Fix stage-defined checks by renaming __default stage to deploy in release pipeline#648
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[WIP] Update stage-defined checks for named stages in pipeline
Fix stage-defined checks by renaming Mar 5, 2026
__default stage to deploy in release pipeline
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Pull request overview
Renames the release pipeline stage from the special __default name to a named stage to enable Azure Pipelines stage-defined checks (approvals, environment checks).
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- Renamed the stage from
__defaulttodeployin the release pipeline YAML.
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Stage-defined checks (approval gates, environment checks) are only supported on named stages in Azure Pipelines. The release pipeline was using the special
__defaultstage name, making stage-level checks unavailable.Change
pipelines/azure-pipelines.release.yml: Renamed stage from__defaulttodeploy🔒 GitHub Advanced Security automatically protects Copilot coding agent pull requests. You can protect all pull requests by enabling Advanced Security for your repositories. Learn more about Advanced Security.
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