From 7119115947e717e4baaa9b29a14ba6ba28a6d594 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tyler Helmuth <12352919+TylerHelmuth@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:07:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [chore] Clarify timeline strictness in stabilization issues.
 (#9378)

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 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/stabilization.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/stabilization.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/stabilization.md
index bd6d9802bcb..aea8102517b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/stabilization.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/stabilization.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ labels: 'stabilization'
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Before stabilizing a module, an approver or maintainer must make sure that the following criteria have been met for at least two successive minor version releases:
+Before stabilizing a module, an approver or maintainer must make sure that the following criteria have been met for at least two successive minor version releases (regardless of when this issue was opened):
 
 - [ ] No open issues or PRs in the module that would require breaking changes
 - [ ] No TODOs in the module code that would require breaking changes