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DateDescription for 1st cycle1st cycle2nd cycle3rd cycle
February 21st

NB <version+1>.0 merge window opens.
(NB <version+1>.0 is consolidation of feature releases, as few new features as possible.)
NetCAT announced and signups begin.
NetCAT test spec review starts.




March 15thFeature freeze. Merge window closes.
Release branch <version+1>.0 created and beta build(s) made available.
When Beta 1 is available, NetCAT testing phase starts.



April 30thNetCAT testing ends.
NetCAT community acceptance vote.



May 7thNB <version+1>.0 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


May 15th - 31stNB <version+1>.0 LTS released.

LTS

NetBeans 12.0
(in 2020)



NetBeans 12.4  (in 2021)


NetBeans 13.1  (in 2022)

May 21st

NB <version+1>.1 merge window opens.





July 15thFeature freeze. Merge window closes. Only fixes intended for next release to be merged into master.
Release branch <version>.1 created and beta build(s) made available.  NetCAT lite???



August 7thNB <version>.1 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


August 15th - 31stNB <version>.1 released.
e.g., https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb111/nb111.html
NetBeans 12.1 (in 2020)NetBeans 12.5 (in 2021)NetBeans 13.2 (in 2022)
August 21stNB <version>.2 merge window opens.


October 15th

Branching for <version>.2 delivery branch created, version bump on master
Release branch <version>.2 created and beta build(s) made available.




October 22nddelivery → master branch merge, delivery → release branch merge
publish beta2



October 29th

delivery → master branch merge, delivery → release branch merge

publish beta3




November 7th

delivery → master branch merge, delivery → release branch merge

NB <version>.2 voting candidate created and release vote commences.

NetBeans 12.2  (in 2020)NetBeans 12.6 (in 2021)NetBeans 13.3 (in 2022)
November 15th - 30thNB <version>.2 released.


January 15th

Release branch <version>.3 created and beta build(s) made available.

Version bump on master




January 22nd<release branch> → master merge
publish beta2



January 29th

<release branch> → master merge

publish beta3




February 7thNB <version>.3 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


February 15th - 30thNB <version>.3 released.
(Start NetCAT with this release here? Answer: No, for 12.0. Reconsider for 13.0.)
NetBeans 12.3 (in 2021)LTS

NetBeans 13.0 (in 2022)
NetBeans 13.4 (in 2022)

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