Create upcoming release schedule: 6.1, mar-2026

Author: elookpotts-nvidia

releases.yaml

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+releases:
+  - version: "6.1"
+
+    schedule:
+      cut_branch: "2026-01-16"
+      sqa_validation:
+        start: "2026-01-16"
+        end: "2026-01-26"
+      initial_security_review: "2026-01-19"
+      internal_release:
+        start: "2026-01-27"
+        end: "2026-02-02"
+      final_release_candidate: "2026-02-03"
+      final_security_review: "2026-02-04"
+      public_release: "2026-02-10"
+
+  - version: "mar-2026"
+
+    schedule:
+      cut_branch: "2026-02-13"
+      sqa_validation:
+        start: "2026-02-13"
+        end: "2026-02-23"
+      initial_security_review: "2026-02-16"
+      internal_release:
+        start: "2026-02-24"
+        end: "2026-03-02"
+      final_release_candidate: "2026-03-03"
+      final_security_review: "2026-03-04"
+      public_release: "2026-03-10"