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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 79e57558084..d4e581fb4ad 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Please send a pull request with a tested solution or a pull request with a faili **Search** for similar entries before submitting your own, there's a good chance somebody else had the same issue or idea. Show your support with `:+1:` and/or join the discussion. +* Only report issues for supported versions according to the [maintenance policy](MAINTENANCE.md) * Summarize your issue in one sentence (what goes wrong, what did you expect to happen) * Describe your issue in detail * How can we reproduce the issue on the [GitLab Vagrant virtual machine](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-vagrant-vm) (start with: vagrant destroy && vagrant up && vagrant ssh) diff --git a/MAINTENANCE.md b/MAINTENANCE.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5168a0e8228 --- /dev/null +++ b/MAINTENANCE.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# GitLab Maintenance Policy + +GitLab is a fast moving and evolving project. We currently don't have the +resources to support many releases concurrently. We support exactly one stable +release at any given time. + +GitLab follows the [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) for its releases: +`(Major).(Minor).(Patch)`. + +* **Major version**: Whenever there is something significant or any backwards + incompatible changes are introduced to the public API. +* **Minor version**: When new, backwards compatible functionality is introduced + to the public API or a minor feature is introduced, or when a set of smaller + features is rolled out. +* **Patch number**: When backwards compatible bug fixes are introduced that fix + incorrect behavior. + +The current stable release will receive security patches and bug fixes +(eg. `5.0` -> `5.0.1`). Feature releases will mark the next supported stable +release where the minor version is increased numerically by increments of one +(eg. `5.0 -> 5.1`). + +We encourage everyone to run this release and are trying to keep the update +procedures simple and reliable. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 43a27f6b50a..35b929495ed 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ ### Installation +Check out our [maintenance policy](MAINTENANCE.md) to see what versions are supported. + #### Official production installation Follow the installation guide for production server. |