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@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ Patch releases should be done once a month on the second Wednesday of each month
 A patch release should be cancelled:
 - if it falls within one week before the first release candidate (RC1) of an upcoming minor release
 - if it falls within four weeks following a minor release
+- if a major or minor release is scheduled for the same month
 
-As an example, if Helm 3.9.0-rc.1 is scheduled for January 7th, 2022, the expectation is that no patch releases will be cut for Helm 3.8.x after December 31st, 2021.  Similarly, if Helm 3.9.0 is released on January 16th, 2022, the expectation is that the 3.9.1 patch release will not be cut before February 13th, 2022.
+As an example, if Helm 3.9.0-rc.1 is scheduled for January 7th, 2022, the expectation is that no patch releases will be cut for Helm 3.8.x after December 31st, 2021.  Similarly, if Helm 3.9.0 is released on January 16th, 2022, the expectation is that the 3.9.1 patch release will not be cut before February 13th, 2022. And if Helm 4.2.0 is scheduled for May 2026, that month's scheduled Helm 4 patch release will be cancelled.
 
 ### Minor releases
 For minor releases, it is not necessary to aim for dates that are the same every year.  Instead, the following is proposed: