[Please Read] Cherry-pick deadline for the 1.22, 1.21 and 1.20 branches - December 10 2021

[Carlos Tadeu Panato Jr]

Hello Kubernetes Community!

The cherry-pick deadline for the 1.22, 1.21, and 1.20 branches is today Friday, December 10, 2021, EOD PT.

We will not release v1.23.1 in this cycle because the first release happened this week. The v1.23.1 will be released in January cycle.

Here are some quick links to search for cherry-pick PRs:

release-1.22:
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+base%3Arelease-1.22+label%3Ado-not-merge%2Fcherry-pick-not-approved

release-1.21:
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+base%3Arelease-1.21+label%3Ado-not-merge%2Fcherry-pick-not-approved

release-1.20:
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+base%3Arelease-1.20+label%3Ado-not-merge%2Fcherry-pick-not-approved

For PRs that you intend to land for the upcoming patch sets, please
ensure they have:
- a release note in the PR description
- /sig
- /kind
- /priority
- /lgtm
- /approve
- passing tests

Details on the cherry-pick process can be found here:
https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-release/cherry-picks.md

We keep general info and up-to-date timelines for patch releases here:
https://kubernetes.io/releases/patch-releases/#upcoming-monthly-releases

If you have any questions for the Release Managers, please feel free to
reach out to us at #release-management (Kubernetes Slack) or release-...@kubernetes.io

We wish everyone a happy and safe week!
Carlos Panato