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Those updates are called "Point Releases". They usually incorporate the security fixes released until the time of the update and fixes for important bugs in the current release. They are prepared by the <a href="/Teams/ReleaseTeam">Stable Release Managers (SRM)</a>. As of February 2009 they should happen about every two months. <a href="/DebianOldStable">oldstable</a> is subjected to similar handling until it is considered as end-of-life, although the periods may be longer. <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><p class="line862">Debian Etch 4.0r4 (name <a href="/EtchAndAHalf">Etch and a half</a>) was the first point release to introduce improved hardware support, through optional packages. <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Current_point_releases">Current point releases</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianBookworm">Bookworm</a>: 12.9 <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianBullseye">Bullseye</a>: 11.11 <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Version_scheme">Version scheme</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><p class="line874">Previously, the initial release had r0 appended, but normally omitted: for example Debian Etch started off as 4.0r0. Point Releases increment the digit after the "r" to specify a certain revision of a release with updates included. <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><p class="line862">At <a href="/DebianLenny">Lenny</a>'s first point release, this scheme changed. A <em>micro version number</em> was used to indicate a point release (e.g. 5.0.<strong>1</strong>). <sup><a href="#fnref-dfba5b1d6aa552549f605b7b95adb65a5e7b5255" id="fndef-dfba5b1d6aa552549f605b7b95adb65a5e7b5255-0">1</a></sup> <span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><p class="line862">At <a href="/DebianWheezy">Wheezy</a>'s first point release, this scheme changed. The <em>minor version number</em> is now used to indicate a point release (e.g. 7.<strong>1</strong>).<sup><a href="#fnref-3122cdcf4acc57c5d3593e4cdf5ea2b4c88b14c9" id="fndef-3122cdcf4acc57c5d3593e4cdf5ea2b4c88b14c9-1">2</a></sup><sup><a href="#fnref-9bd758dfc240eb868d6b48ed85edbf0def73d843" id="fndef-9bd758dfc240eb868d6b48ed85edbf0def73d843-2">3</a></sup> <span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Announcement_of_Point_Releases">Announcement of Point Releases</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><p class="line874">Point Releases are announced on: <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">the <a class="https" href="https://www.debian.org/News/">News section</a> of the Debian website (look for distribution <em>updates</em>), <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span></li><li><p class="line862">the <a class="https" href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/">debian-announce</a> and <a class="https" href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-news/">debian-news</a> mailing lists. <span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li></ul><p class="line862">Details are also available in each repository, like <a class="http" href="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/ChangeLog">http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/ChangeLog</a> (or <a class="http" href="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable/ChangeLog">http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable/ChangeLog</a> for the oldstable distribution). <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="How_to_propose_an_update_for_a_Point_Release">How to propose an update for a Point Release</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span><p class="line862">Please refer to the Debian Developer's Reference section on <a class="https" href="https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#upload-stable">uploads to the stable and oldstable distributions</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="See_Also">See Also</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/StableUpdates">StableUpdates</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/StableProposedUpdates">StableProposedUpdates</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span></li><li><p class="line862">For SRMs: <a href="/Teams/ReleaseTeam/PointReleaseCheckList">PointReleaseCheckList</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span></li></ul><div class="footnotes"><ol><li><p><a id="fnref-dfba5b1d6aa552549f605b7b95adb65a5e7b5255"></a><span class="anchor" id="line-1-1"></span><a class="https" href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/02/msg00003.html">"Preparing the first point-release" -- Debian squeeze waiting for development - debian-devel-announce mailing list</a> (<a href="#fndef-dfba5b1d6aa552549f605b7b95adb65a5e7b5255-0">1</a>)</li><li><p><a id="fnref-3122cdcf4acc57c5d3593e4cdf5ea2b4c88b14c9"></a><span class="anchor" id="line-1-2"></span><a class="https" href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2013/05/msg01020.html">Re: Upcoming stable point release (7.1) - debian-release mailing list</a> (<a href="#fndef-3122cdcf4acc57c5d3593e4cdf5ea2b4c88b14c9-1">2</a>)</li><li><p><a id="fnref-9bd758dfc240eb868d6b48ed85edbf0def73d843"></a><span class="anchor" id="line-1-3"></span><a class="https" href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/06/msg00601.html">Re: 7.0-> 7.1: any reasons for switching from {4,5,6}.0.x scheme? - debian-devel mailing list</a> (<a href="#fndef-9bd758dfc240eb868d6b48ed85edbf0def73d843-2">3</a>)</li></ol></div><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div><div id="pagebottom"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">DebianReleases/PointReleases (<a class="nbinfo" href="/DebianReleases/PointReleases?action=info" rel="nofollow">last modified 2022-01-12 14:42:46</a>)</p> <ul id="credits"> <li>Debian <a href="https://www.debian.org/legal/privacy">privacy policy</a>, Wiki <a href="/Teams/DebianWiki">team</a>, <a href="https://bugs.debian.org/wiki.debian.org">bugs</a> and <a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debian/wiki.debian.org">config</a>.</li><li>Powered by <a href="https://moinmo.in/" title="This site uses the MoinMoin Wiki software.">MoinMoin</a> and <a href="https://moinmo.in/Python" title="MoinMoin is written in Python.">Python</a>, with hosting provided by <a href="https://www.man-da.de/">Metropolitan Area Network Darmstadt</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>