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Release Notes

This section is the auditable change log for the Portfolio Program. Each entry documents what changed, why it changed, and what to verify. Release notes are written to support:

  • Traceability: reviewers can follow the evolution of the program over time.
  • Operational readiness: each release identifies validation steps and known limitations.
  • Governance credibility: changes to CI gates, security posture, and branch rules are explicitly recorded.

How to use this section​

For reviewers​

Start with the most recent release note to understand the current state of the Portfolio App and its evidence model. Each release note should link to relevant dossiers, ADRs, runbooks, and threat models where appropriate.

For maintainers​

Create a new release note for any change that affects:

  • application surface area (routes, content model, navigation)
  • CI/CD pipelines or required checks
  • security posture (scanning, dependency governance, threat model changes)
  • operational procedures (deploy/rollback/triage)
  • hosting or environment variable contracts

Authoring rules​

Naming convention​

Use date-prefixed filenames:

  • YYYY-MM-DD-<short-title>.md

Examples:

  • 2026-01-10-portfolio-app-baseline.md
  • 2026-02-02-docs-hosting-vercel.md

Required sections (minimum)​

Every release note must include:

  • Summary
  • Highlights
  • Added / Changed / Fixed / Removed (use only what applies)
  • Governance and security baselines (if relevant)
  • Verification
  • Known limitations (if any)
  • Follow-ups (optional)

Public-safe requirement​

Release notes are public. Do not include:

  • secrets or tokens
  • internal hostnames or private endpoints
  • sensitive infrastructure details
  • personal contact details beyond approved public links

Index of releases​

Add new entries at the top.

  • 2026-02-05 — Portfolio Security Hardening (Docs + App)
    • 20260205-portfolio-security-hardening.md
    • CSP headers, audit gates, hardening ADRs, and docs governance updates
  • 2026-02-05 — Portfolio Phase 6 Governance Baseline
    • 20260205-portfolio-phase-6.md
    • Eligibility criteria, versioning policy, archival policy, change intake
  • 2026-02-04 — Portfolio v1.0 Release (Phase 5 Freeze)
    • 20260204-portfolio-v1-0.md
    • Reviewer guide, evidence checklist, known limitations, v1.0 freeze
  • 2026-02-04 — Portfolio Phase 5 Initiated (Professionalization & Freeze Plan)
    • 20260204-portfolio-phase-5-freeze.md
    • Reviewer guide, evidence checklist, known limitations, Phase 5 kickoff
  • 2026-01-30 — Portfolio App Phase 4 Complete (Reliability + Security + UX/SEO)
    • 20260130-portfolio-app-phase-4-complete.md
    • Observability and runbooks, security controls and threat model updates, UX/SEO/theming documentation, ADRs
  • 2026-01-20 — Portfolio App Phase 2 Complete (Gold Standard Project)
    • 20260120-portfolio-app-phase-2-gold-standard.md
    • Comprehensive dossier, STRIDE threat model, enhanced CV, gold standard project page, smoke tests
  • 2026-01-17 — Portfolio App Phase 1 Complete (Foundation)
    • 20260117-portfolio-app-phase-1-complete.md
    • Smoke test infrastructure, initial dossier, operational runbooks, CI quality gates
  • 2026-01-10 — Portfolio App baseline (App skeleton + governance + supply-chain controls)
    • 20260110-portfolio-app-baseline.md
    • Initial deployment with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, CI/CD foundation