release

name	release
description	Cut a Curio release — version bump, changelog, tag, artifacts. Use when asked to release, tag, or publish a version.

Release

Pre-1.0 status: the full release pipeline (draft GitHub releases, 3-OS matrix, SHA256SUMS + minisign + SBOM) lands in Phase 1 of docs/design/roadmap.md. Until it exists, a release is exactly this:

1. Green gate first: just ci locally AND CI green on main. No release from a red or dirty tree.
2. Version bump: single source of truth is [workspace.package] version in the root Cargo.toml (crates inherit it). Bump it in its own commit: chore(release): v0.X.Y. Follow semver; while pre-1.0, breaking changes bump the minor.
3. Contract check: if schemas/ changed since the last tag, verify schemas/CHANGELOG.md records it and no vN file was edited in place (git diff <last-tag> -- schemas/).
4. Changelog: summarize commit subjects since the last tag under a new version heading (CHANGELOG.md at root once releases begin).
5. Tag: annotated tag vX.Y.Z on the release commit. Human pushes tags — agents never push.
6. Never publish to crates.io, sign, or upload artifacts without the maintainer explicitly asking, per repo policy (BDFL: Alex).