docs(release): clarify beta number reuse

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Peter Steinberger
2026-04-24 03:34:46 +01:00
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@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@ Use this skill for release and publish-time workflow. Keep ordinary development
Treat the branch commit as the release base. If validation finds a concrete
issue, inspect `main` and backport only the low-risk fix commits that directly
address that failure.
- Do not delete or rewrite beta tags after they leave the machine. If a
published or pushed beta needs a fix, commit the fix on the release branch and
increment to the next `-beta.N`.
- Beta numbers are consumed by npm publication, not by a local tag or canceled
preflight. If a beta tag was pushed but the matching npm package was not
published, confirm `npm view openclaw@YYYY.M.D-beta.N` is missing and cancel
any in-flight preflight/publish workflows before moving or recreating that
beta tag. Once the npm package is published, do not delete or rewrite the
beta tag; commit the fix on the release branch and increment to the next
`-beta.N`.
- For a beta release train, run the full pre-npm test roster before publishing
each beta. After a beta is published, run the smaller published-install roster
focused on install/update plus all Docker and Parallels release checks. If
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ Use this skill for release and publish-time workflow. Keep ordinary development
when the operator asked for the full beta-to-stable train. If anything fails,
fix it on the release branch, commit/push/pull, increment beta number, and
repeat. Operators may authorize up to 4 autonomous beta attempts; after 4
failed beta attempts, stop and report.
failed published beta attempts, stop and report.
- Use `/changelog` before version/tag preparation so the top changelog section
is deduped and ordered by user impact.
- Do not create beta-specific `CHANGELOG.md` headings. Beta releases use the