CiviCRM Release Mechanics

• CiviCRM v4.6.x
  • Publish a final release
  • Announce a final release
• CiviCRM v4.7.x
  • Publish a release candidate
  • Evaluate a release candidate
  • Publish a final release
  • Announce a final release

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.