Rafael Gonzaga 7abbd56cfd doc: document the alpha release process ...

Document how to prepare, version, tag and promote the Alpha releases
introduced by the new release schedule, starting with Node.js 27, and
how the first Alpha and semver-major releases are prepared with
git node release.

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/1187
Signed-off-by: RafaelGSS <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/66796
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

2026-10-26 16:32:08 +00:00

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author-ready-conflicts.yml

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auto-start-ci.yml

tools: grant CI workflows Actions read permission

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benchmark.yml

benchmark,tools: fix napi benchmarks on GHA

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build-shared.yml

tools: share CI and benchmark build configuration

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build-tarball.yml

Revert "build, doc: move to redesign"

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close-stalled.yml

meta: bump actions/stale from 10.3.0 to 11.0.0

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codeql.yml

meta: bump github/codeql-action/analyze from 4.38.0 to 4.38.2

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comment-labeled.yml

tools: align Bash snippets in GHA with lint-sh conventions

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commit-lint.yml

tools: pass author to commit message validator

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commit-queue.yml

tools: grant CI workflows Actions read permission

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contributor-guidance.yml

tools: apply feedback to and simplify contributor guidance workflow

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coverage-linux-without-intl.yml

build: support Python 3.15

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coverage-linux.yml

build: support Python 3.15

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coverage-windows.yml

build: fail Windows CI on missing GYP sources

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create-release-proposal.yml

doc: document the alpha release process

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daily-wpt-fyi.yml

tools: restore Python 3.14 for daily WPT

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daily.yml

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doc.yml

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find-inactive-collaborators.yml

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find-inactive-tsc.yml

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label-flaky-test-issue.yml

tools: align Bash snippets in GHA with lint-sh conventions

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label-pr.yml

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license-builder.yml

meta: bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1

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lint-release-proposal.yml

doc: document the alpha release process

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linters.yml

tools: limit checkout for lint-addon-docs

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major-release.yml

doc: document the alpha release process

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nix-changes-comment.yml

tools: add workflow to compare Nix changes

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nix-changes.yml

tools: add read-only access in nix-changes.yml

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notify-on-push.yml

tools: correct Slack action version comments

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notify-on-review-wanted.yml

tools: correct Slack action version comments

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post-release.yml

meta: pass release version to release worker

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remark-lint-problem-matcher.json

build: annotate markdown lint failures in pull requests

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scorecard.yml

meta: bump github/codeql-action/upload-sarif from 4.38.0 to 4.38.2

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stale.yml

meta: bump actions/stale from 10.3.0 to 11.0.0

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stress-test.yml

build: support Python 3.15

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test-internet.yml

build: support Python 3.15

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test-linux-perfetto.yml

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test-linux-quic.yml

build: run QUIC CI for V8 changes

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test-linux.yml

build: support Python 3.15

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test-macos.yml

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test-shared.yml

build: require OpenSSL 3 or later

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timezone-update.yml

tools: avoid workflow shell interpolation

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tools.yml

tools: skip dependency update if PR has non-bot commits

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update-openssl.yml

build,deps,tools: prepare to update to OpenSSL 4.1

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update-v8.yml

meta: bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1

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update-wpt.yml

meta: bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1

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