docs: update CHANGELOG.md for v0.6.2 release and add Discord notification setup

Author: Beowolve

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -236,3 +236,48 @@ jobs:
             release-assets/base/*.sha256
             release-assets/jpackage/*.zip
             release-assets/jpackage/*.sha256
+
+      - name: Notify Discord about release notes
+        if: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK != '' }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK }}
+        run: |
+          release_url="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          notes="$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)"
+
+          if [ -z "${notes}" ]; then
+            notes="No release notes were generated for this release."
+          fi
+
+          max_length=3800
+          if [ ${#notes} -gt ${max_length} ]; then
+            notes="${notes:0:${max_length}}\n\n[... truncated, read full notes in GitHub release.]"
+          fi
+
+          payload="$(jq -n \
+            --arg username "SnapFX Releases" \
+            --arg title "SnapFX ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
+            --arg url "${release_url}" \
+            --arg description "${notes}" \
+            '{
+              username: $username,
+              embeds: [
+                {
+                  title: $title,
+                  url: $url,
+                  description: $description,
+                  color: 3447003
+                }
+              ]
+            }')"
+
+          curl --fail-with-body \
+            --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            --request POST \
+            --data "${payload}" \
+            "${DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK}"
+
+      - name: Warn if Discord webhook is missing
+        if: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK == '' }}
+        run: echo "::warning::DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK is not configured. Skipping Discord release notification."

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Changelog categories for `Unreleased` and new release sections (in order, includ
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v0.6.2 - 2026-03-02
+
 ### Fixes
 - ✅ Fixed empty-main-layout D&D re-docking: when the main layout has no root (all nodes floating), center-drop over the empty layout now resolves as a valid dock target and re-attaches the dragged node to the main layout.
 
@@ -39,16 +41,18 @@ Changelog categories for `Unreleased` and new release sections (in order, includ
 - ✅ Extended `DockShortcutControllerTest` with coverage for tab-relative selection behavior and active dock-node resolution from tab mapping and fallback root.
 
 ### Documentation
-- ✅ Redundant documentation link to snapfx.org in README.md removed.
+- ✅ Redundant documentation link to snapfx.org in README.md removed, Badges added/updated.
 - ✅ Added a Maven Central publishing section to [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md) with required secrets, local validation commands, release URL override options, and stable-tag publish checklist items.
 - ✅ Added release-checksum documentation to [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md), including generated file locations and local verification commands.
-- ✅ Added a release-notes quick-start template (Windows/macOS/Linux startup commands) to [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md) for REL-008 readiness completeness.
-- ✅ Updated release-readiness status docs ([STATUS.md](STATUS.md), [DONE.md](DONE.md), [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md), and `release_todo_temp.md`) to mark `0.8.x` Maven Central readiness as complete and shift focus to `0.9.x` rehearsal/freeze.
+- ✅ Added a release-notes quick-start template (Windows/macOS/Linux startup commands) to [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md)
+- ✅ Updated release-readiness status docs ([STATUS.md](STATUS.md), [DONE.md](DONE.md), [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)
+- ✅ Documented optional `DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK` setup in [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md) for release-note Discord notifications.
 
 ### Build and Tooling
 - ✅ Added Sonatype Central publish repository wiring for `snapfx-core` with environment/property-based credential support (`MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME` / `MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD`) and signing-secret preflight checks for remote publish tasks.
 - ✅ Extended the release workflow with a stable-tag `publish-maven-central` job that is policy-gated to versions `>= v1.0.0`, and gated final GitHub release publishing on successful/explicitly skipped Central publish execution.
 - ✅ Added release-asset SHA256 generation in the release workflow and publish of matching `*.sha256` files for base and jpackage artifacts.
+- ✅ Added Discord release-note notifications to the tag-based release workflow, posting generated `git-cliff` notes to an optional `DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK` repository secret.
 
 ## v0.6.1 - 2026-02-28
 

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Beowolve/SnapFX)
 ![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/Java-21+-blue)
 ![JavaFX](https://img.shields.io/badge/JavaFX-21+-orange)
+![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/1472352970426290383)
 
 ![MainDemo App Screenshot](docs/images/main-demo.png)
 *MainDemo application showing docking and tabbing.*
@@ -218,8 +219,7 @@ Just unzip the archive and run it.
 
 * For contribution workflow, branch strategy, commit/PR expectations, and quality gates, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 * For maintainer release/versioning/tag flow, see [RELEASING.md](RELEASING.md).
-* Contact me via Discord if you have questions or suggestions. (Discord invite: https://discord.gg/WwDGWkVsnB)
-
+* Contact me via [Discord](https://discord.gg/WwDGWkVsnB) if you have questions or suggestions.
 
 ## License
 

RELEASING.md

@@ -67,12 +67,16 @@ Optional push using helper:
   - `build-release-assets` (Linux): `clean test`, `:snapfx-core:jar`, `:snapfx-demo:distZip`, `:snapfx-demo:distTar`
   - `build-demo-jpackage` (matrix: Windows/macOS/Linux): `:snapfx-demo:jpackageImage` + `:snapfx-demo:packageJPackageImageZip`
   - `publish-maven-central` (Linux, stable tags `>= v1.0.0`): publishes `:snapfx-core` to Sonatype Central via the OSSRH staging API compatibility endpoint
-  - `publish-release` (Linux): collects all artifacts, generates SHA256 checksums (`*.sha256`), generates notes with `git-cliff`, and publishes one GitHub Release
+  - `publish-release` (Linux): collects all artifacts, generates SHA256 checksums (`*.sha256`), generates notes with `git-cliff`, publishes one GitHub Release, and posts the release notes to Discord when `DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK` is configured
 - Demo `jpackage` assets are published with OS-specific names:
   - `snapfx-demo-jpackage-image-windows-<tag>.zip`
   - `snapfx-demo-jpackage-image-macos-<tag>.zip`
   - `snapfx-demo-jpackage-image-linux-<tag>.zip`
 
+### Optional GitHub Secret (Discord Notification)
+
+- `DISCORD_RELEASE_WEBHOOK` (Discord webhook URL for release-note notifications after GitHub Release publish)
+
 ## Maven Central Publishing (`snapfx-core`)
 
 `snapfx-core` is published from the release workflow on stable tags `>= v1.0.0` (for example `v1.0.0`, not `v0.9.5` and not `v1.0.0-rc.1`).