sig-release: Update references to the patch release process

Signed-off-by: Stephen Augustus <saugustus@vmware.com>
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Stephen Augustus 2020-06-06 18:01:37 -04:00
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@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ For more information, see [Kubernetes Release Versioning](https://github.com/kub
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 >}}).
Applicable fixes, including security fixes, may be backported to those three release branches, depending on severity and feasibility. 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, or as needed. 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.
This decision is owned by the [patch release team](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/release-engineering/role-handbooks/patch-release-team.md#release-timing).
The patch release team is part of [release managers](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/release-managers.md). For more information, see [Kubernetes Patch releases](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/patch-releases.md).
Minor releases occur approximately every 3 months, so each minor release branch is maintained for approximately 9 months. The [Release Managers](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/release-managers.md) group owns this decision.
For more information, see the Kubernetes [patch releases](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/releases/patch-releases.md) page.
## Supported version skew ## Supported version skew