RELEASE_PROCESS.md

Release Process

This repository uses a standard tagged release flow.

1) Preconditions

• CI green (CI / CI Summary)
• Changelog updated
• Performance notes attached for perf-sensitive changes

2) Versioning

• Annotated tags use the repository release version, for example v2.6.0.
• Replace the example version below with the actual release you are publishing.

3) Steps

git checkout master
git pull
git tag -a v2.6.0 -m "Release v2.6.0"
git push origin master
git push origin v2.6.0

4) Release notes

• Keep release notes in releases/
• Include:
  • Scope summary
  • Breaking changes
  • Migration notes
  • Performance deltas

5) References

• Code + tests in repository
• Benchmark artifacts under artifacts/bench/megabench_metrics/overview/
• Changelog entries in CHANGELOG.md