[Docs] Mention version.txt change for patch releases (#153860)

Part of https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/151425

Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/153860
Approved by: https://github.com/Skylion007, https://github.com/seemethere
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Nikita Shulga
2025-05-19 22:35:33 +00:00
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@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ The patch release process takes around 4-5 weeks to complete.
* Should the new patch release be created?
* Timeline execution for the patch release
3. Cherry picking phase starts after the decision is made to create a patch release. At this point, a new release tracker for the patch release is created, and an announcement will be made on official channels [example announcement](https://dev-discuss.pytorch.org/t/pytorch-release-2-0-1-important-information/1176). The authors of the fixes to regressions will be asked to create their own cherry picks. This process normally takes 2 weeks.
4. Building Binaries, Promotion to Stable and testing. After all cherry picks have been merged, Release Managers trigger a new build and produce a new release candidate. An announcement is made on the official channel about the RC availability at this point. This process normally takes 2 weeks.
5. General Availability
4. Updating `version.txt` in the release branch to match expected patch release version, see https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/commit/f77213d3dae5d103a39cdaf93f21863843571e8d as an example
5. Building Binaries, Promotion to Stable and testing. After all cherry picks have been merged, Release Managers trigger a new build and produce a new release candidate. An announcement is made on the official channel about the RC availability at this point. This process normally takes 2 weeks.
6. General Availability
### Triage