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diff --git a/changelog.d/11954.doc b/changelog.d/11954.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6e7b390890 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/11954.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add information on the Synapse release cycle. diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md index 3eeb1a2799..ef9cabf555 100644 --- a/docs/SUMMARY.md +++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ # Development - [Contributing Guide](development/contributing_guide.md) - [Code Style](code_style.md) + - [Release Cycle](development/releases.md) - [Git Usage](development/git.md) - [Testing]() - [OpenTracing](opentracing.md) diff --git a/docs/development/releases.md b/docs/development/releases.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c9a8c69945 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/development/releases.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Synapse Release Cycle + +Releases of Synapse follow a two week release cycle with new releases usually +occurring on Tuesdays: + +* Day 0: Synapse `N - 1` is released. +* Day 7: Synapse `N` release candidate 1 is released. +* Days 7 - 13: Synapse `N` release candidates 2+ are released, if bugs are found. +* Day 14: Synapse `N` is released. + +Note that this schedule might be modified depending on the availability of the +Synapse team, e.g. releases may be skipped to avoid holidays. + +Release announcements can be found in the +[release category of the Matrix blog](https://matrix.org/blog/category/releases). + +## Bugfix releases + +If a bug is found after release that is deemed severe enough (by a combination +of the impacted users and the impact on those users) then a bugfix release may +be issued. This may be at any point in the release cycle. + +## Security releases + +Security will sometimes be backported to the previous version and released +immediately before the next release candidate. An example of this might be: + +* Day 0: Synapse N - 1 is released. +* Day 7: Synapse (N - 1).1 is released as Synapse N - 1 + the security fix. +* Day 7: Synapse N release candidate 1 is released (including the security fix). + +Depending on the impact and complexity of security fixes, multiple fixes might +be held to be released together. + +In some cases, a pre-disclosure of a security release will be issued as a notice +to Synapse operators that there is an upcoming security release. These can be +found in the [security category of the Matrix blog](https://matrix.org/blog/category/security). |