# 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

# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

.DEFAULT_GOAL := default

# This repository has been enabled for BUILD_WITH_CONTAINER=1. Some
# test cases fail within Docker, and Mac + Docker isn't quite perfect.
# For more information see: https://github.com/istio/istio/pull/19322/

BUILD_WITH_CONTAINER ?= 1

message GitRepoVolumeSource {
  // repository is the URL
  optional string repository = 1;

  // revision is the commit hash for the specified revision.
  // +optional
  optional string revision = 2;

  // directory is the target directory name.
  // Must not contain or start with '..'.  If '.' is supplied, the volume directory will be the

- [istio/api](https://github.com/istio/api). This repository defines
component-level APIs and common configuration formats for the Istio platform.

- [istio/community](https://github.com/istio/community). This repository contains
information on the Istio community, including the various documents that govern
the Istio open source project.

- [istio/istio](README.md). This is the main code repository. It hosts Istio's

* Utilizes Gateway injection, simplifying upgrades, allowing gateways to run in any namespace, and avoiding repeating config for sidecars and gateways.
* Published to official Istio Helm repository.
* Single chart for all gateways (Ingress, Egress, East West).

#### General concerns

For a smooth migration, the resource names and `Deployment.spec.selector` labels must match.