diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f792af543..58a76d4e3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ please see If you would like to contribute to Home Manager then please have a look at the [contributing][] chapter of the manual. +Releases +-------- + +Home Manager is developed against `nixpkgs-unstable` branch, which +often causes it to contain tweaks for changes/packages not yet +released in stable NixOS. To avoid breaking users' configurations, +Home Manager is released in branches corresponding to NixOS releases +(e.g. `release-22.11`). These branches get fixes, but usually not new +modules. If you need a module to be backported, then feel free to open +an issue. + Words of warning ---------------- @@ -100,17 +111,6 @@ contribute to the translation effort then start by going to the Translation status -Releases --------- - -Home Manager is developed against `nixpkgs-unstable` branch, which -often causes it to contain tweaks for changes/packages not yet -released in stable NixOS. To avoid breaking users' configurations, -Home Manager is released in branches corresponding to NixOS releases -(e.g. `release-22.11`). These branches get fixes, but usually not new -modules. If you need a module to be backported, then feel free to open -an issue. - License -------