diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/contributing/release_process.rst')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/contributing/release_process.rst | 42 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/docs/contributing/release_process.rst b/docs/contributing/release_process.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 8b6d1965b1..0000000000 --- a/docs/contributing/release_process.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Release Cadence and Process -=========================== - -Project Release Cadence ------------------------ - -The project currently aims to do a release once every 4 months which will be -tagged on the master branch. There will be a code freeze (stop merging -non-essential changes) up to 3 weeks prior to the target release date. The -release candidates will start appearing after this and only bug fixes or -updates required for the release will be merged. The maintainers are free -to use their judgement on what changes are essential for the release. - -The release testing will be performed on release candidates and depending on -issues found, additional release candidates may be created to fix the issues. - -:: - - |<------------4 months----------->| - |<--upto 3 weeks-->| |<--upto 3 weeks-->| - +----------------------------------------------------- ----------> time - | | | | - code freeze ver w.x code freeze ver y.z - -Although this document specifies the release cadence, this does not preclude -an adhoc release for specific project requirements. - -Release Version Scheme ----------------------- - -Trusted Firmware-M uses a semantic versioning scheme. A version number is -compiled as a dot separated set of numbers: - -**TF-Mv<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<HOTFIX>** - -- <MAJOR>: Major release version for significant feature and API changes. -- <MINOR>: Minor release version for incremental features and API changes. -- <HOTFIX>: Used only for backporting **critical bug fix/security patches**. - --------------- - -*Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.* |