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+# Prerelease-to-GA Rehearsal Record
+
+- Rehearsal date: 2026-07-03
+- Result: pass
+- GitHub Actions run URL: https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/actions/runs/28683144630
+- Source branch: pulse/v6-release
+- Source commit: 5e9a94d375674e8f29f5b781b0ed12e4099593f6
+- Version under rehearsal: 6.0.0
+- Candidate stable tag: v6.0.0
+- Promotion channel: stable
+- Promoted prerelease tag: v6.0.0-rc.7
+- Current rollback target: v5.1.35
+- Exact rollback or reinstall command: `./scripts/install.sh --version v5.1.35`
+- Prerelease soak hours at rehearsal time: 137
+- Exact GA date to publish: 2026-07-03
+- Exact v5 end-of-support date to publish: 2026-10-01
+- Dry-run artifact source: `/var/folders/vg/9hdntqw90fn2662q1nsqrmh80000gn/T/rc-to-ga-rehearsal.jablgv4n/rc-to-ga-rehearsal-summary.md`
+- Hotfix exception: false
+- Workflow operator note: Governed release rehearsal for 6.0.0 on 2026-07-03
+
+## Verification Notes
+
+1. Confirmed the rehearsal was generated from the GitHub `Release Dry Run` workflow.
+2. Confirmed the non-publish release path was exercised end to end up to, but not including, publication.
+3. Confirmed rollback target and exact rollback command are recorded explicitly for the promotion candidate.
+4. Confirmed the v5 maintenance-only policy remains the governing support contract for the GA handoff.
+5. Confirmed the linked artifact is the machine-generated `rc-to-ga-rehearsal-summary` for this run.
+
+## Follow-Up
+
+1. None.
+
+## Dry-Run Artifact
+
+```md
+# Prerelease-to-GA Rehearsal Summary
+
+- Workflow run: https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/actions/runs/28683144630
+- Branch: pulse/v6-release
+- Version: 6.0.0
+- Candidate stable tag: v6.0.0
+- Promotion channel: stable
+- Promoted prerelease tag: v6.0.0-rc.7
+- Rollback target: v5.1.35
+- Rollback command: `./scripts/install.sh --version v5.1.35`
+- Prerelease soak hours at rehearsal time: 137
+- Planned GA date: 2026-07-03
+- Planned v5 end-of-support date: 2026-10-01
+- Hotfix exception: false
+- Operator note: Governed release rehearsal for 6.0.0 on 2026-07-03
+
+## Result
+
+This run exercised the non-publish release path and validated the current promotion contract on the selected branch.
+Record this run URL in the release ticket when clearing `rc-to-ga-promotion-readiness`.
+
+## Governed Record
+
+Materialize the dated rehearsal record from this exact run with:
+`python3 scripts/release_control/record_rc_to_ga_rehearsal.py --run-id 28683144630`
+
+If you do not pass `--output`, the recorder writes to `docs/release-control/v6/internal/records/rc-to-ga-promotion-readiness-rehearsal-<record-date>.md`.
+```