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Copilot AI commented Feb 14, 2026

GitHub repository rules reject tags with versions older than existing tags (e.g., pushing v0.0.1 fails when v0.0.2 exists). This manifests as "push declined due to repository rule violations" and is a common source of confusion.

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  • CONTRIBUTING.md: Added semantic versioning workflow, tag creation guidelines, and explanation of GitHub's version ordering enforcement
  • README.md: Added troubleshooting section with error diagnosis and resolution steps

Example

# Check existing tags first
git tag -l
# Output: v0.0.2

# Create next semantic version (not an older one)
git tag -a "v0.0.3" -m "Release v0.0.3"
git push origin v0.0.3  # ✓ succeeds

# This would fail:
git tag -a "v0.0.1" -m "Release v0.0.1"
git push origin v0.0.1  # ✗ push declined due to repository rule violations

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Co-authored-by: christiangda <1197820+christiangda@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix tag push error due to repository rules docs: add versioning guidelines and troubleshooting for tag push errors Feb 14, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from christiangda February 14, 2026 20:11
@christiangda christiangda marked this pull request as ready for review February 14, 2026 20:12
@christiangda christiangda merged commit e85406c into main Feb 14, 2026
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