# 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 Branch**: `feature/<name>`
  - Example: `feature/add_build_stage`
- **Bugfix Branch**: `bugfix/<name>`
  - Example: `bugfix/pages_duplication`
- **Hotfix Branch**: `hotfix/<name>`
  - Example: `hotfix/deployment_failure`

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## Branching Strategy

### Creating Branches

1. Create a feature branch from `main` using the appropriate naming convention.
2. Create a small and complete change. `main` must always have deployable code.
3. Create a Pull Request back to `main`.
4. Ensure all checks have passed.
5. Merge new code.
6. Ensure the functionality is verified in the dev environment.

## 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.