GitHub Release Incident Flow
Purpose
Standardize release and incident lifecycle controls in GitHub Issues/PRs/Projects.
Core checks
- Release notes/changelog readiness
- Validation evidence linked to release item
- Rollback path and owner documented
- Incident severity/impact/owner/containment recorded
- Hotfix branch+PR linkage to incident
- Follow-up prevention tickets created before closure
Output format
RELEASE_INCIDENT_REPORT
mode: <release-readiness|incident-flow|post-incident>
scope: <repo|org>
policy_profile: <strict|standard|light>
findings:
- <check status + evidence>
actions:
1) <action + owner + verification>
decision:
- <apply|defer|NO_CHANGE>
missing_evidence:
- <none or artifacts>