From 8be8ff444bb10466b91cbd57ac34cba98c8fc379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: strausr <git config --global user.email>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 15:55:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] chore: remove beta prerelease configuration

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 29 -----------------------------
 .releaserc.json               |  6 +-----
 README.md                     |  2 --
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3ed9612..f479b13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -63,15 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           git checkout -B main
           git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main main
 
-      - name: Ensure master branch exists (for semantic-release validation)
-        run: |
-          # semantic-release requires at least one release branch that exists; repo uses main, we declare "master"
-          if ! git ls-remote --heads origin master 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then
-            git checkout -b master
-            git push origin master
-            git checkout main
-          fi
-
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20'
@@ -87,14 +78,6 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      - name: Add semantic-release note (dry run only)
-        if: github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true'
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          if ! git rev-parse --verify v1.0.0-beta.1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then exit 0; fi
-          git notes --ref semantic-release-v1.0.0-beta.1 add -f -m '{"channels":["beta"]}' v1.0.0-beta.1
-          echo "Added semantic-release note to v1.0.0-beta.1 (local only for dry run)."
-
       - name: Dry run mode notice
         if: github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true'
         run: |
@@ -105,18 +88,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "To perform a real release, run again and uncheck 'Dry run only'."
           echo ""
 
-      - name: Ensure v1.0.0-beta.1 exists locally (dry run only)
-        if: github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true'
-        run: |
-          if ! git rev-parse --verify "v1.0.0-beta.1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            # So semantic-release sees a "previous release" and suggests 1.0.0-beta.2 for new commits
-            PARENT=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse HEAD)
-            git tag -a "v1.0.0-beta.1" "$PARENT" -m "chore: initial beta release (dry-run placeholder)"
-            echo "Created local tag v1.0.0-beta.1 at $PARENT so semantic-release can compute next version (1.0.0-beta.2)."
-          else
-            echo "Tag v1.0.0-beta.1 already exists."
-          fi
-
       - name: Get version before semantic-release
         id: version-before
         run: |
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index f580732..9790cc1 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
   "branches": [
-    "master",
-    {
-      "name": "main",
-      "prerelease": "beta"
-    }
+    "main"
   ],
   "tagFormat": "v${version}",
   "plugins": [
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47effbd..ec8ee00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Scaffold a modern, production-ready Cloudinary application with React 19, Vite 6
   - [Sign up for free](https://cld.media/reactregister)
   - Your cloud name is in your [dashboard](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/home/dashboard)
 
-> **Beta Release** - This is a beta version. We welcome feedback and bug reports!
-
 Part of the [Cloudinary Developers](https://github.com/cloudinary-devs) organization.
 
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