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Since Electron 8, stabilization branches are always **major** version lines, and named against the following template `$MAJOR-x-y` e.g. `8-x-y`. Prior to that we used **minor** version lines and named them as `$MAJOR-$MINOR-x` e.g. `2-0-x`.
We allow for multiple stabilization branches to exist simultaneously, one for each supported version. For more details on which versions are supported, see our [Electron Release Timelines](./electron-timelines.md) doc.
We allow for multiple stabilization branches to exist simultaneously, one for each supported version. For more details on which versions are supported, see our [Electron Releases](./electron-timelines.md) doc.
![Multiple Stability Branches](../images/versioning-sketch-2.png)
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![Semvers and Releases](../images/versioning-sketch-7.png)
### Backport request process
All supported release lines will accept external pull requests to backport
fixes previously merged to `main`, though this may be on a case-by-case
basis for some older supported lines. All contested decisions around release
line backports will be resolved by the
[Releases Working Group](https://github.com/electron/governance/tree/main/wg-releases)
as an agenda item at their weekly meeting the week the backport PR is raised.
## Feature flags
Feature flags are a common practice in Chromium, and are well-established in the web-development ecosystem. In the context of Electron, a feature flag or **soft branch** must have the following properties: