# Release Branches

Release branches have a name of `release-MAJOR.MINOR`. Essential Istio repositories are branched from master roughly 4
weeks prior to a new release. The `istio/istio.io` repository does not get branched until the release is ready
for publication.

This document outlines getting in new features after a new branch has been cut and the process for getting a PR
merged in before and after the first public release.

# Feature Freeze

"istiod{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}" successfully installed!

To learn more about the release, try:
  $ helm status {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
  $ helm get all {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

Next steps:
{{- if (eq .Values.profile "ambient") }}
  * Get started with ambient: https://istio.io/latest/docs/ops/ambient/getting-started/

Istio Version:       1.10.0
Istio Proxy Version: 436f365a8007cd8a13a9f1321e7cce94bcc8883e

.PHONY: istioctl-all
istioctl-all: ${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-linux-amd64 ${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-linux-armv7 ${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-linux-arm64 \
	${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-osx \
	${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-osx-arm64 \
	${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl-win.exe

.PHONY: istioctl.completion
istioctl.completion: ${TARGET_OUT}/release/istioctl.bash ${TARGET_OUT}/release/_istioctl

ARG BASE_DISTRIBUTION=debug

# Version is the base image version from the TLD Makefile
ARG BASE_VERSION=latest
ARG ISTIO_BASE_REGISTRY=gcr.io/istio-release

# The following section is used as base image if BASE_DISTRIBUTION=debug
FROM ${ISTIO_BASE_REGISTRY}/base:${BASE_VERSION} as debug

# The following section is used as base image if BASE_DISTRIBUTION=distroless

Istio base successfully installed!

To learn more about the release, try:
  $ helm status {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

"{{ include "gateway.name" . }}" successfully installed!

To learn more about the release, try:
  $ helm status {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
  $ helm get all {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

Next steps:
  * Deploy an HTTP Gateway: https://istio.io/latest/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-control/

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"{{ .Release.Name }}" successfully installed!

To learn more about the release, try:
  $ helm status {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

ztunnel successfully installed!

To learn more about the release, try:
  $ helm status {{ .Release.Name }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}