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diff --git a/PROCESS.md b/PROCESS.md index cad45d23df9..e34f59c6bce 100644 --- a/PROCESS.md +++ b/PROCESS.md @@ -105,6 +105,25 @@ sensitive as to how you word things. Use Emoji to express your feelings (heart, star, smile, etc.). Some good tips about giving feedback to merge requests is in the [Thoughtbot code review guide]. +## Feature Freeze + +5 working days before the 22nd the stable branches for the upcoming release will +be frozen for major changes. Merge requests may still be merged into master +during this period. By freezing the stable branches prior to a release there's +no need to worry about last minute merge requests potentially breaking a lot of +things. + +What is considered to be a major change is determined on a case by case basis as +this definition depends very much on the context of changes. For example, a 5 +line change might have a big impact on the entire application. Ultimately the +decision will be made by those reviewing a merge request and the release +manager. + +During the feature freeze all merge requests that are meant to go into the next +release should have the correct milestone assigned _and_ have the label +~"Pick into Stable" set. Merge requests without a milestone and this label will +not be merged into any stable branches. + ## Copy & paste responses ### Improperly formatted issue |