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# Overview

This document explains how cherry picks are managed on release
branches within the Kubernetes projects. A common use case for this
task is for backporting PRs from master to release branches.
This document explains how cherry-picks are managed on release branches within
the kubernetes/kubernetes repository.
A common use case for this task is backporting PRs from master to release
branches.

## Prerequisites
* [Contributor License Agreement](http://git.k8s.io/community/CLA.md)
is considered implicit for all code within cherry-pick pull requests,
***unless there is a large conflict***.
* [Contributor License Agreement](http://git.k8s.io/community/CLA.md) is
considered implicit for all code within cherry-pick pull requests,
**unless there is a large conflict**.
* A pull request merged against the master branch.
* [Release branch](https://git.k8s.io/release/docs/branching.md) exists.
* The normal git and GitHub configured shell environment for pushing
to your kubernetes `origin` fork on GitHub and making a pull request
against a configured remote `upstream` that tracks
"https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.git", including
`GITHUB_USER`.
* The normal git and GitHub configured shell environment for pushing to your
kubernetes `origin` fork on GitHub and making a pull request against a
configured remote `upstream` that tracks
"https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.git", including `GITHUB_USER`.
* Have `hub` installed, which is most easily installed via `go get
github.com/github/hub` assuming you have a standard golang development
environment.

## Initiate a Cherry Pick
* Run the [cherry pick script](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh).
## Initiate a Cherry-pick
* Run the [cherry-pick
script](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh).
This example applies a master branch PR #98765 to the remote branch
`upstream/release-3.14`: `hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh upstream/release-3.14
98765`
* Your cherrypick PR targeted to the release branch will immediately get the
`do-not-merge/cherry-pick-not-approved` label. The release branch owner
will triage PRs targeted to the branch. Normal rules apply for code merge.
* Be aware the cherry-pick script assumes you have a git remote called
`upstream` that points at the Kubernetes github org.
Please see our [recommended Git workflow](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/github-workflow.md#workflow).
* You will need to run the cherry-pick script separately for each patch release you want to cherry-pick to.

* Your cherry-pick PR will immediately get the `do-not-merge/cherry-pick-not-approved` label.
The [Branch Manager](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/release-team/role-handbooks/branch-manager)
will triage PRs targeted to the next .0 minor release branch up until the
release, while the [Patch Release Team](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/release-team/role-handbooks/patch-release-manager)
will handle all cherry-picks to patch releases.
Normal rules apply for code merge.
* Reviewers `/lgtm` and owners `/approve` as they deem appropriate.
* The approving release branch owner is responsible for applying the
`cherrypick-approved` label.
* Milestones on cherry-pick PRs should be the milestone for the target
release branch (for example, milestone 1.11 for a cherry-pick onto
release-1.11).
* You can find the current release team members in the
[appropriate release folder](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/releases) for the target release.
You may cc them with `<@githubusername>` on your cherry-pick PR.

## Cherry-pick Review

Cherry-pick pull requests have an additional requirement compared to normal pull
requests.
They must be approved specifically for cherry-pick by Approvers.
The [Branch Manager](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/release-team/role-handbooks/branch-manager)
or the [Patch Release Team](https://git.k8s.io/sig-release/release-team/role-handbooks/patch-release-manager)
are the final authority on removing the `do-not-merge/cherry-pick-not-approved`
label and triggering a merge into the target branch.

## Searching for Cherry-picks

- [A sample search on kubernetes/kubernetes pull requests that are labeled as `cherry-pick-approved`](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3Acherry-pick-approved)

- [A sample search on kubernetes/kubernetes pull requests that are labeled as `do-not-merge/cherry-pick-not-approved`](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3Ado-not-merge%2Fcherry-pick-not-approved)


## Cherry Pick Review
## Troubleshooting Cherry-picks

Cherry pick pull requests are reviewed differently than normal pull requests. In
particular, they may be self-merged by the release branch owner without fanfare,
in the case the release branch owner knows the cherry pick was already
requested - this should not be the norm, but it may happen.
Contributors may encounter some of the following difficulties when initiating a cherry-pick.

## Searching for Cherry Picks
- A cherry-pick PR does not apply cleanly against an old release branch.
In that case, you will need to manually fix conflicts.

See the [cherrypick queue dashboard](http://cherrypick.k8s.io/#/queue) for
status of PRs labeled as `cherrypick-candidate`.
- The cherry-pick PR includes code that does not pass CI tests.
In such a case you will have to fetch the auto-generated branch from your fork, amend the problematic commit and force push to the auto-generated branch.
Alternatively, you can create a new PR, which is noisier.

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