Organization
Release tracking
Feature work for upcoming releases is tracked through GitHub Projects. You can view the projects related to the 1.16 release here:
Release Cadence
New versions of Cilium are released on a cadence of around six months. Minor
releases are typically designated by by incrementing the Y in the version
format X.Y.Z.
Three stable branches are maintained at a time: One for the most recent minor
release, and two for the prior two minor releases. For each minor release that
is currently maintained, the stable branch vX.Y on github contains the code
for the next stable release. New patch releases for an existing stable version
X.Y.Z are published incrementing the Z in the version format.
New patch releases for stable branches are made periodically to provide
security and bug fixes, based upon community demand and bugfix severity.
Potential fixes for an upcoming release are first merged into the main
branch, then backported to the relevant stable branches using the following
criteria.