docs(release): close preview publish notes

Author: iexitdev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 - remove deprecated row-by-row native QA matrix tooling from the active release process
 - add a concise H6 RC readiness packet that keeps stable-release approval separate from Developer Preview
 - keep Developer Preview verification focused on smoke-test notes and release-gate output
-- document that the current source is prepared for `7.0.0-next.1` while the latest published Developer Preview is still `7.0.0-next.0`
+- publish `7.0.0-next.1` under the `next` dist-tag and record npm evidence
 - require the full H6 owner decision set for release-candidate approval
 - guard the required CKV2 command surface and Developer Preview publish manifest in tests
 - guard the release-gate-required package scripts and GitHub issue-template

docs/internal/completion-audit.md

@@ -137,16 +137,22 @@ Latest Developer Preview publish verification on May 11, 2026:
   `complete`
 - `docs/release/evidence/npm-publish-evidence.json` now records
   `7.0.0-next.1` as complete
+- fresh consumer install smoke passed from `/private/tmp/chartkit-consumer-smoke`
+  after installing `react-native-chart-kit@next` and `@chart-kit/react-native@next`
+  with their React Native peers; the smoke resolved the legacy compatibility
+  package, modern package, `pro-preview` subpath, core package, and SVG renderer
+  package at `7.0.0-next.1`
 
 Latest current-HEAD verification on May 11, 2026:
 
 - `npm run lint` passed, including `filesize:check` for 341 source files
 - `npm run test` passed: typecheck, 76 unit test files, 425 unit tests, and
   compatibility tests
 - `npm run docs:build` passed
-- `npm run release:preview:gate` passed before the publish evidence update with
-  the expected unpublished-source warning
-- `npm run release:gate:report` reports only the H6 owner-approval blocker
+- `npm run release:preview:gate` passed after the publish evidence update with
+  `pass=120 warn=0 block=0 fail=0`
+- `npm run release:gate:report` reports only the H6 owner-approval blocker with
+  `pass=120 warn=0 block=1 fail=0`
 
 Latest release-process simplification verification on May 11, 2026:
 

docs/release/known-issues.md

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Impact: native release-build workflow evidence is no longer the blocker, but pro
 
 ## Developer Preview Package Publish
 
-Developer Preview package publishing is complete for `7.0.0-next.0`. `react-native-chart-kit@next`, `@chart-kit/core@next`, `@chart-kit/svg-renderer@next`, and `@chart-kit/react-native@next` resolve to `7.0.0-next.0`; `@chart-kit/pro` and `@chart-kit/skia-renderer` remain unpublished as intended. The successful publish workflow run is [25441203278](https://github.com/indiespirit/react-native-chart-kit/actions/runs/25441203278), and the GitHub prerelease is [v7.0.0-next.0](https://github.com/indiespirit/react-native-chart-kit/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.0).
+Developer Preview package publishing is complete for `7.0.0-next.1`. `react-native-chart-kit@next`, `@chart-kit/core@next`, `@chart-kit/svg-renderer@next`, and `@chart-kit/react-native@next` resolve to `7.0.0-next.1`; `@chart-kit/pro` and `@chart-kit/skia-renderer` remain unpublished as intended. The successful publish workflow run is [25646404896](https://github.com/indiespirit/react-native-chart-kit/actions/runs/25646404896), and the GitHub prerelease is [v7.0.0-next.1](https://github.com/indiespirit/react-native-chart-kit/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.1).
 
-`react-native-chart-kit@latest` remains `6.12.2`, so existing users are not moved to v2 unless they install with `next`. npm currently keeps `latest=7.0.0-next.0` on the new scoped packages because they have no stable versions yet and npm rejected removing that tag. The publish-state checker allows this only for packages with no stable version and still fails if an existing stable package has `latest` moved to a prerelease.
+`react-native-chart-kit@latest` remains `6.12.2`, so existing users are not moved to v2 unless they install with `next`. npm currently keeps `latest=7.0.0-next.0` on the new scoped packages while `next=7.0.0-next.1`, because those packages do not have stable releases yet. The publish-state checker allows preview `latest` behavior only for packages with no stable version and still fails if an existing stable package has `latest` moved to a prerelease.
 
 Impact: existing `react-native-chart-kit` users are protected. New adopters using `@chart-kit/react-native` should treat the scoped namespace as Developer Preview until a stable scoped release exists.