የ Hotfix ቅርንጫፎች እነዚህ በጣም ተመሳሳይ ናቸው መለቀቅ ቅርንጫፎች, እነርሱ ደግሞ አዲስ የምርት ስሪት ለማዘጋጀት ታስቦ ነው, ያልታቀደ ቢሆንም.
Hotfix branches are very much like release branches in that they are also meant to prepare for a new production release, albeit unplanned.