From 2abe081611dd7ec372b2665a4f881b8ed2e78cdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Pepper Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 10:22:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] patch support: KEP 1498 Kubernetes yearly support period As of the KEP https://git.k8s.io/enhancements/keps/sig-release/1498-kubernetes-yearly-support-period becoming implementable for 1.19, we have a variation in support which should be visible to our project's downstream consumers. Signed-off-by: Tim Pepper --- content/en/docs/setup/release/version-skew-policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/setup/release/version-skew-policy.md b/content/en/docs/setup/release/version-skew-policy.md index cc506352d3..6dcd73f6e6 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/setup/release/version-skew-policy.md +++ b/content/en/docs/setup/release/version-skew-policy.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Kubernetes versions are expressed as **x.y.z**, where **x** is the major version, **y** is the minor version, and **z** is the patch version, following [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) terminology. For more information, see [Kubernetes Release Versioning](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/design-proposals/release/versioning.md#kubernetes-release-versioning). -The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases ({{< skew latestVersion >}}, {{< skew prevMinorVersion >}}, {{< skew oldestMinorVersion >}}). +The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases ({{< skew latestVersion >}}, {{< skew prevMinorVersion >}}, {{< skew oldestMinorVersion >}}). Kubernetes 1.19 and newer receive approximately 1 year of patch support. Kubernetes 1.18 and older received approximately 9 months of patch support. Applicable fixes, including security fixes, may be backported to those three release branches, depending on severity and feasibility. Patch releases are cut from those branches at a [regular cadence](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/releases/patch-releases.md#cadence), plus additional urgent releases, when required.