Update BRANCHES
Signed-off-by: Dave Rodgman <dave.rodgman@arm.com>
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this always contains the latest release, including all publicly available
security fixes.
- The [`development`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/development) branch:
- this is where the current major version of Mbed TLS (version 3.x) is being
- prepared. It has API changes that make it incompatible with Mbed TLS 2.x,
+ this is where the next major version of Mbed TLS (version 4.0) is being
+ prepared. It has API changes that make it incompatible with Mbed TLS 3.x,
as well as all the new features and bug fixes and security fixes.
- One or more long-time support (LTS) branches: these only get bug fixes and
- security fixes. Currently, the only supported LTS branch is:
- [`mbedtls-2.28`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/mbedtls-2.28).
+ security fixes. Currently, the supported LTS branches are:
+- [`mbedtls-2.28`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/mbedtls-2.28).
+- [`mbedtls-3.6`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/mbedtls-3.6).
We retain a number of historical branches, whose names are prefixed by `archive/`,
such as [`archive/mbedtls-2.7`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/archive/mbedtls-2.7).
@@ -23,10 +24,10 @@
compatibility on major version changes (e.g. from 3.x to 4.0). We also maintain
ABI compatibility within LTS branches; see the next section for details.
-Every major version will become an LTS branch when the next major version is
-released. We may occasionally create LTS branches from other releases at our
-discretion.
-When a new LTS branch is created, it usually remains supported for three years.
+We will make regular LTS releases on an 18-month cycle, each of which will have
+a 3 year support lifetime. On this basis, 3.6 LTS (released March 2024) will be
+supported until March 2027. The next LTS release will be a 4.x release, which is
+planned for September 2025.
## Backwards Compatibility for application code
@@ -104,8 +105,11 @@
- [master](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/master)
- [`development`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/)
+- [`mbedtls-3.6`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/mbedtls-3.6)
+ maintained until March 2027, see
+ <https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.6.0>.
- [`mbedtls-2.28`](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/tree/mbedtls-2.28)
- maintained until at least the end of 2024, see
- <https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases/tag/v2.28.7>.
+ maintained until the end of 2024, see
+ <https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases/tag/v2.28.8>.
Users are urged to always use the latest version of a maintained branch.