service-release

# Ingestion service release Read `.github/copilot-instructions.md` completely before changing a release artifact. 1. Determine the intended semantic version and create `release/x.y.z` from `develop`. 2. Set root `VERSION` to `x.y.z` without `v`. 3. Replace the staged `## [Unreleased]` heading with `## [vX.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD`; do not add a new `Unreleased` section on the release branch. 4. Verify branch, `VERSION`, changelog, Git tag, and GitHub Release title are synchronized. 5. Identify the compatible Azure/agent-landing-zone umbrella and component versions and validate the exact ingestion commit or image in that context. 6. Record Python, frontend, container, and controlled Azure evidence required by the changed behavior. 7. Confirm documentation status and rollback or roll-forward steps. 8. Target the release pull request to `main`. 9. After merge, create exactly `vX.Y.Z` for the tag and release title only with explicit human approval. 10. Re-fetch the release and verify formatting and the absence of private Azure environment or resource-group names. After the release, recreate the empty `Unreleased` section separately on `develop`. Report incompatible contracts, missing validation, or documentation drift as blockers rather than filling gaps by assumption.