Release Approval

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Overview

Provides comprehensive patterns, templates, and scripts for multi-stakeholder release approval workflows including GitHub Actions integration, Slack notifications, approval gate configuration, and status tracking automation.

Instructions

1. Approval Workflow Architecture

Understand Approval Gate Patterns:

• Sequential Approvals: Stakeholders approve in order (dev → QA → security → release)
• Parallel Approvals: All stakeholders review simultaneously, release when all approve
• Conditional Approvals: Requirements change based on change scope (breaking vs patch)
• Hybrid Approvals: Some gates parallel, others sequential