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diff --git a/gopls/doc/releases.md b/gopls/doc/releases.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..befb92c39 --- /dev/null +++ b/gopls/doc/releases.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Gopls release policy + +Gopls releases follow [semver](http://semver.org), with major changes and new +features introduced only in new minor versions (i.e. versions of the form +`v*.N.0` for some N). Subsequent patch releases contain only cherry-picked +fixes or superficial updates. + +In order to align with the +[Go release timeline](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Go-Release-Cycle#timeline), +we aim to release a new minor version of Gopls approximately every three +months, with patch releases approximately every month, according to the +following table: + +| Month | Version(s) | +| ---- | ------- | +| Jan | `v*.<N+0>.0` | +| Jan-Mar | `v*.<N+0>.*` | +| Apr | `v*.<N+1>.0` | +| Apr-Jun | `v*.<N+1>.*` | +| Jul | `v*.<N+2>.0` | +| Jul-Sep | `v*.<N+2>.*` | +| Oct | `v*.<N+3>.0` | +| Oct-Dec | `v*.<N+3>.*` | + +For more background on this policy, see https://go.dev/issue/55267. |