diff --git a/Documentation/ci-platform-coverage-guidelines.md b/Documentation/ci-platform-coverage-guidelines.md index b2f63c09d3..b23d7503fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/ci-platform-coverage-guidelines.md +++ b/Documentation/ci-platform-coverage-guidelines.md @@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ matrix](https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/blob/main/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/v 1. Alpine - Latest and previous versions (amd64) 1. AlmaLinux - Oldest version (targets lowest glibc version) (amd64) -When updating the distro versions in the CI matrix as new versions are released and older versions reach EOL: +When updating the distro versions in the CI matrix as new versions are released and older +versions reach EOL: 1. Update `main` to the newer version one to two months prior to the GA/EOL date. This is done to flush out any issues and to avoid destabilizing the servicing branches.