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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 33c797d799..c876286662 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -309,6 +309,31 @@ about: when someone else is asking for feedback on their code, and universe balances out. +Backporting +----------- + +Security and bug fixes can be backported from `master` to release +branches. +If the backport is non-trivial, it may be appropriate to open an +additional PR, to backport the change, only after the original PR +has been merged. +Otherwise, backports will be done in batches and +the maintainers will use the proper `Needs backport (...)` labels +when needed (the original author does not need to worry). + +A backport should contain the following metadata in the commit body: + +``` +Github-Pull: #<PR number> +Rebased-From: <commit hash of the original commit> +``` + +Have a look at [an example backport PR]( +https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16189). + +Also see the [backport.py script]( +https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools#backport). + Release Policy -------------- |