ci(release): release-candidate path via -rc prerelease tags#67
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Push a tag with a `-rc` suffix (e.g. v26.06.01-rc.1) to build the real installers and publish them as a GitHub pre-release. Pre-releases are not marked "Latest", so the in-app update check (which reads /releases/latest) never offers an RC to users. This lets us test submitted code and feature builds without bumping the announced version. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Adds an optional release-candidate build path so we can build real installers for testing without bumping the version announced to users.
How it works
Push a tag with a
-rcsuffix (e.g.v26.06.01-rc.1). The existingrelease.ymlruns unchanged and builds all installers, but the publish step now sets:A
-rctag publishes a pre-release, which GitHub never marks as "Latest". The once-a-day in-app update check reads/releases/latest, which excludes pre-releases — so an RC is never offered to users. A normalvYY.MM.VVtag behaves exactly as before (full announced release).No new secrets, jobs, or version bumps. Documented under "Release candidates" in CONTRIBUTING.
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