-Any major release of DPDK can be designated as a Stable Release if a
-maintainer volunteers to maintain it.
+Any release of DPDK can be designated as a Stable Release if a
+maintainer volunteers to maintain it and there is a commitment from major
+contributors to validate it before releases.
+If a version is to be a "Stable Release", it should be designated as such
+within one month of that version being initially released.