updated readme

.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: CI - Docs build check
 
 on:
   push: 
+    tags:
+      - "draft*"
+      - "rc*"
+      - "v*"
     branches:
       - main
       - draft

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
+name: Build & publish
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
           OUT_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP}/pandoc"
           OUT_FILE="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}.docx"
+          PLAYING_RULES_OUT_FILE="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}-playing-rules.docx"
           echo "SHORT_SHA=`echo ${SHORT_SHA}`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
           mkdir -p "${OUT_DIR}"
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ jobs:
           
           echo "Pandoc output written to ${OUT_DIR}/${OUT_FILE}"
 
+          echo "Generating ${PLAYING_RULES_OUT_FILE}"
+
+          pandoc \
+            docs/03-playing-rules.md \
+            --shift-heading-level-by=-1 \
+            --number-sections \
+            -o "${OUT_DIR}/${PLAYING_RULES_OUT_FILE}"
+
+          echo "Pandoc output written to ${OUT_DIR}/${PLAYING_RULES_OUT_FILE}"
+
       - name: Zip offline site
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -140,6 +151,7 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
             ${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}.docx
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}-playing-rules.docx
 
       - name: Publish release
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
@@ -150,6 +162,8 @@ jobs:
           body_path: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-notes.md
           files: |
             ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}.docx
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}-playing-rules.docx
 
       - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ MkDocs serves the site locally and watches the Markdown files under `docs/` for
 - Use the local preview server when editing headings, internal links, or cross-references.
 - Update `tools/spellcheck/baseball-words.txt` when league-specific terminology is flagged by CSpell.
 
+## Amendment Flow
+
+Amendments move through three review stages before publication:
+
+1. Draft amendments are prepared on the `draft` branch. Use this branch for active editing, internal review, and early validation.
+2. Drafts may be prereleased for review by pushing a `draft*` tag. The draft prerelease provides a reviewable GitHub release and deploys the draft preview site at `/draft/`.
+3. When the draft is ready for formal consideration, merge it into `release-candidate` with a merge commit. The merge commit preserves the point at which the draft moved into release-candidate review.
+4. Release candidates may be prereleased for review by pushing an `rc*` tag. The release-candidate prerelease provides the version to be voted on and deploys the release-candidate preview site at `/rc/`.
+5. After the amendment is voted on and approved according to the required CMBA process, merge the release candidate into `main`.
+6. Publish the approved amendment from `main` by pushing a `v*` tag and creating the final GitHub release.
+
+The final GitHub release is the published record for an approved amendment. It should include:
+
+- an offline HTML version of the documents
+- a `.docx` version of the combined bylaws, policy, and playing rules
+- a `.docx` version of the playing rules only
+
 ## Publishing
 
 Publishing is driven by GitHub Actions.
@@ -67,7 +84,7 @@ It builds both the normal site and an offline site package, then publishes based
 
 - `draft*`: creates a GitHub prerelease, attaches the offline zip and generated `.docx`, and deploys the preview site to the `gh-pages` branch under `/draft/`
 - `rc*`: creates a GitHub prerelease, attaches the offline zip and generated `.docx`, and deploys the preview site to the `gh-pages` branch under `/rc/`
-- `v*`: creates a GitHub release, attaches the offline zip, and deploys the release site to the root of the `gh-pages` branch
+- `v*`: creates a GitHub release, attaches the release artifacts, and deploys the release site to the root of the `gh-pages` branch
 
 The GitHub release description is generated from `docs/summary-of-changes.md`. Draft and release-candidate prereleases prepend a short prerelease note before that summary.
 

docs/index.md

@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ The Chicago Metropolitan Baseball Association exists to provide strong amateur b
 
 ## Additional Resources
 
-- [Summary of High Level Changes for 2026](summary-of-changes.md)
+- [Summary of Changes](summary-of-changes.md)