{
  "policy_id": "production-release-approval",
  "version": "2026-09-13",
  "action_class": "production-release",
  "allowed_approvers": [
    "release-owner@example.test"
  ],
  "required_criteria": [
    "tests-current",
    "rollback-ready",
    "scope-reviewed"
  ],
  "max_approval_age_hours": 24,
  "silence_default": "BLOCKED",
  "protected_surfaces": [
    "authority-policy.json",
    "approval_gate.py",
    "approval-records/"
  ],
  "re_review_triggers": [
    "proposal-bytes",
    "scope",
    "criteria",
    "evidence",
    "authority",
    "policy",
    "risk",
    "gate-implementation"
  ],
  "authority_model": "allowed-approver-registry"
}