diff --git a/contributing/community/releases.rst b/contributing/community/releases.rst index 76ed0e1cc53..7875414aaca 100644 --- a/contributing/community/releases.rst +++ b/contributing/community/releases.rst @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ with a development period, followed by a maintenance period. Development ----------- -The first six-month period is divided into two phases: +The full development period lasts six months and is divided into two phases: * *Development*: *Four months* to add new features and to enhance existing ones; @@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ This results in very predictable dates and maintenance periods: Backward Compatibility ---------------------- -Our `Backwards Compatibility Promise`_ is very strict and allows developers to -upgrade with confidence from one minor version of Symfony to the next one. +Our :doc:`Backwards Compatibility Promise ` is very +strict and allows developers to upgrade with confidence from one minor version +of Symfony to the next one. Whenever keeping backward compatibility is not possible, the feature, the -enhancement, or the bug fix will be scheduled for the next major version. +enhancement or the bug fix will be scheduled for the next major version. .. note::