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Update release support in security policy (#11773)
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The release schedule and support windows in `SECURITY.md` were still
referring to the pre-1.0 policy.  The new policy is not drastically
different from a security perspective, but did need updating to mention
the overlapping support window for the previous major version.
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## Supported Versions

Qiskit supports one minor version release at a time, both for bug and
security fixes. For example, if the most recent release is 0.12.1, then the 0.12.x
release series is currently supported.
Qiskit supports the most recent major release with new features, which will only appear in minor releases of that series.
The most recent minor release in the current major release series is also supported with bug fixes.
In addition, the last minor release of the *previous* major release series is supported with bug fixes for six months after a new major release.

For example, if the most recent release is 1.0.1, then the current major release series is 1.x and the current minor release is 1.0.x.
The 1.0.x series will be supported with bug fixes, until the release of 1.1.0, which will include new features.
The last version of the previous major release, 0.46.x, is supported with bugfixes only until six months after the final release of 1.0.0.

We provide more detail on [the release and support schedule of Qiskit in our documentation](https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/start/install#release-schedule).

## Reporting a Vulnerability

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