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Summary

Adds docs/release-process.md covering the full PayStream release lifecycle.

Changes

  • Versioning strategy (SemVer: MAJOR/MINOR/PATCH, pre-release suffixes)
  • Branch strategy (main + feature/fix/release branches)
  • Tag naming convention (annotated vX.Y.Z tags, rules against reuse)
  • Changelog format (Keep a Changelog format with categories)
  • Step-by-step release checklist (pre-release → build/test → testnet deploy → tag → post-release)
  • Release notes template for GitHub Releases
  • Announcement process by release type (patch/minor/major) with timing and security-release guidance

Acceptance Criteria

  • Versioning strategy (semver)
  • Release checklist
  • Changelog format
  • Branch strategy
  • Tag naming convention
  • Release notes template
  • Announcement process

Closes #529

- Versioning strategy (semver: MAJOR/MINOR/PATCH + pre-release suffixes)
- Branch strategy (main, feature/, fix/, release/ branches)
- Tag naming convention (vX.Y.Z, annotated tags)
- Changelog format (Keep a Changelog, categories)
- Release checklist (pre-release, build/test, testnet deploy, tagging, post-release)
- Release notes template
- Announcement process per release type (patch/minor/major)

Closes Vera3289#529
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