diff --git a/docs/html/development/release-process.rst b/docs/html/development/release-process.rst
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--- a/docs/html/development/release-process.rst
+++ b/docs/html/development/release-process.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ issues by pip's maintainers.
 Python Support Policy
 ---------------------
 
-In general, a given Python version is supported until its usage on PyPI falls below 5%.
+In general, a given Python version is supported until its usage on PyPI falls below 5%
+or 6 months after end of life for the CPython release (whichever happens first).
 This is at the maintainers' discretion, in case extraordinary circumstances arise.
 
 .. _`Feature Flags`: