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title: Update tooltip content for deployment instances
merge_request: 22289
author: Rajendra Kadam
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GitLab has strict policies governing version naming, as well as release pace for major, minor,
patch and security releases. New releases are usually announced on the [GitLab blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/).
Our current policy is:
- Backporting bug fixes for **only the current stable release** at any given time, see [patch releases](#patch-releases).
- Backporting to **to the previous two monthly releases in addition to the current stable release**, see [security releases](#security-releases).
## Versioning
GitLab uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) for its releases:
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## Patch releases
Our current policy is to support **only the current stable release** at any given time.
Patch releases **only include bug fixes** for the current stable released version of
GitLab.
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### Security releases
Security releases are a special kind of patch release that only include security
fixes and patches (see below).
Our current policy is to backport security fixes to the previous two
monthly releases in addition to the current stable release.
fixes and patches (see below) for the previous two monthly releases in addition to the current stable release.
For very serious security issues, there is
[precedent](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/05/02/cve-2016-4340-patches/)