---
title: "Release Notes Template"
summary: "Maintainer template for drafting GitHub release notes."
read_when:
  - You are preparing a GitHub release
  - You need the release-note structure
---

# Release Notes Template

Use this template when drafting a GitHub release for `fased X.Y.Z`.

## Highlights

- High-signal user-facing changes only
- 3 to 7 bullets max

## What Changed

- Gateway / CLI:
- UI / web:
- Apps / nodes:
- Extensions / plugins:
- Docs:

## Operator Impact

- Onboarding / install changes:
- Hosting-mode changes:
- Wallet / signer changes:
- Federation changes:
- Mining changes:

## Breaking Or Risky Changes

- Breaking config changes:
- Behavior changes to watch:
- Rollback or disable path:

## Upgrade Notes

- Commands to run:
- Migrations or follow-up steps:
- Anything users should verify after upgrade:

## Verification

- Build and checks run:
- Manual verification performed:
- Known gaps:
