dotnet-cli-release-pipeline

Unified release CI/CD pipeline for .NET CLI tools: GitHub Actions workflow producing all distribution formats from a single version tag trigger, build matrix per Runtime Identifier (RID), artifact staging between jobs, GitHub Releases with SHA-256 checksums, automated Homebrew formula and winget manifest PR creation, and SemVer versioning strategy with git tags.

Version assumptions: .NET 8.0+ baseline. GitHub Actions workflow syntax v2. Patterns apply to any CI system but examples use GitHub Actions.

Scope

• Tag-triggered GitHub Actions release workflow
• Build matrix per Runtime Identifier (RID)
• Artifact staging between CI jobs
• GitHub Releases with SHA-256 checksums
• Automated Homebrew formula and winget manifest PR creation
• SemVer versioning with git tags

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