From d060c30b5e258e74edf28cfc01fcf7f83d1094e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Hickey <will.hickey@anza.xyz>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:09:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update RELEASE.md (#1901)

Add reminder to confirm deprecated symbols are removed before creating first branch of new major release
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 RELEASE.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 14cc160ed8bef4..a862a0e4106ceb 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ There are three release channels that map to branches as follows:
 
 ## Steps to Create a Branch
 
+### Major release branch
+1. If the new branch will be the first branch of a new major release check that
+all eligible deprecated symbols have been removed. Our policy is to deprecate
+for at least one full minor version before removal.
+
 ### Create the new branch
 1. Check out the latest commit on `master` branch:
     ```