Add release-candidate Docker image flow for release PRs #107

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opened 2026-05-06 08:36:04 -07:00 by jwilger · 0 comments

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Summary

Add a release-candidate image flow so release PRs build and push the Docker image before the release is finalized.

Proposed behavior

The release PR workflow builds the Docker image candidate.
The candidate image is pushed with provenance tags, including the commit SHA and a semver-compatible pre-release/release-candidate tag.
Operators can test the exact image candidate before merging the release PR.
The final release publish job promotes the existing candidate image by adding the release version and latest tags, instead of rebuilding from scratch.

Why

This improves release confidence and provenance by making the artifact tested during release review the same artifact promoted during publication.

Notes

Keep this separate from the current release publish fix, which only addresses version/latest tagging and Forgejo Release entry creation.

## Summary Add a release-candidate image flow so release PRs build and push the Docker image before the release is finalized. ## Proposed behavior - The release PR workflow builds the Docker image candidate. - The candidate image is pushed with provenance tags, including the commit SHA and a semver-compatible pre-release/release-candidate tag. - Operators can test the exact image candidate before merging the release PR. - The final release publish job promotes the existing candidate image by adding the release version and `latest` tags, instead of rebuilding from scratch. ## Why This improves release confidence and provenance by making the artifact tested during release review the same artifact promoted during publication. ## Notes Keep this separate from the current release publish fix, which only addresses version/latest tagging and Forgejo Release entry creation.

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fix(release): publish version tags and Forgejo releases #108

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fix(release): publish version tags and Forgejo releases (#108)

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feat(release): promote release candidate images #110

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