From 896ffb548f5184d13a5d338754610575507af4cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MD TAZIZUL ISLAM <vitorgarh@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:32:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add CODEOWNERS and release policy

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 docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+# Default owners for entire repo
+* @mdislam7895121
+
+# Optional: workflow ownership (keep you as owner)
+.github/workflows/* @mdislam7895121
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diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md b/docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md
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+# Release Policy
+
+This repo uses a protected main branch. All changes must go through PRs and pass required checks.
+
+## Versioning
+- Use semantic version tags: vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
+- Examples: v1.0.0, v1.2.3
+
+## When to tag a release
+- Tag only after a PR is merged into main and all required checks pass.
+- Tag should point to a merge commit on main.
+
+## How to create a release tag (PowerShell)
+1) Sync main:
+   git checkout main
+   git pull --ff-only
+
+2) Create an annotated tag:
+   git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "release: vX.Y.Z"
+
+3) Push the tag:
+   git push origin vX.Y.Z
+
+## Notes
+- Never force-push tags.
+- If a release is bad, create a new patch release tag.
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