyGroupDeprecationTimestampRefreshAtMs = action.payload;
-      state.canCreateGroupV2 = NetworkTime.now() >= START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP_TIMESTAMP_MS;
-      state.legacyGroupsReadOnly = NetworkTime.now() >= LEGACY_GROUP_DEPRECATED_TIMESTAMP_MS;
+      state.canCreateGroupV2 =
+        NetworkTime.now() >= FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS.START_CREATE_NEW_GROUP;
+      state.legacyGroupsReadOnly =
+        NetworkTime.now() >= FEATURE_RELEASE_TIMESTAMPS.LEGACY_GROUP_READONLY;
       return state;
     },
   },