From cfc0d9b68fefdd6647ea591f2b5d9172700f760a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Miller <jmiller-moko@noreply.git.mokoconsulting.tech>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 18:45:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: stable release = major version bump (XX+1.00.00)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml | 20 +++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index ae09e5a4..3e23e8aa 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "Version: $VERSION (patch — platform version + badges only)"
           fi
 
-      # -- STEP 1b: Bump minor version (stable = minor bump, reset patch) ------
-      - name: "Step 1b: Bump minor version for stable release"
+      # -- STEP 1b: Bump major version (stable = major bump, reset minor+patch) -
+      - name: "Step 1b: Bump major version for stable release"
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         id: bump
         run: |
@@ -126,19 +126,14 @@ jobs:
           [ -z "$CURRENT" ] && { echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; exit 0; }
 
           MAJOR=$((10#$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f1)))
-          MINOR=$((10#$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f2)))
 
-          # Minor bump, reset patch. Rollover if minor > 99
-          MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
-          if [ $MINOR -gt 99 ]; then
-            MINOR=0
-            MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
-          fi
+          # Major bump, reset minor and patch
+          MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
 
-          VERSION=$(printf "%02d.%02d.00" $MAJOR $MINOR)
+          VERSION=$(printf "%02d.00.00" $MAJOR)
           TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 
-          echo "Stable bump: ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (minor)"
+          echo "Stable bump: ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (major)"
 
           # Update README.md
           sed -i "s/VERSION:[[:space:]]*${CURRENT}/VERSION: ${VERSION}/" README.md
@@ -157,14 +152,13 @@ jobs:
           git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
           git add -A
           git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): bump ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (stable) [skip ci]"
+            git commit -m "chore(version): bump ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (major) [skip ci]"
             git push origin HEAD:main 2>&1
           }
 
           # Override version output for rest of pipeline
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "major=$(printf "%02d" $MAJOR)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "minor=$(printf "%02d.%02d" $MAJOR $MINOR)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Check if already released
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'