v2.6.1

2.6.1 is a patch release focused on restoring linked discussion thread creation when
discussion_category_name is set. It fixes #764, where the draft-first publish flow
stopped carrying the discussion category through the final publish step.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: preserve discussion category on publish by @chenrui333 in #765

v2.6.0

2.6.0 is a minor release centered on previous_tag support for generate_release_notes,
which lets workflows pin GitHub's comparison base explicitly instead of relying on the default range.
It also includes the recent concurrent asset upload recovery fix, a working_directory docs sync,
a checked-bundle freshness guard for maintainers, and clearer immutable-prerelease guidance where
GitHub platform behavior imposes constraints on how prerelease asset uploads can be published.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: support previous_tag for generate_release_notes by @pocesar in #372

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: recover concurrent asset metadata 404s by @chenrui333 in #760

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify reused draft release behavior by @chenrui333 in #759
• docs: clarify working_directory input by @chenrui333 in #761
• ci: verify dist bundle freshness by @chenrui333 in #762
• fix: clarify immutable prerelease uploads by @chenrui333 in #763

v2.5.3

2.5.3 is a patch release focused on the remaining path-handling and release-selection bugs uncovered after 2.5.2.
It fixes #639, #571, #280, #614, #311, #403, and #368.
It also adds documentation clarifications for #541, #645, #542, #393, and #411,
where the current behavior is either usage-sensitive or constrained by GitHub platform limits rather than an action-side runtime bug.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: prefer token input over GITHUB_TOKEN by @chenrui333 in #751
• fix: clean up duplicate drafts after canonicalization by @chenrui333 in #753
• fix: support Windows-style file globs by @chenrui333 in #754
• fix: normalize refs-tag inputs by @chenrui333 in #755
• fix: expand tilde file paths by @chenrui333 in #756

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify token precedence by @chenrui333 in #752
• docs: clarify GitHub release limits by @chenrui333 in #758
• documentation clarifications for empty-token handling, preserve_order, and special-character asset filename behavior

Full Changelog: v2...v2.5.3

v2.5.2

2.5.2 is a patch release focused on the remaining release-creation and prerelease regressions in the 2.5.x bug-fix cycle.
It fixes #705, fixes #708, fixes #740, fixes #741, and fixes #722.
Regression testing covers the shared-tag race, prerelease event behavior, dotfile asset labels,
same-filename concurrent uploads, and blocked-tag cleanup behavior.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: canonicalize releases after concurrent create by @chenrui333 in #746
• fix: preserve prereleased events for prereleases by @chenrui333 in #748
• fix: restore dotfile asset labels by @chenrui333 in #749
• fix: handle upload already_exists races across workflows by @api2062 in #745
• fix: clean up orphan drafts when tag creation is blocked by @chenrui333 in #750

New Contributors

• @api2062 made their first contribution in #745

Full Changelog: v2...v2.5.2

v2.5.1

2.5.1 is a patch release focused on regressions introduced in 2.5.0 and on release lookup reliability.
It fixes #713, addresses #703, and fixes #724. Regression testing shows that
current master no longer reproduces the finalize-race behavior reported in #704 and #709.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: fetch correct asset URL after finalization; test; some refactoring by @pzhlkj6612 in #738
• fix: release marked as 'latest' despite make_latest: false by @Boshen in #715
• fix: use getReleaseByTag API instead of iterating all releases by @kim-em in #725

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates, including the ESM/runtime compatibility refresh in #731

New Contributors

• @autarch made their first contribution in #716
• @pzhlkj6612 made their first contribution in #738
• @Boshen made their first contribution in #715
• @kim-em made their first contribution in #725

Full Changelog: v2...v2.5.1

v2.5.0

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: mark release as draft until all artifacts are uploaded by @dumbmoron in #692

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump the npm group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #697
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 in the github-actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #689

New Contributors

• @dumbmoron made their first contribution in #692

Full Changelog: v2.4.2...v2.5.0

v2.4.2

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: Ensure generated release notes cannot be over 125000 characters by @BeryJu in #684

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates

New Contributors

• @BeryJu made their first contribution in #684

Full Changelog: v2.4.1...v2.4.2

v2.4.1

What's Changed

Other Changes 🔄

• fix(util): support brace expansion globs containing commas in parseInputFiles by @Copilot in #672
• fix: gracefully fallback to body when body_path cannot be read by @Copilot in #671

Full Changelog: v2...v2.4.1

v2.4.0

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat(action): respect working_directory for files globs by @stephenway in #667

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump the npm group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #668

Full Changelog: v2.3.4...v2.4.0

v2.3.4

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix(action): handle 422 already_exists race condition by @stephenway in #665

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.4.0 to 5.0.0 in the github-actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #656
• chore(deps): bump @types/node from 20.19.11 to 20.19.13 in the npm group by @dependabot[bot] in #655
• chore(deps): bump vite from 7.0.0 to 7.1.5 by @dependabot[bot] in #657
• chore(deps): bump the npm group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #662
• chore(deps): bump the npm group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #666

Full Changelog: v2...v2.3.4