diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Notes for hledger release managers and maintainers.
| | Major release
A.B | Bugfix release
A.B.C | Fixup release
A.B.C.D | Preview release
A.B.99.D |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| **Contains:** | New features, breaking changes | Only bug fixes | Trivial packaging fixes, no software changes | Early snapshot of the next major release |
+| **When:** | Third month of quarter: March, June, September, December | When needed | Never | First & second months of quarter |
| | | | | |
| **Deliverables:** | | | | |
| Changelogs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
@@ -30,11 +31,10 @@ Notes for hledger release managers and maintainers.
[Regression bounties]: http://hledger.org/regressionbounty
-## Cadence
-
hledger major releases happen in the third month of each quarter, normally at or close to the start of the month.
-Preview releases happen in the intervening months.
+Preview releases happen in the other months.
Bugfix and fixup releases happen only when needed.
+Here's the ideal release schedule:
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|