Update which stable release series are now "officially" supported

diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index 6eb512c..873b475 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ some of which need to be left unchanged.
 The line in F<INSTALL> about "is binary incompatible with" requires a
 correct choice of earlier version to declare incompatibility with.
 
+For the first RC release leading up to a BLEAD-FINAL release, update the
+description of which releases are now "officially" supported in
+F<pod/perlpolicy.pod>.
+
 When doing a BLEAD-POINT or BLEAD-FINAL release, also make sure the
 C<PERL_API_*> constants in F<patchlevel.h> are in sync with the version
 you're releasing, unless you're absolutely sure the release you're about to

diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
index 988d95d..186629a 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod
+++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ the Perl community should expect from Perl's developers:
 
 =item *
 
-We "officially" support the two most recent stable release series.  5.12.x
-and earlier are now out of support.  As of the release of 5.18.0, we will
-"officially" end support for Perl 5.14.x, other than providing security
+We "officially" support the two most recent stable release series.  5.14.x
+and earlier are now out of support.  As of the release of 5.20.0, we will
+"officially" end support for Perl 5.16.x, other than providing security
 updates as described below.
 
 =item *