3.12.2 release

Author: release-controller[bot]

docs/getting-started.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Getting started
 
- 1. [Download the latest version of backup-utils][1] and extract the repository using `tar`:
+ 1. [Download the latest release version][1] and extract the repository using `tar`:
 
     `tar -xzvf /path/to/github-backup-utils-vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.tar.gz`
 

docs/requirements.md

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ However, if your rsync package has backported the CVE fix without backporting th
 
 Option #3 is required if your operating system's package manager does not have access to rsync v3.2.5 or later (e.g. Ubuntu Focal).
 
+Please note that some operating systems have their own versioning scheme for packages (including `rsync`).
+If your backup host is using one of these operating systems, you will not be able to rely on a version check to determine whether you are
+affected by the `rsync` performance degredation described above.
+
 ## Storage requirements
 
 Storage requirements vary based on current Git repository disk usage and growth
@@ -65,23 +69,23 @@ Please avoid using an NFS mount for the data directory (where backup data is sto
 Starting with Backup Utilities v2.13.0, version support is inline with that of the
 [GitHub Enterprise Server upgrade requirements][8] and as such, support is limited to
 three versions of GitHub Enterprise Server: the version that corresponds with the version
-of Backup Utilities, and the two versions prior to it.
+of Backup Utilities, and the two releases prior to it.
 
 For example, Backup Utilities v2.13.0 can be used to backup and restore all patch
-versions from 2.11.0 to the latest patch version of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.13.
+releases from 2.11.0 to the latest patch release of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.13.
 Backup Utilities v2.14.0 will be released when GitHub Enterprise Server 2.14.0 is released
-and will then be used to backup all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server from 2.12.0
-to the latest patch version of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.14.
+and will then be used to backup all releases of GitHub Enterprise Server from 2.12.0
+to the latest patch release of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.14.
 
 Backup Utilities v2.11.4 and earlier offer support for GitHub Enterprise Server 2.10
-and earlier versions up to GitHub Enterprise Server 2.2.0. Backup Utilities v2.11.0 and earlier
+and earlier releases up to GitHub Enterprise Server 2.2.0. Backup Utilities v2.11.0 and earlier
 offer support for GitHub Enterprise Server 2.1.0 and earlier.
 
-**Note**: You can restore a snapshot that's at most two feature versions behind
+**Note**: You can restore a snapshot that's at most two feature releases behind
 the restore target's version of GitHub Enterprise Server. For example, to restore a
 snapshot of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.11, the target GitHub Enterprise Server appliance must
 be running GitHub Enterprise Server 2.12.x or 2.13.x. You can't restore a snapshot from
-2.10 to 2.13, because that's three versions ahead.
+2.10 to 2.13, because that's three releases ahead.
 
 **Note**: You _cannot_ restore a backup created from a newer version of GitHub Enterprise Server to an older version. For example, an attempt to restore a snapshot of GitHub Enterprise Server 2.21 to a GitHub Enterprise Server 2.20 environment will fail with an error of `Error: Snapshot can not be restored to an older release of GitHub Enterprise Server.`.