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+This file contains a list of codenames for LTS releases. Codenames for future
+releases are subject to change.
+
+* Argon (4.x 2015)
+* Boron (6.x 2016)
+* Carbon (8.x 2017)
+* Dubnium (10.x 2018)
+* Erbium (12.x 2019)
+* Fermium (14.x 2020)
+* Gallium (16.x 2021)
+* Hydrogen (18.x 2022)
+* Iron (20.x 2023)
+
+The release schedule is available as a [JSON](./schedule.json) file.
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@@ -113,10 +113,8 @@ Note that while it is possible that critical security and bug fixes may lead to
 *semver-major* changes landing within an LTS stream, such situations will be
 rare and will land as *semver-minor* bumps in the LTS covered version.
 
-All LTS releases will be assigned a "codename" drawn from the names of elements
-on the Periodic Table of Elements. For each upcoming LTS release, the Release
-working group will select a handful of candidate names and submit those for a
-collaborator vote.
+All LTS releases will be assigned a codename. A list of expected upcoming
+codenames is available in [CODENAMES.md](./CODENAMES.md).
 
 An odd-numbered major release will cease to be actively updated when the
 subsequent even-numbered major release is cut.