/release

Prepare and publish a versioned release for this project.

Steps

1. Determine the version bump — review commits since the last tag and apply semver rules (see references/semver.md). Use the highest applicable bump across all changes.

2. Update version — bump the version field in package.json (and any other manifest files the project uses).

3. Generate changelog — append a new section to CHANGELOG.md (create it if absent) using this format:

   ## [x.y.z] — YYYY-MM-DD### Breaking Changes- ...### Features- ...### Bug Fixes- ...

   Pull entries from commit messages since the previous tag. Group by type. Skip chore/ci entries unless they're user-visible.

4. Run the pre-release checklist — work through every item in checklists/pre-release.md before continuing.

5. Commit and tag:

   git add package.json CHANGELOG.mdgit commit -m "chore: release vx.y.z"git tag vx.y.z

6. Push — push the commit and tag:

   git push && git push --tags

7. Report — summarise what changed, what version was released, and any items from the checklist that required manual attention.