# Backporting security fixes onto stable releases

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/backporting-security-fixes-onto-stable-releases/185240>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 2, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backporting-security-fixes-onto-stable-releases/185240 "2021-04-02T12:31:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backporting-security-fixes-onto-stable-releases/185240/4 "2021-04-03T12:48:21Z")

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I believe it’s you specified the stable branch then it wouldn’t be recommending the upgrade.

Many more sites run tests passed than stable or beta (including cdck hosting), so tests-passed is in some ways safer than stable. Because of that, I think it’s more work to run stable. That said, those who run stable frequently speak well here of how good they are at backporting critical fixes.

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