From 4dd55ebd5635c89279a46fcad6a8c33529f7a875 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Moore Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:26:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document the structure of our release number --- docs/html/development/release-process.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/html/development/release-process.rst b/docs/html/development/release-process.rst index 21a6ca5622f..793b0170105 100644 --- a/docs/html/development/release-process.rst +++ b/docs/html/development/release-process.rst @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ that month will be up to the release manager for that release. If there are no changes, then that release month is skipped and the next release will be 3 months later. +The version number of pip is ``YY.N``, where ``YY`` is the year of the release +and ``N`` identifies which release of the year (0=January, 1=April, 2=July, and +3=October). + The release manager may, at their discretion, choose whether or not there will be a pre-release period for a release, and if there is may extend that period into the next month if needed.