> __Note__: 4.6 and 4.7 have slightly different release policies: 4.7 uses release-candidates, and 4.6 does not. This leads to slightly different steps for each.
> __Comparison__: Each release has some policy differences, leading to
> slight variations in the release process. Key differences:
>
> * 4.6 and 4.7 have slightly different release policies: 4.7 uses release-candidates, and 4.6 does not.
> * During 2016-2017, monthly iterations produced new 4.7.x.
> * Beginning in 2018, monthly iterations produced new 5.x.0.