diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
index 142af5f..95695e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 name: CI - Docs build check
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - gh-pages
-  push:
+  push: 
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+      - release-candidate
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
+  MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml 
+  MKDOCS_OFFLINE: false
+  CSPELL_CONFIG: tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml
+  CSPELL_TARGETS: docs/**/*.md README.md
+
 jobs:
   build-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -27,9 +34,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           npx --yes cspell \
-            --config tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml \
-            "docs/**/*.md" \
-            README.md
+            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG} \
+            ${CSPELL_TARGETS}
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: |
@@ -37,8 +43,15 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
 
       - name: MkDocs build (strict default)
+
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          # Default not strict on if unset
-          export MKDOCS_STRICT="${MKDOCS_STRICT:-true}"
-          tools/build.sh --config mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
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+          echo "Strict is set to ${MKDOCS_STRICT}"
+          FLAGS=()
+
+          if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
+            FLAGS+=(--strict)
+          fi
+          MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}}/dist"
+           
+          mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-rc-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-rc-pages.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e749605..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-rc-pages.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy RC preview to GitHub Pages
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags: ["v*"]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  deploy-rc-pages:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Guard - only run for RC tags; deploy only on GitHub
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-}"
-          CI_PROVIDER="${CI_PROVIDER:-github}"
-          ENABLE_DEPLOY="${ENABLE_DEPLOY:-false}"
-
-          if [[ -z "$TAG" ]] || [[ "$TAG" != v* ]] || [[ "$TAG" != *"-rc"* ]]; then
-            echo "Not an RC tag ($TAG); skipping."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          if [[ "${ENABLE_DEPLOY}" != "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Skipping deploy: ENABLE_DEPLOY=${ENABLE_DEPLOY}"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          if [[ "${ACT:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Skipping deploy: act"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          if [[ "${CI_PROVIDER}" != "github" ]]; then
-            echo "Skipping deploy: CI_PROVIDER=${CI_PROVIDER}"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-      - name: Checkout (tag)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Build site (strict default)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          export MKDOCS_STRICT="${MKDOCS_STRICT:-true}"
-          export TMPDIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-$TMPDIR}"
-          export OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-${TMPDIR}/dist/}"
-          tools/build.sh --config mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
-
-      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          git fetch origin gh-pages:gh-pages || true
-          if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/gh-pages; then
-            git switch gh-pages
-          else
-            git switch --orphan gh-pages
-            rm -rf ./*
-            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-            git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-            git commit --allow-empty -m "Initialize gh-pages"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Publish RC preview under /rc/<tag>/
-        run: |
-          export MKDOCS_STRICT="${MKDOCS_STRICT:-true}"
-          export TMPDIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-$TMPDIR}"
-          export OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-${TMPDIR}/dist/}"
-
-          set -euo pipefail
-          REF="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
-          mkdir -p "rc/${REF}"
-          rm -rf "rc/${REF:?}/"* || true
-          cp -a "$OUTPUT_DIR" "rc/${REF}/"
-
-          mkdir -p rc
-          if [ ! -f rc/index.html ]; then
-            cat > rc/index.html << 'EOF'
-          <!doctype html><meta charset="utf-8"><title>RC Previews</title>
-          <h1>Release Candidate Preview</h1>
-          <p><a href="rc/${REF:?}/">${REF:?}</p>
-          EOF
-          fi
-
-          git add -A
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git commit -m "Deploy RC preview ${REF}" || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin gh-pages
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c3d8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "rc*"
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+env:
+  MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout (tag)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs (normal + offline, strict gate)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          FLAGS=()
+          if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
+            FLAGS+=(--strict)
+          fi
+
+          OUT_BASE="${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out"
+          SITE="${OUT_BASE}/site"
+          SITE_OFFLINE="${OUT_BASE}/site_offline"
+
+          rm -rf "${OUT_BASE}"
+          mkdir -p "${SITE}" "${SITE_OFFLINE}"
+
+          mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${SITE}"
+          OFFLINE=true mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${SITE_OFFLINE}"
+
+      - name: Zip offline site
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cd "${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out"
+          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" site_offline
+
+      - name: Publish prerelease
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          prerelease: true
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            Release candidate preview (if deployed): /rc/
+          files: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
+      - name: Publish release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          files: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
+      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: gh-pages
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Deploy release to gh-pages root
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf ./*
+          cp -a ${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out/site/. .
+          git add -A
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -m "Deploy release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin gh-pages
+
+      - name: Deploy RC preview to /rc/
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf rc
+          mkdir -p rc
+          cp -a ${RUNNER_TEMP}/mkdocs_out/site/. rc/
+          printf '{"tag":"%s"}\n' "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" > rc/rc.json
+
+          git add -A
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -m "Deploy RC preview ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin gh-pages
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diff --git a/metadata.yml b/metadata.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index efa2263..0000000
--- a/metadata.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
- title: Chicago Metropolitan Baseball Association
- subtitle: Constitution and By-Laws
- date: 2024-06-06
----
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diff --git a/mkdocs/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
index b67e623..7320cf8 100644
--- a/mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ plugins:
   - enumerate-headings:
       toc_depth: 2
       exclude:
-        - index.md
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+        - index.md
+
+validation:
+  links:
+    anchors: warn #this defaults to info, but it will cause broken links in anchor headers
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diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index b6b7917..6cf32f8 100755
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ STRICT_FLAG=""
 if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
   STRICT_FLAG="--strict"
 fi
-
+echo "MKDOCS_STRICT: $MKDOCS_STRICT, STRICT_FLAG: $STRICT_FLAG"
 mkdocs build ${STRICT_FLAG} -f $MKDOCS_CONFIG -d $OUTPUT_DIR
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