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Improve Copilot release note review guidance - #8733

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Teach Copilot reviews to validate the placement and content of existing release-note entries, rather than treating any update to docs/ReleaseNotes.md as sufficient.

This should catch entries for ordinary fixes that are incorrectly placed under the preview-only release section.

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Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot-Session: 0436b42d-332e-402c-a63f-61fa88764a4e
Copilot AI balanced review requested due to automatic review settings August 4, 2026 16:31

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🟡 Not ready to approve

Conflicting and overly broad guidance can still allow incorrectly placed release notes.

Once you've addressed the issues Copilot identified, you can request another Copilot review.

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Pull request overview

Improves Copilot guidance for validating release-note placement and content.

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  • Adds rules for upcoming, preview-only, and named releases.
  • Requires review of existing release-note entries.
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File Description
.github/copilot-instructions.md Expands release-note review guidance.
Review details
  • Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
  • Comments generated: 2
  • Review effort level: Balanced

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Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot-Session: 0436b42d-332e-402c-a63f-61fa88764a4e
Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings August 4, 2026 16:42
Copilot AI previously approved these changes Aug 4, 2026

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🟢 Ready to approve

The guidance matches the repository’s release-note policy and section structure.

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  • Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
  • Comments generated: 0 new
  • Review effort level: Balanced

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Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot-Session: d244eaf3-0fbb-4ec5-b48a-96464bf7efd4
Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings August 4, 2026 16:59
Copilot AI dismissed their stale review, a newer Copilot review was requested August 4, 2026 17:01

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🟢 Ready to approve

The guidance aligns with the repository’s release-note policy and current document structure.

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Review details
  • Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
  • Comments generated: 0 new
  • Review effort level: Balanced

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