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 The Nix release cycle is calendar-based as follows:
 
-- A new minor version (`XX.YY+1.0`) is published every month and supported for two months;
-- A new major version (`XX+1.1.0`) is published twice a year, in April and October, and supported for eight months.
+Nix has a release cycle of roughly 6 weeks.
+Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version.
 
-The rationale behind that cycle is that
-- Minor versions stay close to master and bring early access to new features for the user who need them;
-- Major versions are aligned with the NixOS releases (released one month before NixOS and supported for as long at it).
+The supported Nix versions are:
+- The latest release
+- The version used in the stable NixOS release, which is announced in the [NixOS release notes](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes.html#ch-release-notes).
 
 Bugfixes and security issues are backported to every supported version.
 Patch releases are published as needed.
 
 Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version.
+