Release Checklist

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Pre-release

• [ ] Update CHANGELOG.md for the release version.
• [ ] Verify README.md reflects current behavior and limitations.
• [ ] Run formatting: cargo fmt --all -- --check.
• [ ] Run linting: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings.
• [ ] Run tests: cargo test.
• [ ] Smoke benchmark build: cargo bench --no-run.

Validation

• [ ] Single-node produce/fetch smoke test.
• [ ] Cluster failover smoke test (3 nodes).
• [ ] Kafka compatibility smoke test.

Publication

• [ ] Tag release in git.
• [ ] Publish GitHub release notes from CHANGELOG.md.
• [ ] Attach benchmark summary and known limitations.