chore(main): release 1.26.0

.github/release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.25.0"
+  ".": "1.26.0"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.26.0](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/bolt/compare/v1.25.0...v1.26.0) (2026-11-01)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **rules:** `table`, `hoist`, `ring`, `unit`, `scan` and `unsafe` are removed; a bolt.bend that still sets one gets a `setting` finding (C011). `strings`, `chars` and `foreign` are no longer errors by default, `strict`, `fuel`, `index`, `rewalk` and `foreign` are off unless `pedantic` (or the rule) is set, and `coverage` and `closed` are off unless set by name: a project that relied on them must add `def coverage()` / `def closed()`.
+
+### Features
+
+* **rules:** regroup, demote and retire rules after the audit ([#267](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/bolt/issues/267)) ([ca72d74](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/bolt/commit/ca72d74cc8c6e06234d839eacf6e4de4503a265c))
+
 ## [1.25.0](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/bolt/compare/v1.24.0...v1.25.0) (2026-11-01)
 
 

README.md

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The VS Code extension, from the same checkout:
 
 ```
 cd editors/vscode && npm install && npx --yes @vscode/vsce package
-code --install-extension bolt-1.25.0.vsix   # x-release-please-version or: Extensions > ... > Install from VSIX
+code --install-extension bolt-1.26.0.vsix   # x-release-please-version or: Extensions > ... > Install from VSIX
 ```
 
 Over Remote-SSH, install it from the remote window, so it lands on the

editors/vscode/README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ README's Install). Then install the extension from a VSIX:
 
 ```
 cd editors/vscode && npm install && npx --yes @vscode/vsce package
-code --install-extension bolt-1.25.0.vsix       # x-release-please-version or: Extensions > ... > Install from VSIX
+code --install-extension bolt-1.26.0.vsix       # x-release-please-version or: Extensions > ... > Install from VSIX
 ```
 
 Over Remote-SSH, install the VSIX from the remote window, so it lands on the

editors/vscode/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "bolt",
   "displayName": "Bend",
   "description": "Bend 2: highlighting, diagnostics, hover, definition, completion, references, rename, semantic tokens and lint through bolt",
-  "version": "1.25.0",
+  "version": "1.26.0",
   "publisher": "ngngardner",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",

flake.nix

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           boltPkg = ez.mkPackage {
             inherit bend;
             src = self;
-            version = "1.25.0"; # x-release-please-version
+            version = "1.26.0"; # x-release-please-version
             # the runtime's options go between +RTS and -RTS (bend 2.0.38)
             wrapFlags = [ "+RTS" "--gpu" "off" "-RTS" ];
             meta = {

src/version.bend

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ import Base
 
 # the release number
 def text() -> String:
-  "1.25.0" # x-release-please-version
+  "1.26.0" # x-release-please-version