From 9e3b2b96b1e58f839c14af58bfa5c57a75cd8303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jake Lishman Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:41:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update release support in security policy (#11773) 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. (cherry picked from commit 63c922e617709762837e2b1411d447f90de966b6) --- SECURITY.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md index 68fb4be5845..9ddfa8742a0 100644 --- a/SECURITY.md +++ b/SECURITY.md @@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ ## Supported Versions -Qiskit (and `qiskit-terra`) 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