Reaction Rotation for Composition Analysis (v2)
[Reaction rotation process](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/sec/secure/composition-analysis/#reaction-rotation).
This updated process is based on retrospective feedback: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_requests/131961+
### Schedule
| Quartile | Milestone | Start | End | Primary | Secondary | Comments |
|----------|----------:|-------|-----|---------|-----------|----------|
| Q3 | 18.4 | 2025-08-16 | 2025-09-12 | @ifrenkel | @albi.yusupova | @nilieskou was part of primary RR |
| Q3 | 18.5 | 2025-09-12 | 2025-10-10 | @albi.yusupova | @hacks4oats | |
| Q4 | 18.6 | 2025-10-11 | 2025-11-14 | @gonzoyumo | @onaaman | @nilieskou and @onaaman split the work of this RR. Olivier focused on our P1. |
| Q4 | 18.7 | 2025-11-15 | 2025-12-12 | @zmartins | @gonzoyumo | @nilieskou Will cover for Support and Maintainership. Olivier can skip 2ndary |
| Q4 | 18.8 | 2025-12-13 | 2026-01-09 | @onaaman | @ifrenkel | @nilieskou Will cover for Support and Maintainership in allow Orin to work on feature work. @ifrenkel can skip 2ndary. |
| Q1 | 18.9 | 2026-01-10 | 2026-02-13 | @hacks4oats | @zmartins | @nilieskou will cover for Support and Maintainership. @hacks4oats will be responsible for the Sec part |
| Q1 | 18.10 | 2026-02-16 | 2026-03-13 | ~~@ifrenkel~~ | @azaydan | @nilieskou will work with @azaydan so that he can handle the RR as primary. |
| Q1 | 18.11 | 2026-03-16 | 2026-04-13 | @azaydan | @albi.yusupova | |
| Q2 | 19.0 | 2026-04-13 | 2026-05-15 | @albi.yusupova | @gonzoyumo | |
| Q2 | 19.1 | 2026-05-18 | 2026-06-12 | @gonzoyumo | @onaaman | |
| Q2 | 19.2 | 2026-06-15 | 2026-07-10 | @azaydan | @albi.yusupova | |
| Q3 | 19.3 | 2026-07-13 | 2026-08-14 | | | |
| Q3 | 19.4 | 2026-08-17 | 2026-09-11 | | | |
| Q3 | 19.5 | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-09 | | | |
| Q4 | 19.6 | 2026-10-13 | 2026-11-13 | | | |
| Q4 | 19.7 | 2026-11-16 | 2026-12-11 | | | |
| Q4 | 19.8 | 2026-12-14 | 2027-01-15 | | | |
Check this SKILL to automate monthly RR issue creation: [SKILL.md](/uploads/1965b6314d3dbdddc7e4328b54835b3b/SKILL.md)
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<summary>Old Schedule</summary>
| Milestone | Dates | Primary | Secondary |
|-----------|-------|---------|-----------|
| ~~%18.0~~ | ~~12/Apr to 9/May~~ | ~~@hacks4oats~~ | ~~@gonzoyumo~~ |
| %18.1 | 10/May to 13/Jun | @zmartins | @ifrenkel |
| %18.2 | 14/Jun to 13/July | @onaaman | @YashaRise |
| %18.3 | 14/July - 15/Aug | @hacks4oats | @zmartins |
| %"18.4" | 16/Aug - 12/Sept | @ifrenkel | @nilieskou |
| %"18.5" | 12/Sept - 10/Oct | @YashaRise | @gonzoyumo |
| %"18.6" | 11/Oct - TBC | @nilieskou | @ifrenkel |
| %"18.7" | TBC | @zmartins | @onaaman |
| %"18.8" | TBC | @gonzoyumo | @hacks4oats |
| %"18.9" | TBC | @onaaman | @zmartins |
| %"18.10" | TBC | @nilieskou | @YashaRise |
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