====== Evergreen Release Schedule and End of Life Policy ======

Evergreen time-based releases occur every six months with each major release getting 15 
months of support (12 for general bugs and 3 more for security). 

Releases are planned for (roughly) March and September since this works best for public libraries and at the same time gives academic/government institutions extra time to plan summer upgrades. This should also allow the community to expect a more predictable release cycle.

Below shows examples of how this schedule applies to the current Evergreen supported releases.

^ Release  ^ General Release Date  ^ End of Life (general bug fixes)  ^ End of Life (security bug fixes)  ^
| 3.10     | 2022-11-15            | 2023-11-15                       | 2024-02-15                        |
| 3.11     | 2023-05-30            | 2024-05-30                       | 2024-08-03                        |
| 3.12     | 2023-12-13            | 2024-12-13                       | 2025-03-13                        |

===== Point Release Schedule =====

The Evergreen developer community plans bug-fix point releases on the third Wednesday of every month. There may be exceptions to this schedule, for example, when a critical bug requires more immediacy in the next point release or when there aren't a sufficient number of bug fixes to warrant a new release.