Service Release

Ingestion service release

Read .github/copilot-instructions.md completely before changing a release

artifact.

• Determine the intended semantic version and create release/x.y.z from

develop.

• Set root VERSION to x.y.z without v.
• Replace the staged ## [Unreleased] heading with

## [vX.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD; do not add a new Unreleased section on the

release branch.

• Verify branch, VERSION, changelog, Git tag, and GitHub Release title are

synchronized.

• Identify the compatible Azure/GPT-RAG umbrella and component versions and

validate the exact ingestion commit or image in that context.

• Record Python, frontend, container, and controlled Azure evidence required

by the changed behavior.

• Confirm documentation status and rollback or roll-forward steps.
• Target the release pull request to main.
• After merge, create exactly vX.Y.Z for the tag and release title only

with explicit human approval.

10. Re-fetch the release and verify formatting and the absence of private

Azure environment or resource-group names.

After the release, recreate the empty Unreleased section separately on

develop. Report incompatible contracts, missing validation, or

documentation drift as blockers rather than filling gaps by assumption.