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diff --git a/doc/policy/maintenance.md b/doc/policy/maintenance.md index 7ab56c89014..8d0afa9e692 100644 --- a/doc/policy/maintenance.md +++ b/doc/policy/maintenance.md @@ -19,24 +19,30 @@ For example, for GitLab version 10.5.7: * `5` represents minor version * `7` represents patch number -## Security releases +## Patch releases -The current stable release will receive security patches and bug fixes -(eg. `8.9.0` -> `8.9.1`). +Patch releases usually only include bug fixes and are only done for the current +stable release. That said, in some cases, we may backport it to previous stable +release, depending on the severity of the bug. -Feature releases will mark the next supported stable -release where the minor version is increased numerically by increments of one -(eg. `8.9 -> 8.10`). +For instance, if we release `10.1.1` with a fix for a severe bug introduced in +`10.0.0`, we could backport the fix to a new `10.0.x` patch release. -Our current policy is to support one stable release at any given time. -For medium-level security issues, we may consider backporting to the previous two +### Security releases + +Security releases are a special kind of patch release that only include security +fixes and patches (see below). + +Our current policy is to support one stable release at any given time, but for +medium-level security issues, we may backport security fixes to the previous two monthly releases. -For very serious security issues, there is [precedent](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/02/cve-2016-4340-patches/) -to backport security fixes to even more monthly releases of GitLab. This decision -is made on a case-by-case basis. +For very serious security issues, there is +[precedent](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/02/cve-2016-4340-patches/) +to backport security fixes to even more monthly releases of GitLab. +This decision is made on a case-by-case basis. -## Version support +## Upgrade recommendations We encourage everyone to run the latest stable release to ensure that you can easily upgrade to the most secure and feature-rich GitLab experience. In order @@ -70,7 +76,6 @@ Please see the table below for some examples: | -------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | ---------------- | | 9.4.5 | 8.13.4 | `8.13.4` -> `8.17.7` -> `9.4.5` | `8.17.7` is the last version in version `8` | | 10.1.4 | 8.13.4 | `8.13.4` -> `8.17.7` -> `9.5.8` -> `10.1.4` | `8.17.7` is the last version in version `8`, `9.5.8` is the last version in version `9` | -| More information about the release procedures can be found in our [release-tools documentation][rel]. You may also want to read our |