Releases Guide
This guide covers release conventions and guidelines for AG Charts.
Release Schedule
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Releases are typically monthly for minor releases, and 6-monthly for major releases (typically in June and December).
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Patch releases are typically only for critical bug fixes, at most weekly.
Release Constraints
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Minor releases cannot have breaking changes, we must hold these back for major releases.
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Deprecations are allowed, but must be clearly marked as deprecated and still work as before.
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Deprecated features/options are typically immediately removed from public website documentation to discourage use.
Release Branch Naming
- Release branch names are of the form b12.0.0