diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md index a50a8a507de..ae4f68dddc1 100644 --- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ For package version upgrades and such a one-line commit message is usually suffi To [backport a change into a release branch](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#submitting-changes-stable-release-branches): 1. Take note of the commit in which the change was introduced into `master`. -2. Check out the target _release branch_, e.g. `release-19.09`. Do not use a _channel branch_ like `nixos-19.09` or `nixpkgs-19.09`. +2. Check out the target _release branch_, e.g. `release-20.03`. Do not use a _channel branch_ like `nixos-20.03` or `nixpkgs-20.03`. 3. Use `git cherry-pick -x `. -4. Open your backport PR. Make sure to select the release branch (e.g. `release-19.09`) as the target branch of the PR, and link to the PR in which the original change was made to `master`. +4. Open your backport PR. Make sure to select the release branch (e.g. `release-20.03`) as the target branch of the PR, and link to the PR in which the original change was made to `master`. ## Reviewing contributions