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+Release Cycle
+=============
+
+The U-Boot projects attempts to maintain a fixed, predictable Release
+Cycle as follows:
+
+* We will have U-Boot releases at a fixed release interval of (approximately)
+  every 3 months.
+
+* Under normal conditions the release date will be the first Monday of the month.
+
+* Immediately following each release, there will be a "merge window" of
+  normally 21 days, i. e. if the release was on a Monday, then the merge window
+  will close on the Monday in the 3rd week after the release.
+
+  While this merge window is open, new features can be added to the U-Boot
+  source tree. This is further expanded on in the :doc:`process`.
+
+* After the merge window closes, no new features may be added to allow for a
+  release candidate phase which is intended to fix bugs and regressions.
+
+*Note:* While we try to adhere to the release schedule, we will
+not hesitate and take the liberty to delay a release if there are
+good reasons, for example if there are known bugs or other technical
+reasons.  The code will be released when it is considered ready
+without caring too much about the announced deadline.
+
+*Note 2:* Even though we follow Linux ways in many respects, there are
+differences in the actual procedures, which are documented in the
+:doc:`process`.
+
+Version Numbers
+---------------
+
+Starting with the release in October 2008, the names of the releases were
+changed from numerical release numbers without deeper meaning into a time stamp
+based numbering.  Regular releases are now identified by names consisting of
+the calendar year and month of the release date.  Additional fields are
+frequently used to denote the release candidates.  They are also used on rare
+occasions to note a bug fix release on top of the previous stable release.
+
+Examples::
+
+  U-Boot v2009.11	- Release November 2009
+  U-Boot v2009.11.1	- Bug fix release 1 on top of the November 2009 release
+  U-Boot v2010.09-rc1   - Release candidate 1 for September 2010 release
+
+Current Status
+--------------
+
+* U-Boot v2022.07 was released on Mon 11 July 2022.
+
+* The Merge Window for the next release (v2022.10) is **open** until -rc1
+  release on Mon 25 July 2022.
+
+* Release "v2022.10" is scheduled for 03 Oct 2022.
+
+Future Releases
+---------------
+
+.. The following commented out dates are for when release candidates are
+   planned to be tagged.
+
+.. For the next scheduled release, release candidates were made on::
+
+.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc1 was released on Mon 25 July 2022.
+
+.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc2 was released on Mon 08 August 2022.
+
+.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc3 was released on Mon 22 August 2022.
+
+.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc4 was released on Mon 05 September 2022.
+
+.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc5 was released on Mon 19 September 2022.
+
+Please note that the following dates are planned only and may be deviated from
+as needed.
+
+* "v2022.10": end of MW = Mon, Jul 25, 2022; release = Mon, Oct 03, 2022
+
+* "v2023.01": end of MW = Mon, Oct 24, 2022; release = Mon, Jan 09, 2023
+
+* "v2023.04": end of MW = Mon, Jan 30, 2022; release = Mon, Apr 03, 2023
+
+* "v2023.07": end of MW = Mon, Apr 24, 2023; release = Mon, Jul 03, 2023 
+
+Previous Releases
+-----------------
+
+Note: these statistics are generated by our fork of `gitdm
+<https://source.denx.de/u-boot/gitdm>`_, which was originally created by
+Jonathan Corbet.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.07` which was released on 11 July 2022.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.04` which was released on 04 April 2022.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2022.01` which was released on 10 January 2022.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.10` which was released on 04 October 2021.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.07` which was released on 05 July 2021.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.04` which was released on 05 April 2021.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2021.01` which was released on 11 January 2021.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.10` which was released on 05 October 2020.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.07` which was released on 06 July 2020.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.04` which was released on 13 April 2020.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2020.01` which was released on 06 January 2020.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.10` which was released on 07 October 2019.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.07` which was released on 08 July 2019.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.04` which was released on 08 April 2019.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2019.01` which was released on 04 January 2019.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.11` which was released on 15 November 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.09` which was released on 10 September 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.07` which was released on 19 July 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.05` which was released on 07 May 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.03` which was released on 13 March 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2018.01` which was released on 08 January 2018.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.11` which was released on 13 November 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.09` which was released on 11 September 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.07` which was released on 10 July 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.05` which was released on 08 May 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.03` which was released on 13 March 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2017.01` which was released on 09 January 2017.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.11` which was released on 14 November 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.09` which was released on 12 September 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.07` which was released on 11 July 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.05` which was released on 16 May 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.03` which was released on 14 March 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2016.01` which was released on 12 January 2016.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.10` which was released on 19 October 2015.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.07` which was released on 14 July 2015.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.04` which was released on 13 April 2015.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2015.01` which was released on 12 January 2015.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.10` which was released on 14 October 2014.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.07` which was released on 14 July 2014.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.04` which was released on 14 April 2014.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2014.01` which was released on 20 January 2014.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.10` which was released on 16 October 2013.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.07` which was released on 22 July 2013.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.04` which was released on 19 April 2013.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2013.01` which was released on 15 January 2013.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.10` which was released on 15 October 2012.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.07` which was released on 30 July 2012.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2012.04` which was released on 21 April 2012.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.12` which was released on 23 December 2011.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.09` which was released on 29 September 2011.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.06` which was released on 27 July 2011.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2011.03` which was released on 31 March 2011.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.12` which was released on 22 December 2010.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.09` which was released on 28 September 2010.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.06` which was released on 29 June 2010.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2010.03` which was released on 31 March 2010.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.11` which was released on 15 December 2009.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.08` which was released on 31 August 2009.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.06` which was released on 14 June 2009.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.03` which was released on 21 March 2009.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2009.01` which was released on 21 January 2009.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v2008.10` which was released on 18 October 2008.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.4` which was released on 12 August 2008.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.3` which was released on 19 May 2008.
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.1` which was released on 06 December 2007. (St Nicholas release).
+
+* :doc:`statistics/u-boot-stats-v1.3.0` which was released on 19 November 2007.