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commit 0749f7de830a2f52c2e58786d291e1925436c27f Merge: b67511190d 9597095223 Author: Cole-Greer <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Tue Sep 30 10:22:20 2025 -0700 Merge branch '3.8-dev' docs/src/dev/developer/for-committers.asciidoc | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --cc docs/src/dev/developer/for-committers.asciidoc index f44092c2f2,f34b53e9ac..9fd9c82838 --- a/docs/src/dev/developer/for-committers.asciidoc +++ b/docs/src/dev/developer/for-committers.asciidoc @@@ -151,12 -152,12 +152,12 @@@ can be assured that their upgrades wil client of one version within a release line can interact properly with a server version within that same line. If so, it is likely an acceptable change within that branch. - Changes to earlier branches should merge forward toward `master` (e.g. `3.7-dev` should merge to `master`). Please read - more about this process in the <<pull-requests, Pull Requests>> section. + Changes to earlier branches should merge forward toward `master` (e.g. `3.7-dev` should merge to `3.8-dev` then + `master`). Please read more about this process in the <<pull-requests, Pull Requests>> section. -As described in <<versioning,versioning>>, it is possible to do a "partial" release which will utilize a four-digit -version that starts with a "1" (e.g. `3.6.0.1`). The branching strategy for a partial release requires that a `-dev` -branch be created with the three digit prefix. +As described in <<versioning,versioning>>, it is possible to do a "partial" release which will utilize the third "patch" digit +version that starts with a "1" (e.g. `4.0.1`). The branching strategy for a partial release requires that a `-dev` +branch be created with the two digit prefix (e.g. 4.0-dev). Other branches may be created for collaborating on features or for RFC's that other developers may want to inspect. It is suggested that the JIRA issue ID be used as the prefix, since that triggers certain automation, and it provides a
