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Description

In order to make it easier to track what version of fact has what features, a rough best-effort maintained change log file has been added. This new file will require some additional work during releases, so the corresponding release document has been updated.

Some release instructions for Konflux have been removed, these are now the responsibility of the release engineer and we do not have to do them ourselves.

The PR template also gets a new item in the checklist, reminding people to add an entry in the change log if one is required.

Checklist

  • Investigated and inspected CI test results
  • Updated documentation accordingly

Automated testing

  • Added unit tests
  • Added integration tests
  • Added regression tests

If any of these don't apply, please comment below.

Testing Performed

The commands in the release document have been tested manually. Once a new release takes place, any future adjustments will be made in a follow up PR.

In order to make it easier to track what version of fact has what
features, a rough best-effort maintained change log file has been added.
This new file will require some additional work during releases, so the
corresponding release document has been updated.

Some release instructions for Konflux have been removed, these are now
the responsibility of the release engineer and we do not have to do them
ourselves.

The PR template also gets a new item in the checklist, reminding people
to add an entry in the change log if one is required.
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Walkthrough

This PR establishes changelog documentation practices and restructures the release workflow. The PR template now requires changelog entries, a new CHANGELOG.md file documents project history, and the release process documentation adds explicit version and changelog update steps on both main and release branches before Konflux tagging.

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Changelog and Release Process Documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Changelog Policy
.github/pull_request_template.md
PR template checklist adds requirement for changelog entry or explicit confirmation that none is needed.
Changelog File Structure
CHANGELOG.md
New file establishes best-effort maintained changelog with "Next" section for current in-progress items and archived v0.2, v0.1 release sections.
Release Process
docs/release.md
Release procedure updated with two sequential version-update workflows: main branch updates to CHANGELOG.md and fact/Cargo.toml, then release branch updates to constants.mk and fact/Cargo.toml compiler pinning, followed by Konflux integration steps.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title 'docs: add CHANGELOG.md and update release.md' clearly and accurately summarizes the main changes in the PR: adding a new CHANGELOG.md file and updating the release.md documentation.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

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docs/release.md (1)

59-60: ⚡ Quick win

Avoid git add . in release docs; stage only intended files.

Using git add . can accidentally include unrelated local changes during release prep. It’s safer to stage explicit files in these scripted steps.

Suggested fix
-    git add .
+    git add CHANGELOG.md fact/Cargo.toml
-    git add .
+    git add constants.mk fact/Cargo.toml

As per coding guidelines, "Focus on major issues impacting performance, readability, maintainability and security. Avoid nitpicks and avoid verbosity."

Also applies to: 97-99

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@docs/release.md` around lines 59 - 60, Replace the unsafe "git add ." step in
the release script with explicit staging of only the intended files (e.g., the
changelog, versioned files, and any build outputs referenced by the commit
message `"chore: update change log and application version for
${FACT_RELEASE}"`) so unrelated local changes are not included; update the
release documentation lines containing `git add .` to list the specific files to
stage instead (for example, the changelog file and files that hold the
application version) and keep the commit command unchanged.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@docs/release.md`:
- Around line 86-87: The current sed invocation only replaces the literal token
"stable" and will silently do nothing if constants.mk already contains a pinned
value; update the replacement to target the whole RUST_VERSION line so it always
sets RUST_VERSION to the desired value. Change the sed expression used on
constants.mk to match a line starting with "RUST_VERSION" and replace the entire
line with "RUST_VERSION ${RUST_VERSION}" (i.e., operate on the whole line rather
than the word "stable") so the file is reliably updated.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@docs/release.md`:
- Around line 59-60: Replace the unsafe "git add ." step in the release script
with explicit staging of only the intended files (e.g., the changelog, versioned
files, and any build outputs referenced by the commit message `"chore: update
change log and application version for ${FACT_RELEASE}"`) so unrelated local
changes are not included; update the release documentation lines containing `git
add .` to list the specific files to stage instead (for example, the changelog
file and files that hold the application version) and keep the commit command
unchanged.
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