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 ## Workflow
 
-Do not commit directly to `master`. All feature work goes on a `feature/<name>` branch and all bug fixes go on a `fix/<name>` branch, merged back via PR.
+Do not commit directly to `master` or `develop`. All feature work goes on a `feature/<name>` branch and all bug fixes go on a `fix/<name>` branch, cut from `develop` and merged back into `develop` via PR. `develop` is periodically merged into `master` with its commits squashed into a single release commit — `master` should only ever contain release commits.
 
 ## Build