release

name	release
description	Cut a sprocketd release. Use when publishing a new version tag.

Release

1. Bump the version in the manifest and regenerate the changelog.
2. Follow references/checklist.md for the stage-by-stage procedure, including the signing steps.
3. Tag the release and push the tag; CI builds and publishes from the tag, never from a branch head.
4. Announce in the release channel once the publish job goes green.

The checklist is the source of truth for ordering — when this file and the checklist disagree, the checklist wins. Keep this file short and put any new procedure detail in the checklist instead. If the publish job fails after the tag is pushed, do not delete the tag; fix forward with a patch release, because downstream mirrors pick up tags within minutes and a deleted tag leaves them permanently out of sync.