(beam) 01/01: Add patch release docs

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commit 88dd43a2b675fe68b4b7fac6140fd5335094b978
Author: Danny McCormick <da...@google.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Apr 3 11:39:11 2024 -0400

    Add patch release docs
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 contributor-docs/release-guide.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/contributor-docs/release-guide.md b/contributor-docs/release-guide.md
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@@ -1390,3 +1390,23 @@ Perhaps parts of this guide can be clarified.
 
 If we have specific ideas, please start a discussion on the dev@ mailing list and/or propose a pull request to update this guide.
 Thanks!
+
+# Patch Releases
+
+The above document assumes a minor version bump cut off of the master branch. If you want to do a patch release cut off of a previous release branch, use the following steps:
+
+- Create a new release branch:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/apache/beam
+cd beam
+git fetch origin release-2.XX.0
+git checkout release-2.XX.0
+git checkout -b release-2.XX.1
+git push origin release-2.XX.1
+```
+
+- Add a PR to add the new release branch to the set of protected branches in .asf.yml - [example PR](https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/30832)
+- Add a PR to bump the Dataflow containers versions - [example PR](https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/30827)
+- Create PRs to cherry-pick any desired commits to the release branch
+- Follow the normal steps to build/vote/validate/finalize the release candidate that are listed above.