From a8aadff1fa8e8f0ce83cc30728af4043f61d6403 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Arellano <14852634+Eric-Arellano@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:14:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify release process for rc1 (#538)

This resulted in some confusion.
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f41dfca2..29d6a9df 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ When starting a new minor release series like `1.11`, we create a new Git branch
 
 The release process changes whether you are releasing the very first `rc1` for that release series, e.g. `1.11.0rc1` or `1.12.0rc1`. Otherwise, all other releases follow the same process.
 
-### Process for `rc1` releases
+### Process for first `rc1` release in the release series
+
+`rc1`s for patch releases (e.g. `1.11.1rc1`) should use the other process below. This process is only for the first release in the release series, e.g. `1.11.0rc1`.
 
 1. Bump the version:
    1. `git checkout main`