Commit 3f7164ca by Qiang Xue

updated versioning policy [skip ci]

parent 4d3e4d88
Yii version numbering
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Yii Versioning
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Releases
--------
This document summarizes the versioning policy of Yii. In general, Yii follows the [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
```
A.B.C
```
## Patch Releases `2.x.Y`
- A = For Yii2 it's always 2.
- B = Major version. Non-BC changes with upgrade instructions.
- C = BC changes and additions.
* Maintained on a branch named `2.x`
* Mainly contain bug fixes and minor feature enhancements
* No major features.
* Must be 100% backward compatible to ensure worry-free upgrade. Only exception is security issues that may require breaking BC.
* Release cycle is around 1 to 2 months.
* No pre-releases (alpha, beta, RC) needed.
* Should be merged back to master branch constantly (at least once every week manually).
Release candidates
------------------
```
A.B.C-rc
A.B.C-rc2
```
## Minor Releases `2.X.0`
This is when we want to do a release candidate. RC number increments till we're getting a stable release with no
critical bugs and backwards incompatibility reports.
* Developed on master branch
* Mainly contain new features and bug fixes
* Contain minor features and bug fixes merged from patch releases
* May contain BC-breaking changes which are recorded in `UPGRADE-2.X.md` file
* Release cycle is around 6 to 8 months
* Require pre-releases: `2.X.0-alpha`, `2.X.0-beta`, `2.X.0-rc`
* Requires major news releases and marketing effort.
Alphas and betas
----------------
```
A.B.C-alpha
A.B.C-alpha2
```
## Major Releases `X.0.0`
Alphas are unstable versions where significant bugs may and probably do exist. API isn't fixed yet and may be changed
significantly. `alpha2` etc. may or may not be released based on overall stability of code and API.
```
A.B.C-beta
A.B.C-beta2
```
Beta is more or less stable with less bugs and API instability than alphas. There still could be changes in API but
there should be a significant reason for it.
None in plan.
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