Igniters, As it has been discussed, we are applying an updated Git policy which should be more flexible and transparent that we have now.
Process is described here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/Sprint+Process I would also put points here (taken from the page above) - Master should become the development branch for the next release (current sprint). - Whenever current release (sprint) goes to QA, new branch should be created from master. This way master can be used to develop functionality of the next release. All release fixes get merged to release branch and then to master. - All individual ticket branches should be created off of the master branch (or release branch if one exists - in this case changes get merged to release branch and then to master branch). - Git tag should be created for every release. - All CI tests must pass before the merge of ticket branches to the master (or release) branch. ignite-sprint-7 branch will be removed soon. Please let me know if anyone has questions. --Yakov