[general-kroll-4-life]

Summary:

• Add BUILDPRERELEASESUFFIX to build metadata and append it to the reported semantic version.
• Pass prerelease metadata through native build flags, Docker build arguments and platform GoReleaser configurations.
• Centralise suffix selection in a Python script: no suffix for the live branch or stable/** branches, -rc for non-live main, -alpha for other branches and -beta for tag-triggered builds.
• Configure the live branch through the LIVE_BRANCH repository variable, defaulting to stable/v0.13, and use source branch names for PR builds.
• Apply the shared suffix to published Docker tags, including the equivalent python3.13 and python3 aliases.
• Allow Docker publication from all stable/** branches while reserving latest for the live branch and retaining existing publication rules for other refs.
• Include the prerelease suffix in build diagnostics and propagate the expected suffix to independent Docker and WSL test jobs.
• Update existing CLI, MCP and PostgreSQL version assertions and shared expected-version metadata to require the configured suffix.
• Test branch and tag selection, GitHub environment output, unsuffixed and prerelease binaries, and rejection of an unexpected suffix.
• Document the CI prerelease policy and configuration.
• Added robot test Reported Version Includes Expected Prerelease Suffix.

Description

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change to fix a bug).
• Feature (non-breaking change to add functionality).
• Breaking change.
• Other (eg: documentation change). Please explain.

Issues referenced.

Evidence

Checklist:

• A full round of testing has been completed, and there are no test failures as a result of these changes.
• The changes are covered with functional and/or integration robot testing.
• The changes work on all supported platforms.
• Unit tests pass locally, as per the developer guide.
• Robot tests pass locally, as per the developer guide.
• Linter passes locally, as per the developer guide.

Variations

Tech Debt