feat(action): add support for non-main branch releases

- Introduce an input to allow releases from non-main branches
- Update logic to conditionally permit version checks outside 'main'

action.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Commit-Autore-Mail"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  allow-non-main-release:
+    description: "Allow publishing releases from branches other than 'main'."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE: ${{ github.event.before || '' }}
         GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha || '' }}
         GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref || '' }}
+        ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE: ${{ inputs.allow-non-main-release }}
       run: |
         ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
 

scripts/detect-version-change.sh

@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ GIT_REF="${GITHUB_REF:-}"
 COMMIT_BEFORE="${GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE:-}"
 COMMIT_AFTER="${GITHUB_SHA:-}"
 VERSION_FILE="VERSION"
+ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE="${ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE:-false}"
 
 echo "🔍 Comparing commits:"
 echo "Before: $COMMIT_BEFORE"
 echo "After:  $COMMIT_AFTER"
+echo "Ref:    $GIT_REF"
+echo "Allow release from non-main branches: $ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE"
 
 # Check branch condition
-if [[ "$GIT_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-  echo "Not on 'main' branch – skipping version check."
+if [[ "$ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE" != "true" && "$GIT_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
+  echo "🚫 Not on 'main' branch and non-main releases are disabled – skipping version check."
   echo "version_changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   exit 0
 fi