release-hygiene

name	release-hygiene
description	Version, changelog, and tag without drama.

Release Hygiene

Steps

1. Tests green on main.
2. Bump version in the one canonical place.
3. Short changelog entry (user-facing).
4. Tag annotated; push tag after package publishes if any.

Avoid

• Shipping with known data-loss bugs.
• Silent lockfile explosions.