chore(main): release 0.2.0

[Elidebot (elidebot)]

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0.2.0 (2026-06-25)

Features

• benchmarks: e2e Elide-vs-baseline build benchmarks (CodSpeed) (#23) (87401ee)
• kotlin-builder: rewrite builtin-plugin -Xplugin to --plugins (with warning) (#22) (795195e)
• kotlin: Karbine ABI compile-avoidance (opt-in) — issue #11 (#21) (aa84819)
• MODULE.bazel + bazel_dep set (f1ac874)
• rbe: BuildBuddy remote execution + e2e RBE test (#31) (b6c9c07)
• release: automated release flow — BCR + SLSA L2 + Sigstore + SBOM (#32) (ed992ce)
• rules: elide_java_library + elide_java_binary (a14ab0e)
• rules: elide_java_test + elide_kotlin_test (aaeb5ae)
• rules: elide_kotlin_library + elide_kotlin_binary (413cc62)
• rules: elide_native_image (d7cc897)
• rules: ElideInfo + common helpers (e1c5d99)
• rules: persistent worker support (36e07e9)
• toolchain: module_extension with install tag_class (960554c)
• toolchain: per-platform download + hub repo rules (b9b6161)
• toolchain: toolchain_type + ElideToolchainInfo (9e96233)

Bug Fixes

• caching and hermetic builds (b676f86)
• caching and stable outputs (801cc9e)
• ci: bump codeql-action to v4.36.0 (language=actions support) (465eef3)
• ci: gate codeql on public visibility (Code Security required) (8fae838)
• ci: grant codeql actions:read for language=actions (3334974)
• ci: require Bazel 8+ and restore docs build after dep bumps (c633cd7)
• ci: unblock main pipeline (4d1d01a)
• comprehensive audit follow-ups (891e244)
• drop native image stripping on mac (a9af37b)
• end-to-end integration + benchmarks + windows launcher (21b5b2f)
• java home for native image targets (a2d3ad0)
• java home for native image targets (e586e70)
• kotlin: mirror rules_kotlin 2.4.0 toolchain fields (e144fa5)
• native image compilation (3ac021b)
• native image compilation (bd81fbd)
• native image stripping on mac (b2274b5)
• pin elide distribution (cd5c41e)
• pin elide to latest (afc5349)
• release: authenticate release-please with a PAT to open the release PR (#33) (0972f13)
• release: support immutable releases (draft->publish) + fix BCR source fetch (#40) (63325e9)
• upgrade bazel and benchmarks (512faf2)

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the project changelog as part of the 0.2.0 release process by adding Release Please–generated release notes to CHANGELOG.md.

Changes:

• Add a new 0.2.0 release-notes section (Features + Bug Fixes) at the top of the changelog.
• Include links to issues/commits associated with the 0.2.0 release.

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Merging this PR will not alter performance

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For the most accurate results, we recommend using CodSpeed Macro Runners: bare-metal machines fine-tuned for performance measurement consistency.

✅ 9 untouched benchmarks

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