# Branching and Release Management Guide

## Overview

This guide outlines the naming conventions, branching strategy, and merging process for our Git repository.

## Branch Naming Conventions

### Feature Branches

- **Naming Convention**: `feature/<name>`
  - Example: `feature/add_build_stage`, `bugfix/pages_duplication`

## ....

## Branching Strategy

### Creating Branches

1. **From Main Branch**: Create a feature branch from `main`

### Merging Process

#### Merging to main

1. **Initial Merge**: Once the feature is ready, merge the feature branch into main.
2. **Verification**: Ensure the functionality is verified in DEV.

## Refer to the branching guide in Confluence for more info on this 

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This guide ensures that all team members follow the best practices for branch management and releases.