Release Please Release

Guide Release Please-owned versioning, changelog, tag, and release work.

Hard Gates

Verify Ownership

Before release prep or classification, verify that the repository uses Release Please. Accept evidence such as:

• release-please-config.json, .release-please-manifest.json, or equivalent manifest config.
• A Release Please workflow using googleapis/release-please-action.
• Project docs that state Release Please owns version bumps, changelog updates, tags, or releases.
• A direct dependency or documented CLI usage of release-please.

If none exists: