Release model

The nRF Connect SDK release model describes how releases are structured, documented, and maintained.

Every nRF Connect SDK release consists of a combination of Git repositories at different versions and revisions, managed together by West. The revision of each of those repositories is determined by the current revision of the main (or manifest) repository, sdk-nrf.

For each version of the nRF Connect SDK, Nordic Semiconductor provides a dedicated toolchain. The nRF Connect SDK toolchain includes the Zephyr SDK and then adds tools and modules required to build nRF Connect SDK samples and applications on top of it. These include the required SDK tools, the Python dependencies, and the GN tool for creating Matter applications. You can check the versions of the required tools and Python dependencies on the Requirements reference page.

Note

Unless you are familiar with the development process, you should always work with a specific, stable release of the nRF Connect SDK.

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