Git · Middle · Question 57 of 75

What is a release branch used for in Git Flow?

✓Correct answer: Stabilizing a version while develop moves on
2Keeping a backup copy of main before deploys
3Storing the compiled binaries of each release

Explanation

Only fixes go into the release branch; when done it's merged into main (and tagged) and back into develop.

Further reading

Vincent Driessen: A successful Git branching model ↗

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