Wiki update: Steeltoe support policy#1
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| | 4.1.0 | | January 30, 2026 | | .NET 8 - 10 | | ||
| | 4.0.0 | | September 4, 2025 | | .NET 8 - 9 | | ||
| | **Steeltoe 3** | Active | August 21, 2020 | September 4, 2026 | | | ||
| | 3.3.0 | | September 4, 2025 | | .NET 6 - 8 [^1] | |
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What are you thinking about EOL for the 3.4 release? Should we special-case it now that it also bumps us up to net8 and support it until net8's EOL (November 10, 2026)?
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I don't think that makes sense. The rule "one year after the next major version" should provide sufficient time to upgrade. I wouldn't want to imply we'll keep supporting old releases as long as they target a framework that's still supported by Microsoft. Because if we were to release a hypothetical Steeltoe 5 in two months, that would also mean we'll keep Steeltoe 4 in support until .NET 10 is no longer supported. Our release dates and frequency don't align with .NET versions.
| There is a rare chance that we might be forced to break compatibility in a minor release, but we will be sure to be clear of our reasons for doing so. | ||
| | Steeltoe Version | Status | Release Date | End of Life Date | .NET Runtime Version | | ||
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| | **Steeltoe 4** | Active | September 4, 2025 | TBD | | |
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I'm hesitant about TBD with no date or commentary. Perhaps we should add a footnote that states it will be no earlier than Sep 2028, as originally stated?
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I initially had a date, but Cursor suggested using TBD there because the date is still unknown. It also rejected leaving it empty. Its guidance was based on what other OSS projects generally do.
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Is this TEST the only difference across these files from the live wiki?
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No, the diff in this PR shows all changes compared to live.
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| When new versions of Steeltoe are released, they are tested with the latest supported versions of .NET. | ||
| It is recommended to run the latest patch version for the targeted Steeltoe release. | ||
| ### Security fixes and serious defect fixes |
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Fix/fixes is used a lot in this section... we could mix it up with "issues", "patches", etc.
Maybe slightly simpler as "Security issues and serious defects" for the header?
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Updates to the Steeltoe support policy. Minor fixes in other markdown files.
The primary changes are:
This aligns with what Microsoft and most other .NET OSS projects do.
Under the old terms: