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Enable releases immutability in the repository or org

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Description

Recently I learned that GitHub now supports release immutability:

https://github.blog/changelog/2025-10-28-immutable-releases-are-now-generally-available

I think we should enable this for pytest, or even perhaps organization wide.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the linked GitHub changelog first, then inspect the repository and organization release settings to determine whether immutability can be enabled at either scope. Clarify whether the goal is pytest-only or organization-wide; done means the agreed setting is enabled and verified for future releases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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