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mermaid.md

flowchart TD
    A(["Release candidate ready"]) --> B["Notify Software team: repository, scope, version, and planned time"]
    B --> C["Hold release for 12 or 24 hours"]
    C --> D{"Any objection?"}

    D -- Yes --> E["Resolve, revise, or postpone"]
    E --> B

    D -- No --> F["Create draft GitHub release using generated notes"]
    F --> G["Organize notes: Breaking changes → Features → Fixes → Components → Maintenance"]
    G --> H["Combine related PRs under one outcome-oriented title"]
    H --> I["Increment version: major, minor, patch, alpha, or beta"]
    I --> J{"Stable release?"}

    J -- No --> K["Create next tag and select Pre-release"]
    J -- Yes --> L["Create next stable tag"]

    K --> M["Publish and tag the GitHub release"]
    L --> M

    M --> N["GitHub Actions builds and attaches binaries and artifacts"]
    N --> NN{"Artifacts attached and verified?"}

    NN -- No --> P["Fix workflow and rerun"]
    P --> N

    NN -- Yes --> O["Update related Slack channel"]
    O --> Q{"Stable release?"}
    
    Q -- Yes --> T["Send Taylor a distributor-ready announcement"]
    T --> U{"Important community release?"}
    U -- Yes --> V["Publish announcement on the forum"]
    U -- No --> W(["Release complete"])
    V --> W

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    class C,E,F,G,H,I,K,L,M,N,P action

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