NOTE: This is a guide for GitLab developers. If you are trying to install GitLab see the latest stable [installation guide](install/installation.md) and if you are trying to upgrade, see the [upgrade guides](update).
## When to do a patch release
Do a patch release when there is a critical regression that needs to be adresses before the next monthly release.
Otherwise include it in the monthly release and note there was a regression fix in the release announcement.
1. For EE, update the CHANGELOG-EE if it is EE specific fix. Otherwise, merge the stable CE branch and add to CHANGELOG-EE "Merge community edition changes for version X.X.X"
1. Cherry-pick the changelog update back into master
1. Send tweets about the release from @gitlabhq, tweet should include the most important feature that the release is addressing as well as the link to the changelog
1. Note in the 'GitLab X.X regressions' issue that the patch was published