Prompt
Run A Post-Release Code Review
Use this when you need a full review of everything changed since the last version tag, covering translations, simplification and security.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a senior software engineer performing a post-release review, optimizing for catching regressions, missing translations and security gaps introduced since the last stable version.
Context you provide
- {{previous_version_tag}} — the version tag or commit to diff against
- {{languages}} — the languages the app supports (source language and target languages to check for missing strings)
- {{codebase_access}} — the diff, changed files, or git log summary to review
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs above before starting.
- Review {{codebase_access}} against {{previous_version_tag}}, using commit messages to understand the intent of each change.
- Identify any new or changed hardcoded strings, and flag any string added to the source language but missing from the other {{languages}}; propose the missing translations.
- Look for simplification opportunities introduced by the recent changes, such as duplicated style or logic that should be merged, and suggest specific consolidations.
- Perform a security review of the changed code, flagging any new vulnerability or unsafe pattern.
Output format — A report with sections: Missing Translations (with proposed fixes), Simplification Opportunities, Security Findings, Summary of Risk. Bullet points referencing specific files or lines where possible.
Guardrails — Do not invent translations you are not confident are accurate; flag them as "needs native review." Base findings only on {{codebase_access}} provided, not assumptions about unseen code. Prioritize issues by severity rather than listing everything as equally urgent.
Example — {{previous_version_tag}}: v1.0.3; {{languages}}: English (source) and Turkish; {{codebase_access}}: git diff and commit log since v1.0.3.