From 2e9cc2f530369a1d6e6046b4d301e06b92324626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Banfield Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:31:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add backport branch info --- RELEASES.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md index 64e2a265a..f385231ef 100644 --- a/RELEASES.md +++ b/RELEASES.md @@ -219,13 +219,15 @@ that rely on Tendermint. Ahead of any minor version release of Tendermint, the software enters 'Feature Freeze' for at least two weeks. A feature freeze means that _no_ new features -are added to the code base. The Tendermint team instead directs all attention -to ensuring that the existing code is stable and reliable. Broken tests are -fixed, flakey-tests are remedied, end-to-end test failures are thoroughly -diagnosed and all efforts of the team are aimed at improving the quality of the -code. During this period, the upgrade harness tests are run repeatedly and -a variety of in-house testnets are run to ensure Tendermint functions at the -scale it will be used by application developers and node operators. +are added to the code being prepared for release. This period directly follows +the creation of the [backport branch](#creating-a-backport-branch). The +Tendermint team instead directs all attention to ensuring that the existing +code is stable and reliable. Broken tests are fixed, flakey-tests are remedied, +end-to-end test failures are thoroughly diagnosed and all efforts of the team +are aimed at improving the quality of the code. During this period, the upgrade +harness tests are run repeatedly and a variety of in-house testnets are run to +ensure Tendermint functions at the scale it will be used by application +developers and node operators. ### Nightly End-To-End Tests