chore(release): cut stable v0.5.2

Promote the current stable line to 0.5.2 across workspace crates, npm packages, and scaffold templates so publish artifacts match the latest hardening changes. Document the release in the changelog and README roadmap, including the new pre-publish Node ESM consumer smoke guardrail.

Made-with: Cursor

Author: devallibus

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.5.2] - 2026-03-01
+
+### Added
+- Reusable Node ESM consumer smoke script (`scripts/smoke-webtau-esm-consumer.mjs`) to validate `webtau` importability from packed tarballs in clean environments.
+- Package-level smoke hook in `webtau`: `npm run smoke:esm-consumer`.
+
+### Changed
+- CI `publish-preflight` and tag-time publish flow now run Node ESM consumer smoke before npm pack/publish steps.
+- Release gate docs now include explicit Node ESM consumer smoke as a release reliability requirement.
+- Workspace, crate, npm package, and template dependency versions moved to `0.5.2`.
+
 ## [0.5.1] - 2026-03-01
 
 ### Fixed

Cargo.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.77"
 license = "Apache-2.0"

README.md

@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ Manual v1 wrappers remain fully supported — you can migrate command-by-command
 
 - **`0.2.x` (historical stable line)**: docs/adoption + parity/foundation backlog delivered (`fs/dialog/event` shims and `input/audio/assets` modules). See [CHANGELOG `0.2.1`](./CHANGELOG.md#021---2026-02-26) and [roadmap issue #6](https://github.com/devallibus/gametau/issues/6).
 - **`0.4.0` (historical stable line)**: quality baseline uplift (CI lint gate + broader contract tests), battlestation scenario smoke coverage, release artifact integrity hardening, and parity tranche 1 (`core/app/path/fs`) expansion.
-- **`0.5.1` (current stable line)**: task lifecycle, Tauri adapter bootstrap, structured diagnostics, experimental Electrobun provider track, version coherence alignment across all packages, and Node ESM import compatibility fix.
+- **`0.5.2` (current stable line)**: task lifecycle, Tauri adapter bootstrap, structured diagnostics, Node ESM import compatibility fix, and pre-publish ESM consumer smoke guardrails.
 
 ## Support & Commercial Licensing
 

crates/webtau/Cargo.toml

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-webtau-macros = { path = "../webtau-macros", version = "=0.5.1" }
+webtau-macros = { path = "../webtau-macros", version = "=0.5.2" }

packages/create-gametau/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-gametau",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "description": "Scaffold a Tauri game that deploys to web + desktop",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {

packages/create-gametau/templates/base/package.json

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "webtau": "^0.5.1"
+    "webtau": "^0.5.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.0",
-    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.1",
+    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.2",
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0",
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0"
   }

packages/create-gametau/templates/base/src-tauri/commands/Cargo.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 {{PROJECT_NAME}}-core = { path = "../core" }
-webtau = "0.5.1"
+webtau = "0.5.2"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 tauri = { version = "2", features = [] }

packages/create-gametau/templates/base/src-tauri/wasm/Cargo.toml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.6"
 getrandom = { version = "0.2", features = ["js"] }
-webtau = "0.5.1"
+webtau = "0.5.2"
 {{PROJECT_NAME}}-core = { path = "../core" }
 {{PROJECT_NAME}}-commands = { path = "../commands" }
 

packages/create-gametau/templates/pixi/package.json

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "pixi.js": "^8.0.0",
-    "webtau": "^0.5.1"
+    "webtau": "^0.5.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.0",
-    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.1",
+    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.2",
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0",
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0"
   }

packages/create-gametau/templates/three/package.json

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "three": "^0.172.0",
-    "webtau": "^0.5.1"
+    "webtau": "^0.5.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/three": "^0.172.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.0",
-    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.1",
+    "webtau-vite": "^0.5.2",
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0",
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0"
   }