From 6ca4f174186f63486bbe1ca847d06f8b8eb437db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Rosewell Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 07:56:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe the rc approach to releases in AGENTS.md --- AGENTS.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md index d163ccbfe..12494a007 100644 --- a/AGENTS.md +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ The Windows pre-build scripts take a toolset and SDK version from the pom. JavaScript templates and the OWID library are submodules inside `pipeline`, where the Pipeline API expects them. +## Releases + +Pull requests go to `rc`, not `main`, and stay drafts until they have been +reviewed, because the nightly merges any pull request into `rc` that is not a +draft and has no review requested. When a release is wanted, one pull request +merges `rc` into `main`, and the "Only rc into main" check fails a pull request +into `main` from any other branch. + ## Writing Plain words, no em dashes, sentence case headings. Nothing in this public