contains changes that require major version bump

issue, pull request, or discussion already exists

discussion required before implementation

missing documentation or needs existing documentation update

code improvements required before being merged

user accounts

containerization

database

dependency updates

project release

testing

needs clarification or more information from author

blocked by other work tracked in different issue

bug report cannot be reproduced

fixed, but not released

extra attention is needed

changes that won't be implemented

no action to be taken or missing information

merged, but not released

needs further assessment

merged and prereleased

merged and released

superseded by different issue, pull request, or discussion

bug confirmed

work in progress

bug reports

changes to the build system or external dependencies

housekeeping / changes that don't impact external users

ci/cd configuration

documentation improvements