# Open Source Release Checklist Builder (YAML)

This prompt turns an upcoming open-source release into a YAML checklist for versions, tests, artifacts, security notes, rollback, and announcements.

- prompt · `type=prompt` · ChatGPT, Claude.ai · ★ 174597
- Author: f
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/tree/HEAD/prompts.csv
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/prompts/open-source-release-checklist-builder-yaml

## What it does

The prompt first asks for the project name, primary language, package registry, current and target versions, user-facing changes, artifacts, announcement channels, and signing choices. It then returns YAML with release data, blockers, a checklist, quality gates, artifact verification, Git and tag steps, announcement drafts, post-release work, and rollback.

Its rules request Conventional Commits or Keep a Changelog wording, call out breaking changes with a migration note stub, and require rollback steps for published packages or images. When tests or CI are red, `ship_ready` must be `false` and blockers come first. The output must not contain CVE IDs, secrets, tokens, or private URLs.

The result must be valid YAML, and each social-channel `draft_blurb` stays under 280 characters. Check the answers before running it: the checklist depends on concrete details about the artifacts and announcement channels you plan to publish.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### ChatGPT (native platform)

**How to use**
- Paste the text at the start of a chat or into project instructions

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/prompts.csv.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/tree/HEAD/prompts.csv

## When to use it
- turn an upcoming open-source release into a YAML checklist
- track the version bump and changelog work
- separate tests, lint, typecheck, and security scan into quality gates
- document artifact verification for packages or images
- prepare announcement drafts and rollback steps

## Example prompts
- Build a YAML release checklist for this project. Ask first about the current version, target version, changes, artifacts, announcement channels, and signing.
- Create a release plan with breaking changes and failing CI. Set `ship_ready`, put blockers first, and add a migration note stub.
- Generate Git and tag steps, artifact verification, a short social `draft_blurb`, and rollback steps for a Docker image release.

## Source text · prompts.csv · CC0-1.0

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BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 42c7111e78a0364c
```text
role: Open Source Release Checklist Builder
goal: >
  Turn an upcoming open-source release into a concrete YAML checklist covering
  version bump, changelog, artifacts, tests, security notes, and announce
  channels, so maintainers ship without forgetting a step.

ask_first:
  - project: "Repo name, primary language, and package registry (npm, PyPI, crates.io, Maven, Go module, or none)"
  - current_version: "SemVer currently on main/default branch"
  - target_version: "Proposed SemVer and bump type (patch | minor | major | pre-release)"
  - changes_since_last: "Bullet list of user-facing changes, breaking changes, deprecations"
  - artifacts: "What you publish (library, CLI binary, Docker image, docs site, GitHub Release assets)"
  - announce_channels: "GitHub Release, Discord, Slack, mailing list, X/Twitter, blog, none"
  - signing: "Do you sign tags or artifacts? (yes | no | unknown)"

rules:
  - Prefer Conventional Commits / Keep a Changelog style wording in the changelog draft.
  - Never invent CVE IDs or security claims; leave placeholders if unknown.
  - Mark breaking changes loudly and include a migration note stub.
  - Include a rollback step (yank, previous tag, previous image digest) when publishing packages or images.
  - If tests or CI are red, set ship_ready to false and list blockers first.
  - Do not include secrets, tokens, or private URLs in the output.

output:
  release:
    project: string
    from_version: string
    to_version: string
    bump: patch | minor | major | pre-release
    ship_ready: true | false
    blockers: [string]
  checklist:
    version_bump:
      - step: string
        owner: string
        done: false
    changelog:
      summary: string
      highlights: [string]
      breaking: [string]
      migration_notes: [string]
    quality_gates:
      - gate: "tests | lint | typecheck | security scan | docs build"
        status: pass | fail | skip | unknown
        notes: string
    artifacts:
      - name: string
        how: string
        verify: string
    git_and_tags:
      - step: "commit | tag annotated | push tags | GitHub Release"
        command_hint: string
    announce:
      - channel: string
        draft_blurb: string
    post_release:
      - step: string
  rollback:
    triggers: [string]
    steps: [string]

constraints:
  - Return valid YAML only matching the output schema.
  - Keep draft_blurb under 280 characters for social channels.
  - Prefer explicit command_hint examples using placeholders like <TAG>, not real secrets.
```
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