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Nick c3ef29c59d feat(retrofit): semantic release 0.67.0 — governed minor release of the Rune-wide retrofit (T20)
T20 is a feature-level tranche: Rune structural taxonomy (15 domains,
107+ entities), capability/behaviour ledgers, /testing backlog, Spine
modernization, rune graph projection, semantic release policy — new
subsystem functionality and materially expanded system behaviour.
Classified MINOR per docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md. First release computed by
the FIXED semver_bump (synthesized-title kind carried through).
2026-09-16 03:43:06 +01:00

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Rune Semantic Release Policy (T20 §20B)

Pre-1.0 convention. Scaffolding "V1" does NOT mean Rune 1.0.

Bump kinds

PATCH (0.66.80 → 0.66.81):

  • bug fix, correction, implementation/internal maintenance
  • no meaningful new user/system capability

MINOR (0.66.80 → 0.67.0):

  • meaningful new Rune capability
  • new subsystem functionality
  • materially expanded system behaviour
  • significant new supported workflow

MAJOR: reserved for Rune 1.0+ compatibility/public-contract semantics.

How the machinery expresses this (no manual version edits)

The existing machinery already maps commit shape → bump kind:

  • semver_bump.next_version (PR titles): feat→minor, else patch
  • version_convergence.highest_warranted_bump (push ranges): feat/breaking→minor, fix/perf→patch, else None

Tranche-level rule (20B): a feature tranche lands its feature commits (feat(...)), and the convergence machinery bumps MINOR at the tranche's release boundary. Patch-only follow-ups (fix/perf) warrant only PATCH — the machinery cannot accidentally re-minor because highest_warranted_bump takes the max over the post- boundary range, and a fix-only range yields "patch".

Why T20 → 0.67.0

T20 is a feature-level tranche (Rune-wide retrofit: structural taxonomy, capability/behaviour ledgers, rune graph, /testing backlog, Spine modernization, semantic release). The release is classified MINOR under this policy, earned through the governed convergence machinery — never a manual version edit.

T20 0.67.0 release record

T20 classified MINOR under this policy: Rune-wide retrofit (structural taxonomy, capability/behaviour ledgers, rune graph, /testing backlog, Spine modernization, semantic release) = new subsystem functionality + materially expanded system behaviour. Earned through the governed convergence machinery (feat-bearing range → minor), never a manual edit.

Root cause record (T20, 2026-09-16)

semver_bump re-derived the bump kind from the SYNTHESIZED title text — "minor: converged release" matched nothing → patch. Feature tranches T18/T19/T20 downgraded to 0.66.77-83. Fixed: MINOR_PREFIX_RE carries the convergence kind through; first push after the fix with a feat-bearing range lands 0.67.0 through the normal machinery.