require changelog.md to be in release form

when making a release

Author: rolandwalker

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -8,8 +8,19 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+    - name: Require release changelog form
+      run: |
+        if grep -q TBD changelog.md; then false; fi
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [docs]
 
     strategy:
       matrix:

changelog.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Internal
 * Add mypy to Pull Request template.
 * Enable flake8-bugbear lint rules.
 * Fix flaky editor-command tests in CI.
+* Require release format of `changelog.md` when making a release.
 
 
 1.40.0 (2025/10/14)