Release Process

Release Types

• Draft release: public working text (vX.Y-draft.N)
• Release candidate: stabilization (vX.Y-rc.N)
• Stable release: normative baseline (vX.Y)

Steps

1. Freeze target milestone issues.
2. Update spec files in specs/ and changelog.
3. Create a release pull request.
4. Merge pull requests into prerelease.
5. Create release PR from prerelease to main.
6. Run review and final approval on the release PR.
7. Tag and publish GitHub release from main.

Required Artifacts

• Updated markdown in specs/
• Changelog entry
• Decision records for significant normative changes
• Public release notes