@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ TinkerPop has several release branches:
142142* `3.5-dev` - 3.5.x (no longer maintained)
143143* `3.6-dev` - 3.6.x (no longer maintained)
144144* `3.7-dev` - 3.7.x (non-breaking bug fixes and enhancements)
145- * `master` - 4.x (current development)
145+ * `3.8-dev` - 3.8.x (current development)
146+ * `master` - 4.x (future development)
146147
147148The branch description above that reads "non-breaking bug fixes and enhancements" simply means that within that release
148149line (i.e. patch version) changes should not alter existing behavior, introduce new APIs, change serialization formats,
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ can be assured that their upgrades will not introduce potential problems. A good
151152client of one version within a release line can interact properly with a server version within that same line. If so,
152153it is likely an acceptable change within that branch.
153154
154- Changes to earlier branches should merge forward toward `master` (e.g. `3.7-dev` should merge to `master`). Please read
155- more about this process in the <<pull-requests, Pull Requests>> section.
155+ Changes to earlier branches should merge forward toward `master` (e.g. `3.7-dev` should merge to `3.8-dev` then
156+ `master`). Please read more about this process in the <<pull-requests, Pull Requests>> section.
156157
157158As described in <<versioning,versioning>>, it is possible to do a "partial" release which will utilize a four-digit
158159version that starts with a "1" (e.g. `3.6.0.1`). The branching strategy for a partial release requires that a `-dev`
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