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Node.js Release Working Group
Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/nodejs/LTS
Owner: nodejs
Created: 2015-04-05T12:39:53.000Z (over 9 years ago)
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Last Pushed: 2024-10-28T13:07:21.000Z (17 days ago)
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README

        # Node.js Release Working Group

## Release schedule

| Release  | Status              | Codename     |Initial Release | Active LTS Start | Maintenance Start | End-of-life               |

| :--:     | :---:               | :---:        | :---:          | :---:            | :---:             | :---:                     |

| [18.x][] | **Maintenance**     | [Hydrogen][] | 2022-04-19     | 2022-10-25       | 2023-10-18        | 2025-04-30                |

| [20.x][] | **Maintenance**     | [Iron][]     | 2023-04-18     | 2023-10-24       | 2024-10-22        | 2026-04-30                |

| [22.x][] | **LTS**             | [Jod][]      | 2024-04-24     | 2024-10-29       | 2025-10-21        | 2027-04-30                |

| [23.x][] | **Current**         |              | 2024-10-15     | -                | 2025-04-01        | 2025-06-01                |

| 24.x     | **Pending**         |              | 2025-04-22     | 2025-10-28       | 2026-10-20        | 2028-04-30                |

Dates are subject to change.



The Release schedule is available also as a [JSON][] file.

### Release Phases

There are three phases that a Node.js release can be in: 'Current', 'Active

Long Term Support (LTS)', and 'Maintenance'. Odd-numbered release lines are not

promoted to LTS - they will not go through the 'Active LTS' or 'Maintenance'

phases.

 * Current - Should incorporate most of the non-major (non-breaking)

 changes that land on `nodejs/node` main branch.

 * Active LTS - New features, bug fixes, and updates that have been audited by

 the Release team and have been determined to be appropriate and stable for the

 release line.

 * Maintenance - Critical bug fixes and security updates. New features may be

 added at the discretion of the Release team - typically only in cases where

 the new feature supports migration to later release lines.

Changes required for critical security and bug fixes may lead to *semver-major*

changes landing within a release stream, such situations will be rare and will

land as *semver-minor*. Although, those changes should have a revert option included.

The term 'supported release lines' will be used to refer to all release lines

that are not End-of-Life.

### End-of-Life Releases

|  Release |      Status     |  Codename | Initial Release | Active LTS Start | Maintenance LTS Start | End-of-life |

|:--------:|:---------------:|:---------:|:---------------:|:----------------:|:---------------------:|:-----------:|

|  v0.10.x | **End-of-Life** |     -     |    2013-03-11   |         -        |       2015-10-01      |  2016-10-31 |

|  v0.12.x | **End-of-Life** |     -     |    2015-02-06   |         -        |       2016-04-01      |  2016-12-31 |

|  [4.x][] | **End-of-Life** | [Argon][] |    2015-09-08   |    2015-10-01    |       2017-04-01      |  2018-04-30 |

|  [5.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2015-10-29   |         -        |                       |  2016-06-30 |

|  [6.x][] | **End-of-Life** | [Boron][] |    2016-04-26   |    2016-10-18    |       2018-04-30      |  2019-04-30 |

|  [7.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2016-10-25   |         -        |                       |  2017-06-30 |

|  [8.x][] | **End-of-Life** | [Carbon][]|    2017-05-30   |    2017-10-31    |       2019-01-01      |  2019-12-31 |

|  [9.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2017-10-01   |         -        |                       |  2018-06-30 |

| [10.x][] | **End-of-Life** |[Dubnium][]|    2018-04-24   |    2018-10-30    |       2020-05-19      |  2021-04-30 |

| [11.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2018-10-23   |         -        |                       |  2019-06-01 |

| [12.x][] | **End-of-Life** | [Erbium][]|    2019-04-23   |    2019-10-21    |       2020-11-30      |  2022-04-30 |

| [13.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2019-10-22   |         -        |                       |  2020-06-01 |

| [14.x][] | **End-of-Life** |[Fermium][]|    2020-04-21   |    2020-10-27    |       2021-10-19      |  2023-04-30 |

| [15.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2020-10-20   |         -        |                       |  2021-06-01 |

| [16.x][] | **End-of-Life** |[Gallium][]|    2021-04-20   |    2021-10-26    |       2022-10-18      | [2023-09-11][nodejs16eol] |

| [17.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2021-10-19   |         -        |                       |  2022-06-01 |

| [19.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2022-10-18   |         -        |                       |  2023-06-01 |

| [21.x][] | **End-of-Life** |           |    2023-10-17   |         -        |       2024-04-01      |  2024-06-01 |

## Mandate

The Release working group's purpose is:

* Management/execution of the release and support process for all releases.

Its responsibilities are:

* Define the release process.

* Define the content of releases.

* Generate and create releases.

* Test Releases.

* Manage the LTS and Current branches including backporting changes to

  these branches.

* Define the policy for what gets backported to release streams.

The Release working group is structured into teams and membership in

the working group does not automatically result in membership in these

teams. These teams are:

* Releasers team

* Backporters team

* CITGM team

The `releasers` team is entrusted with the secrets and CI access to be able

build and sign releases. **Additions to the releasers team must be approved

by the TSC following the process outlined in GOVERNANCE.md.**

The Release team manages the process/content of LTS releases

and the required backporting for these releases. Additions to the Release

team needs sign off from the rest of the Release team.

The Canary in the Gold Mine (CITGM) team maintains CITGM as one of

the key sanity checks for releases. This team maintains the CITGM

repository and works to keep CITGM builds running and passing regularly.

This also includes maintaining the CI jobs in collaboration with the Build

Working Group.

## Release Plan

New *semver-major* releases of Node.js are branched from `main` every six

months. New even-numbered versions are released in April and odd-numbered

versions in October.

In coordination with a new *odd-numbered* major release, the previous

*even-numbered* major version will transition to Long Term Support. The

transition to Long Term Support will happen in a *semver-minor* release and

should happen after the new major version is released.

Every even (LTS) major version will be actively maintained for 12 months from

the date it enters LTS coverage. Following those 12 months of active support,

the major version will transition into "maintenance" mode for 18 months. Prior

to Node.js 12, the active period was 18 months and the maintenance period 12

months. See [Releases Phases](#release-phases) for details of which changes

are expected to land during each release phase.

The exact date that a release will be moved to LTS, moved between LTS modes,

or deprecated will be chosen no later than the first day of the month it is to

change. If the release team plans to change the release date, it will be done

with no less than 14 days notice.

All LTS releases will be assigned a codename. A list of expected upcoming

codenames is available in [CODENAMES.md](./CODENAMES.md).

### LTS Staging Branches

Every LTS major version has two branches in the GitHub repository: a release

branch and a staging branch. The release branch is used to cut new releases.

Only members of the @nodejs/releasers team should land commits onto release branches.

The staging branch is used to land cherry-picked or backported commits from

main that need to be included in a future release. Only members of

@nodejs/backporters should land commits onto staging branches.

For example, for Node.js v4, there is a `v4.x` branch and a `v4.x-staging`

branch. When commits land in main that must be cherry-picked for a future

Node.js v4 release, those must be landed into the `v4.x-staging` branch. When

commits are backported for a future Node.js v4 release, those must come in the

form of pull requests opened against the `v4.x-staging` branch. **Commits are

only landed in the `v4.x` branch when a new `v4.x` release is being prepared.**

Generally, changes are expected to live in a *Current* release for at least 2

weeks before being backported. It is possible for a commit to land earlier at

the discretion of the Release working group.

[Argon]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-argon/

[Boron]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-boron/

[Carbon]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-carbon/

[Dubnium]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-dubnium/

[Erbium]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-erbium/

[Fermium]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-fermium/

[Gallium]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-gallium/

[Hydrogen]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-hydrogen/

[Iron]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-iron/

[Jod]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-jod/

[JSON]: schedule.json

[nodejs16eol]: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/nodejs16-eol/

[4.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v4.x/

[5.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v5.x/

[6.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v6.x/

[7.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v7.x/

[8.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v8.x/

[9.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v9.x/

[10.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v10.x/

[11.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v11.x/

[12.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v12.x/

[13.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v13.x/

[14.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v14.x/

[15.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v15.x/

[16.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v16.x/

[17.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v17.x/

[18.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v18.x/

[19.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v19.x/

[20.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v20.x/

[21.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v21.x/

[22.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v22.x/

[23.x]: https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v23.x/

The working group members are the union of the Releasers, Backporters

and CITGM team members listed below.

### Backporters team

* [@BethGriggs](https://github.com/BethGriggs) - Bethany Griggs

* [@codebytere](https://github.com/codebytere) - Shelley Vohr

* [@danielleadams](https://github.com/danielleadams) - Danielle Adams

* [@guybedford](https://github.com/guybedford) - Guy Bedford

* [@mhdawson](https://github.com/mhdawson) - Michael Dawson

* [@RafaelGSS](https://github.com/RafaelGSS) - Rafael Gonzaga

* [@richardlau](https://github.com/richardlau) - Richard Lau

## Releasers team

* [@juanarbol](https://github.com/juanarbol) - Juan José

* [@marco-ippolito](https://github.com/marco-ippolito) - Marco Ippolito

* [@RafaelGSS](https://github.com/RafaelGSS) - Rafael Gonzaga

* [@richardlau](https://github.com/richardlau) - Richard Lau

* [@ruyadorno](https://github.com/ruyadorno) - Ruy Adorno

* [@targos](https://github.com/targos) - Michaël Zasso

* [@UlisesGascon](https://github.com/UlisesGascon) - Ulises Gascón

## CITGM team

* https://github.com/nodejs/citgm#citgm-team

## Emeritus

### LTS team

- [@addaleax](https://github.com/addaleax) - Anna Henningsen

- [@BethGriggs](https://github.com/BethGriggs) - Bethany Griggs

- [@bnoordhuis](https://github.com/bnoordhuis) - Ben Noordhuis

- [@danielleadams](https://github.com/danielleadams) - Danielle Adams

- [@ErisDS](https://github.com/ErisDS) - Hannah Wolfe

- [@Fishrock123](https://github.com/Fishrock123) - Jeremiah Senkpiel

- [@geek](https://github.com/geek) - Wyatt Preul

- [@gibfahn](https://github.com/gibfahn) - Gibson Fahnestock

- [@jasnell](https://github.com/jasnell) - James M Snell

- [@MylesBorins](https://github.com/MylesBorins) - Myles Borins

- [@othiym23](https://github.com/othiym23) - Forrest L Norvell

- [@rvagg](https://github.com/rvagg) - Rod Vagg

- [@sam-github](https://github.com/sam-github) - Sam Roberts

- [@shigeki](https://github.com/shigeki) - Shigeki Ohtsu

- [@srl295](https://github.com/srl295) - Steven R. Loomis

- [@trevnorris](https://github.com/trevnorris) - Trevor Norris

- [@yunong](https://github.com/yunong) - Yunong Xiao

### Releasers team

- [@bengl](https://github.com/bengl) - Bryan English

- [@BethGriggs](https://github.com/BethGriggs) - Bethany Griggs

- [@BridgeAR](https://github.com/BridgeAR) - Ruben Bridgewater

- [@cjihrig](https://github.com/cjihrig) - Colin Ihrig

- [@codebytere](https://github.com/codebytere) - Shelley Vohr

- [@danielleadams](https://github.com/danielleadams) - Danielle Adams

- [@evanlucas](https://github.com/evanlucas) - Evan Lucas

- [@Fishrock123](https://github.com/Fishrock123) - Jeremiah Senkpiel

- [@gibfahn](https://github.com/gibfahn) - Gibson Fahnestock

- [@jasnell](https://github.com/jasnell) - James M Snell

- [@MylesBorins](https://github.com/MylesBorins) - Myles Borins

- [@rvagg](https://github.com/rvagg) - Rod Vagg