Merge pull request #7272 from dlipovetsky/note-cherry-picking-order

docs: Ask for cherry-picks to be made in order from newest to oldest releases

Author: k8s-ci-robot

contributors/devel/sig-release/cherry-picks.md

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ patch release branches.
 
 ## Initiate a Cherry Pick
 
+Note: Before initiating a cherry-pick to a release branch, make sure the fix is available in every _newer_ release branch. For example, if 1.27 is the most recent release branch, then, before cherry-picking to 1.25, make sure the fix is already in 1.26 and 1.27. This helps to prevent regressions as a result of an upgrade to the next release.
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 - Run the [cherry pick script][cherry-pick-script]
 
   This example applies a master branch PR #98765 to the remote branch