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authorSarah Boyce <42296566+sarahboyce@users.noreply.github.com>2025-01-28 16:09:14 +0100
committerSarah Boyce <42296566+sarahboyce@users.noreply.github.com>2025-01-28 17:18:08 +0000
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Clarified the Releaser's discretion for determining and postponing the release date.
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@@ -188,8 +188,12 @@ A week before a security release
A few days before any release
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-#. As the release approaches, watch Trac to make sure no release blockers
- are left for the upcoming release.
+#. As the release approaches, watch Trac to make sure no release blockers are
+ left for the upcoming release. Under exceptional circumstances, such as to
+ meet a pre-determined security release date, a release could still go ahead
+ with an open release blocker. The releaser is trusted with the decision to
+ release with an open release blocker or to postpone the release date of a
+ non-security release if required.
#. Check with the other mergers to make sure they don't have any uncommitted
changes for the release.