From: Nathan Bossart <nathan@postgresql.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:23:23 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Add reminder to create .abi-compliance-history.
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Add reminder to create .abi-compliance-history.

This commit adds a note to RELEASE_CHANGES to remind us to create
an .abi-compliance-history file for new major versions.

Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Reviewed-by: David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/aPJ03E2itovDBcKX%40nathan
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diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index c0d75c213be..a7c20855d54 100644
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ in both master and the branch.
 * Ports
 	o update ports list in doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
 
+* Create .abi-compliance-history file with initial entry shortly before the .0
+  stamp.  The easiest way to do this is to copy it from the previous
+  REL_*_STABLE branch, remove all entries, and follow the instructions in the
+  file to add the initial reference point for the major version.
+
 
 Pre-Beta Tasks
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