Gopls releases follow semver, with major changes and new features introduced only in new minor versions (i.e. versions of the form v*.N.0 for some N). Subsequent patch releases contain only cherry-picked fixes or superficial updates.
In order to align with the Go release timeline, we aim to release a new minor version of Gopls approximately every three months, with patch releases approximately every month, according to the following table:
| Month | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Jan | v*.<N+0>.0 |
| Jan-Mar | v*.<N+0>.* |
| Apr | v*.<N+1>.0 |
| Apr-Jun | v*.<N+1>.* |
| Jul | v*.<N+2>.0 |
| Jul-Sep | v*.<N+2>.* |
| Oct | v*.<N+3>.0 |
| Oct-Dec | v*.<N+3>.* |
For more background on this policy, see https://go.dev/issue/55267.