Git flow: best practice for working with small releases

A Git stream uses a specific branch ( master

) for stable releases. Each release is marked with a version number. The git flow diagram further uses the release branches

forked from develop

to prepare the release. However, it appears that these release branches are removed when the release is complete (after the content has been merged back into both masters and developed).

Hotfix

there are branches for solving problems in the release of products, and they are branched out and combined into masters. But, apparently, this is mainly done to prepare a new version of the minor release.

However, how do I resolve minor fixes that don't require a new version? Imagine that I want to collect some small fixes until I release a new small version. Wouldn't it be useful to keep a release for this branch? Or is there another / better solution?