# ConfigKit v0.4.2

This patch release simplifies and safeguards source publication and aligns
maintainer policy and licensing guidance. Library behavior is unchanged.

## Summary

Maintainers can now publish a prepared release with one guarded command. It
validates the exact committed candidate, checks the authoritative destination,
and pushes only the candidate on `main` and its annotated version tag. The
[release procedure](../release.md) explains preparation and partial-publication
recovery; successful tag publication completes the source-only release without
waiting for CI or consumer retrieval.

## Compatibility

No Go code, public API, configuration semantics, diagnostic behavior, or
dependencies changed from v0.4.1. The minimum Go version remains 1.25. Linux
amd64 and arm64 remain release-validated; macOS remains best-effort. The YAML
dependency remains `go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.6`.

## Upgrade

Select this version and rebuild:

```sh
go get gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit@v0.4.2
```

No application-code or configuration migration is required from v0.4.1.

## Changes

- Add guarded single-command publication with exact candidate, version, and
  remote checks; note-derived annotated tags; and bounded failed-push recovery.
- Keep one offline race suite, one full vet pass, and Linux amd64/arm64 builds
  as release gates. Formatting and whitespace remain development checks;
  dependency tidiness is reviewed when dependencies change.
- Align adopted policies and contributor guidance with their pinned upstream
  revision, and include the CC BY-SA 4.0 license text and attribution for
  adapted policy material. The project grant remains LGPL-3.0-or-later.
- Retire completed release-workflow and policy-alignment planning records while
  preserving their history in Git. Deferred scope remains documented.

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