From 41564803c25e47d4648ee17b91b13f693b8bb777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nikita Shulga <2453524+malfet@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 22:35:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [Docs] Mention `version.txt` change for patch releases (#153860) Part of https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/151425 Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/153860 Approved by: https://github.com/Skylion007, https://github.com/seemethere --- RELEASE.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md index caeab37b57d..f1f83190e00 100644 --- a/RELEASE.md +++ b/RELEASE.md @@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ The patch release process takes around 4-5 weeks to complete. * Should the new patch release be created? * Timeline execution for the patch release 3. Cherry picking phase starts after the decision is made to create a patch release. At this point, a new release tracker for the patch release is created, and an announcement will be made on official channels [example announcement](https://dev-discuss.pytorch.org/t/pytorch-release-2-0-1-important-information/1176). The authors of the fixes to regressions will be asked to create their own cherry picks. This process normally takes 2 weeks. -4. Building Binaries, Promotion to Stable and testing. After all cherry picks have been merged, Release Managers trigger a new build and produce a new release candidate. An announcement is made on the official channel about the RC availability at this point. This process normally takes 2 weeks. -5. General Availability +4. Updating `version.txt` in the release branch to match expected patch release version, see https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/commit/f77213d3dae5d103a39cdaf93f21863843571e8d as an example +5. Building Binaries, Promotion to Stable and testing. After all cherry picks have been merged, Release Managers trigger a new build and produce a new release candidate. An announcement is made on the official channel about the RC availability at this point. This process normally takes 2 weeks. +6. General Availability ### Triage