docs: update versioning doc for new major-x-y format (#23176)

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@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Stabilization branches are branches that run parallel to master, taking in only
![](../images/versioning-sketch-1.png)
Stabilization branches are always either **major** or **minor** version lines, and named against the following template `$MAJOR-$MINOR-x` e.g. `2-0-x`.
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, and intend to support at least two in parallel at all times, backporting security fixes as necessary.
![](../images/versioning-sketch-2.png)