@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ release and maintain its different versions.
77Symfony releases follow the `semantic versioning `_ strategy and they are
88published through a *time-based model *:
99
10- * A new **Symfony patch version ** (e.g. 4.4.12 , 5.1.9 ) comes out roughly every
10+ * A new **Symfony patch version ** (e.g. 4.4.43 , 5.4.10, 6.1.2 ) comes out roughly every
1111 month. It only contains bug fixes, so you can safely upgrade your applications;
12- * A new **Symfony minor version ** (e.g. 4.4, 5.0, 5 .1) comes out every *six months *:
12+ * A new **Symfony minor version ** (e.g. 4.4, 5.4, 6 .1) comes out every *six months *:
1313 one in *May * and one in *November *. It contains bug fixes and new features,
1414 can contain new deprecations but it doesn't include any breaking change,
1515 so you can safely upgrade your applications;
@@ -19,14 +19,21 @@ published through a *time-based model*:
1919
2020.. tip ::
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22- `Subscribe to Symfony Roadmap notifications `_ to receive an email when a new
22+ `Subscribe to Symfony Release notifications `_ to receive an email when a new
2323 Symfony version is published or when a Symfony version reaches its end of life.
2424
2525.. _contributing-release-development :
2626
2727Development
2828-----------
2929
30+ .. note ::
31+
32+ The Symfony project is an open-source community driven development framework.
33+ There is no roadmap written or defined in advance. Every feature request
34+ may or may not be developed in future version based on the community.
35+ Symfony core team members can help move things forward if the intereset is here.
36+
3037The full development period for any major or minor version lasts six months and
3138is divided into two phases:
3239
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ final release.
4350
4451.. tip ::
4552
46- Check out the `Symfony Roadmap `_ to learn more about any specific version.
53+ Check out the `Symfony Release `_ to learn more about any specific version.
4754
4855.. _contributing-release-maintenance :
4956.. _symfony-versions :
@@ -93,12 +100,12 @@ two versions: the new major one (e.g. 5.0) and the latest version of the
93100previous branch (e.g. 4.4).
94101
95102Both versions have the same new features, but they differ in the deprecated
96- features. The oldest version (4 .4 in this example) contains all the deprecated
97- features whereas the new version (5 .0 in this example) removes all of them.
103+ features. The oldest version (5 .4 in this example) contains all the deprecated
104+ features whereas the new version (6 .0 in this example) removes all of them.
98105
99- This allows you to upgrade your projects to the latest minor version (e.g. 4 .4),
106+ This allows you to upgrade your projects to the latest minor version (e.g. 5 .4),
100107see all the deprecation messages and fix them. Once you have fixed all those
101- deprecations, you can upgrade to the new major version (e.g. 5 .0) without
108+ deprecations, you can upgrade to the new major version (e.g. 6 .0) without
102109effort, because it contains the same features (the only difference are the
103110deprecated features, which your project no longer uses).
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@@ -155,6 +162,6 @@ period to upgrade. Companies wanting more stability use the LTS versions: a new
155162version is published every two years and there is a year to upgrade.
156163
157164.. _`semantic versioning` : https://semver.org/
158- .. _`Subscribe to Symfony Roadmap notifications` : https://symfony.com/account/notifications
159- .. _`Symfony Roadmap ` : https://symfony.com/releases
165+ .. _`Subscribe to Symfony Release notifications` : https://symfony.com/account/notifications
166+ .. _`Symfony Release ` : https://symfony.com/releases
160167.. _`professional Symfony support` : https://sensiolabs.com/
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