From ac724c722124a3f84c3320ff8cee602cef5a2e6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Martin <nodeselector@github.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:42:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Releasing: simplify failed publish recovery

---
 RELEASING.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 52ee89d..d60b9da 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ script/release patch --rc
 The first candidate is `vX.Y.Z-rc.1`; repeating the same bump increments
 `rc.N`. Run the bump without `--rc` to publish the stable `vX.Y.Z`.
 
-A pushed release tag is immutable. If publishing fails, fix the publisher and
-run the release script again for the next RC; do not move or reuse the failed tag.
+Release tags are immutable. If publishing fails, fix the publisher and run
+the release script again for the next RC.
 
 Use `patch` for compatible fixes, `minor` for compatible additions, and `major`
 for breaking changes.