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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/releasenotes/index.rst
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versioning
12.1.0
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A quarterly release bumps the MAJOR version when incompatible API changes are
made, such as removing deprecated APIs or dropping an EOL Python version. In practice,
these occur every 12-18 months, guided by
`Python's EOL schedule <https://devguide.python.org/#status-of-python-branches>`_, and
these occur every October, guided by
`Python's EOL schedule <https://devguide.python.org/versions/>`__, and
any APIs that have been deprecated for at least a year are removed at the same time.

PATCH versions ("`Point Release <https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/main/RELEASING.md#user-content-point-release>`_"
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