openclaw-release-maintainer

Multi-platform release versioning and changelog assembly require aligning version numbers across artifacts and validating preflight checks before publishing. The workflow enforces strict sequencing and guardrails to ensure release notes accurately reflect the target build across npm, macOS, and Windows distributions.

Publish-time validation checks credentials, access controls, and artifact integrity before deployment. This preflight process ensures both stable and prerelease builds pass strict sequencing guardrails, preventing mismatched version tags or incomplete artifacts from reaching distribution feeds.

Aligning version names across files and artifacts involves applying strict sequencing guardrails during release planning. By validating preflight checks and ensuring release notes reflect the target build, the workflow prevents version mismatches between npm, macOS, and Windows distributions.

Yes, the release management workflow applies to both stable and prerelease workflows, including beta tags. A maintainer can prepare a beta tag, validate build artifacts, and publish the changelog and release notes to npm and distribution feeds using the same coordination process.

Release notes fail to reflect the target build when strict sequencing and guardrails are not enforced during changelog assembly. Validating preflight checks and aligning version names across artifacts ensures the generated release notes accurately match the intended build.

Preparing a new release involves validating tags, building artifacts, and assembling release notes. The process enforces credential checks, validates artifact integrity for npm and desktop distributions, and aligns version names before publishing the changelog.