From 1ec8abeb5922ae67f3b22f12f852cdb20e7c3d52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Allen Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 12:56:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: improve patch release documentation --- docs/releases.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md index cf7587910..0e6f6e8a4 100644 --- a/docs/releases.md +++ b/docs/releases.md @@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ At this stage, the release is "battle hardened" and ready for wide deployment. A full release process should take about 3 weeks, a week per stage 1-3. We will start a new process every 6 weeks, regardless of when the previous release landed unless it's still ongoing. -## Patch Releases +### Patch Releases + +If we encounter a serious bug in the stable latest release, we will create a patch release based on this release. For now, bug fixes will _not_ be backported to previous releases. Patch releases will usually follow a compressed release cycle and should take 2-3 days. In a patch release: