chore(changelog): update changelog for v2.0.9

chore(version): bump to 2.0.9
feat(exec): add support for custom working directories
2025-07-04 09:59:55 +00:00 · 2025-07-04 11:59:47 +02:00 · 2025-07-04 11:59:47 +02:00 · 2025-07-04 09:55:20 +00:00 · 2025-07-04 11:55:11 +02:00 · 2025-07-04 11:55:11 +02:00
15 changed files with 601 additions and 113 deletions
--- a/.gitea/default_merge_message/MERGE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.gitea/default_merge_message/MERGE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+chore(pr): ${PullRequestTitle} ${PullRequestReference}
+
+${PullRequestDescription}
+
+Merged from ${HeadBranch} into ${BaseBranch}
--- a/.gitea/workflows/create-major-tag.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/create-major-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: Create Major Version Tag
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  update-major-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # nötig zum Löschen/Erstellen von Tags
+
+    steps:
+      # ▸ 1. Repository beim Release-Tag auschecken
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # alle Tags holen
+          ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      # ▸ 2. Hauptversion aus dem Release-Tag extrahieren
+      - name: Derive major version
+        id: derive
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"       # z. B. v2.3.4
+          echo "Release-Tag: $TAG"
+
+          TAG_NOPREFIX="${TAG#v}"                          # entfernt führendes v/V
+          MAJOR="${TAG_NOPREFIX%%.*}"                      # nimmt Teil vor erstem Punkt
+          MAJOR_TAG="v${MAJOR}"                            # z. B. v2
+
+          echo "Major-Tag: $MAJOR_TAG"
+          echo "major_tag=$MAJOR_TAG" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # ▸ 3. Altes Major-Tag (falls vorhanden) löschen und neu anlegen
+      - name: Re-create major tag
+        env:
+          MAJOR_TAG: ${{ steps.derive.outputs.major_tag }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          git config user.name "$CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
+          git config user.email "$CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+
+          # Bestimmten Commit des Release-Tags ermitteln
+          COMMIT_SHA="$(git rev-list -n 1 "$RELEASE_TAG")"
+
+          echo "Commit des Release-Tags: $COMMIT_SHA"
+
+          # (a) Lokal + remote altes Major-Tag entfernen (falls es existiert)
+          git tag -d "$MAJOR_TAG" 2>/dev/null || true
+          git push --delete origin "$MAJOR_TAG" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # (b) Neues annotiertes Tag erstellen und pushen
+          git tag -a "$MAJOR_TAG" "$COMMIT_SHA" \
+            -m "Update $MAJOR_TAG → $RELEASE_TAG"
+          git push origin "$MAJOR_TAG"
+
+          echo "✅ $MAJOR_TAG zeigt nun auf $RELEASE_TAG ($COMMIT_SHA)"
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - name: Release
-        uses: https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action@978d002e9eb82247da53ddfb4fa2226527290919
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Release
+        uses: https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action@v0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
+          allow_non_main_release: "true"
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+## [2.0.9](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.8..v2.0.9) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(exec)* Add support for custom working directories - ([7892a1f](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/7892a1fa7c2451ea947c11f0cf71ba189306d708))
+
+## [2.0.8](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.7..v2.0.8) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(scripts)* Add release flag to version change checks - ([967e4ac](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/967e4ac3014fe9273edc81e40e00a8acb324d294))
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(scripts)* Remove redundant newline in output - ([f512d3f](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/f512d3ff6da44a83da279cf32484497bf3cc8f22))
+
+## [2.0.7](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.6..v2.0.7) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(path)* Correct script directory resolution - ([0a562d4](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/0a562d4e029193c4e39926d1ff220a6a37a6e049))
+
+## [2.0.6](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.5..v2.0.6) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(scripts)* Simplify path management and command execution - ([18b493d](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/18b493d524630e8da304e2a8ec098415fa9140e1))
+
+## [2.0.5](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.4..v2.0.5) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(script)* Correct path formatting in version detection script - ([a753d6a](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/a753d6aa3b45d4dab36e4ef56bbc71046eb032c9))
+
+## [2.0.4](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.3..v2.0.4) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(main)* Update script path to ensure correct resolution - ([df27af7](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/df27af76add1dc4b50ead8015976b5e96b177661))
+
+## [2.0.3](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.2..v2.0.3) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(action)* Simplify composite action structure - ([8df31fb](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/8df31fb97ebd73e71b2f8a9dc925fe8a81192be3))
+
+## [2.0.2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v2.0.1..v2.0.2) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(actions)* Simplify action path structure - ([30f83b0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/30f83b08eecabe17b7d1f53aaf0bb4d0cdd82256))
+
+## [2.0.1](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.4.3..v2.0.1) - 2025-07-04
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(workflows)* Allow non-main branch releases - ([09e4174](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/09e41744fbf920c0253e13644cb38f1dd430c0f3))
+- *(actions)* Add post-step support for composite actions - ([543b311](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/543b311d1eb1fb83e8e0ef4014c549e61a863038))
+
+## [0.4.3](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.4.2..v0.4.3) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(script)* Use dynamic branch name for git push - ([27ee174](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/27ee1746dbc7b2c6c1564a04c024337ff158a9c5))
+
+## [0.4.2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.4.1..v0.4.2) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(action)* Update conditions for version detection - ([c25b2e9](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/c25b2e9cd551e923b84cd144b818940fd5e1ccff))
+
+## [0.4.1](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.4.0..v0.4.1) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(action)* Standardize input key naming - ([cbcd5e2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/cbcd5e2ab7e7f2498021d5043da9999f62dcf44d))
+
+## [0.4.0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.6..v0.4.0) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(action)* Add support for non-main branch releases - ([1d9659b](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/1d9659b6df0d63ed17432e677ee77a4c17d2f2f3))
+
+## [0.3.6](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.5..v0.3.6) - 2025-06-29
+
+### ◀️ Revert
+
+- Integrate gha-timer for step timing - ([856565d](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/856565d87f2575d6883705ddde3d177555c1bd86))
+
+## [0.3.5](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.4..v0.3.5) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(action)* Integrate gha-timer for step timing - ([e5f5084](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/e5f50849316f5dc0b045ac696c3628e610bae695))
+
+### ◀️ Revert
+
+- Improve CI readability with grouped git setup logs - ([039a14a](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/039a14a473493fd74fb61b60910652db3cfd5976))
+
+## [0.3.4](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.2..v0.3.4) - 2025-06-29
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(workflows)* Update action to specific version - ([a4ff409](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/a4ff409fd812a5ccd2291251de5cd2af9bb0e713))
+- *(scripts)* Update file permissions to executable - ([374f30a](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/374f30a50206a426b8de7a0b78cde9ad4194469f))
+
+## [0.3.2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.1..v0.3.2) - 2025-06-29
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(action)* Simplify script invocation syntax - ([b75e412](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/b75e4121928131c1a1c0cbdea954a4fd602edd1a))
+
+## [0.3.1](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.3.0..v0.3.1) - 2025-06-29
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(scripts)* Improve CI readability with grouped git setup logs - ([8a3960a](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/8a3960ad8712bc29823dc601a120a61582fa2a3b))
+
+## [0.3.0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.2.3..v0.3.0) - 2025-06-20
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(script)* Enhance git-cliff installer with jq support - ([5226899](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/522689977fe8883975e68add1b0cba2e685978ee))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(workflows)* Update release action version - ([79d7c5a](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/79d7c5a7eefda51f03a9bde0e933689c29d57567))
+
+## [0.2.3](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.2.2..v0.2.3) - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(script)* Adjust GIT_AUTHOR_DATE format for compatibility - ([5d42ea9](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/5d42ea9ddbfa4f151c83fc16c652d55618f2ee04))
+
+## [0.2.2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.2.1..v0.2.2) - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(scripts)* Validate git configuration during setup - ([212e8c6](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/212e8c6a499365ac77c98138a09b6736dec8fe7e))
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(scripts)* Standardize scripts and improve readability - ([041d7e9](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/041d7e9a8a7baa5b6f41ad6dabd7d4837f7d254a))
+
+## [0.2.1](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.1.3..v0.2.1) - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(release)* Add retry logic for release creation - ([29243bd](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/29243bd67344a3020fc3023d238dacbdd96c53ad))
+
+## [0.1.3](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.1.2..v0.1.3) - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(workflows)* Configure Git user in major tag creation - ([79921dd](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/79921dd63676138f2cfbcc3894f294b292f0a653))
+
+## [0.1.2](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.1.0..v0.1.2) - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(workflows)* Add workflow to create major version tags - ([9a05866](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/9a0586653a5e7aa6a3acb12d119f4a43c09e96c1))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(workflows)* Update action to main branch - ([043a01c](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/043a01c2bacb78f3c872056f7d18aab4e845a401))
+- *(workflows)* Update action version in release workflow - ([9a0d65b](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/9a0d65b8eba3d1e06c88bc02f19e2dd5a7d0a731))
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2025-06-14
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(config)* Update remote repository details in cliff.toml - ([0671495](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/067149548b8c4a522da1504f21a9a6745acc279e))
+- *(workflows)* Add token input for release action - ([fcb80ef](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/fcb80ef5ce808537df1e269e203dcd234a4a7657))
+- *(action)* Add environment variables for version detection - ([72faeb5](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/72faeb5d9ffbebff0b704d53cb6123c87f65887f))
+- *(workflow)* Enhance release process with additional steps - ([7bad547](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/7bad5475390a927f14ed5eccd31c4268dd0d7a28))
+- *(action)* Add default values for optional inputs - ([fee52f9](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/fee52f98233ac367dda3d362df1949defd600714))
+- *(workflows)* Enhance release process with additional steps - ([4ab6624](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/4ab6624add5de4e52fe2aff373b1a2f22f2557bb))
+- *(workflows)* Add automated changelog and release workflow - ([84d0da4](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/84d0da4478cbe6b0ba6d60b3251544ed46597a36))
+- *(action)* Add composite action for changelog and release - ([978d002](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/978d002e9eb82247da53ddfb4fa2226527290919))
+- *(scripts)* Add CI utilities for versioning and changelog - ([048b964](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/048b96420488bae599ea8f2f7765a2e576b9f718))
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(action)* Ensure fallback for release token input - ([b65e9ee](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/b65e9ee5423a1701ac057a56a09973ed9b2ea7b8))
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- *(action)* Remove unused steps for version management - ([286d2a6](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/286d2a691683c364025cf0cdd08e4afd60c20356))
+- *(action)* Remove unused CLI setup steps - ([209c25d](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/209c25d05a79ec854f9dd49b1da820215e074ba2))
+- *(action)* Remove unused changelog and release steps - ([a66fc97](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/a66fc97f2a177b42c93a85bddf969065a849b3a6))
+
+### 🎨 Styling
+
+- *(vscode)* Customize activity bar and theme colors - ([53bad79](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/53bad793ebca739051ba3975aa2628283d3e08ff))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(config)* Add git-cliff configuration for changelog generation - ([e5bddac](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/e5bddac7481a16b43cc81ec115b22c1b13de7425))
+- *(workflows)* Update release step with descriptive name - ([e73d132](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/e73d1324b7ea2095ef52512d0c140ef9a11d66f9))
+- *(gitignore)* Add rule to exclude environment files - ([14f0a9b](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/14f0a9b4b19e2f981417292a0b844485fbe2018e))
+
+
--- a/1
+++ b/1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.0.9
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,55 +1,29 @@
 name: Auto Changelog & Release
-description: "One-stop composite action for version-bump detection, changelog generation and Gitea release."
+description: One-stop composite action

 inputs:
  token:
    description: "Gitea/GitHub PAT für Release-API"
    required: false
+    default: ""
  author_name:
    description: "Commit-Autorname"
    required: false
+    default: ""
  author_email:
    description: "Commit-Autore-Mail"
    required: false
+    default: ""
+  allow_non_main_release:
+    description: "Allow publishing releases from branches other than 'main'."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+
+outputs:
+  release:
+    description: "Whether a release should be made (true/false)"
+
 runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Detect version change
-      shell: bash
-      id: detect
-      run: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
-
-    - name: Read CLIFF_VERSION
-      shell: bash
-      id: cliff_version
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
-
-    - name: Install git-cliff
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh "${{ steps.cliff_version.outputs.version }}"
-
-    - name: Set up git
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/setup-git.sh \
-          "${{ inputs.author_name }}" \
-          "${{ inputs.author_email }}"
-
-    - name: Generate and commit changelog (unreleased)
-      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'false' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
-      shell: bash
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh
-
-    - name: Release from VERSION
-      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'true' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token || '' }}
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/release-from-version.sh
+  using: "node20"
+  main: "dist/main.js"
+  post: "dist/post.js"
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# CLIFF_VERSION=2.8.0
+# git-cliff ~ default configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+#
+# Lines starting with "#" are comments.
+# Configuration options are organized into tables and keys.
+# See documentation for more information on available options.
+[remote.gitea]
+owner = "actions"
+repo = "auto-changelog-release-action"
+
+[changelog]
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = [
+  { pattern = '<GITEA_URL>', replace = "https://git.0xmax42.io" }, # replace gitea url
+]
+
+# template for the changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{%- macro remote_url() -%}
+  <GITEA_URL>/{{ remote.gitea.owner }}/{{ remote.gitea.repo }}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{% if version %}\
+    {% if previous.version %}\
+        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]\
+          ({{ self::remote_url() }}/compare/{{ previous.version }}..{{ version }}) - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+    {% else %}\
+        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+    {% endif %}\
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.scope %}*({{ commit.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+            {{ commit.message | upper_first }} - \
+            ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ commit.id }}))\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog footer
+footer = """
+
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing s
+trim = true
+
+# render body even when there are no releases to process
+# render_always = true
+# output file path
+# output = "test.md"
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = true
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
+commit_preprocessors = [
+  # Replace issue numbers
+  #{ pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](<REPO>/issues/${2}))"},
+  # Check spelling of the commit with https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
+  # If the spelling is incorrect, it will be automatically fixed.
+  #{ pattern = '.*', replace_command = 'typos --write-changes -' },
+]
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^feat", group = "<!-- 0 -->🚀 Features" },
+  { message = "^fix", group = "<!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes" },
+  { message = "^doc", group = "<!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation" },
+  { message = "^perf", group = "<!-- 4 -->⚡ Performance" },
+  { message = "^refactor", group = "<!-- 2 -->🚜 Refactor" },
+  { message = "^style", group = "<!-- 5 -->🎨 Styling" },
+  { message = "^test", group = "<!-- 6 -->🧪 Testing" },
+  { message = "^chore\\(changelog\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(version\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(deps.*\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pr\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore|^ci", group = "<!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks" },
+  { body = ".*security", group = "<!-- 8 -->🛡️ Security" },
+  { message = "^revert", group = "<!-- 9 -->◀️ Revert" },
+  { message = ".*", group = "<!-- 10 -->💼 Other" },
+]
+# Regex to select git tags that represent releases.
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+"
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "newest"
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+const cp = require("child_process");
+const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+function run(script) {
+  cp.execFileSync(script, { 
+    stdio: "inherit", 
+    shell: true,
+    cwd: process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE || process.cwd()
+  });
+}
+
+function exportOutput(key, value) {
+  fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT, `${key}=${value}\n`);
+}
+
+function setEnv(key, value) {
+  fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, `${key}=${value}\n`);
+}
+
+function main() {
+  const script = path.join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "detect-version-change.sh");
+
+
+  run(script);
+
+  // Hier nehmen wir an, dass das Script selbst bereits `version_changed=true/false`
+  // in $GITHUB_OUTPUT geschrieben hat.
+  // Zur Sicherheit lesen wir das nochmal aus und speichern es auch als release-Flag.
+  const output = fs.readFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT, "utf-8");
+  const match = output.match(/^version_changed=(.*)$/m);
+  const value = match?.[1]?.trim() || "false";
+
+  exportOutput("release", value);
+  setEnv("VERSION_CHANGED", value);
+}
+
+main();
--- a/dist/post.js
+++ b/dist/post.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const cp = require("child_process");
+const path = require("path");
+
+function run(script, args = []) {
+  const cmd = typeof script === "string" ? script : script.join(" ");
+  cp.execSync(cmd, {
+    stdio: "inherit",
+    shell: true,
+    env: process.env,
+    cwd: process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE || process.cwd(),
+  });
+}
+
+function scriptPath(...segments) {
+  return path.join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", ...segments);
+}
+
+function main() {
+  const versionChanged = (process.env.VERSION_CHANGED || "false").toLowerCase() === "true";
+
+  const readCliffScript = scriptPath("read-cliff-version.sh");
+  const cliffVersion = cp
+    .execSync(readCliffScript, { encoding: "utf-8", shell: true })
+    .trim()
+    .split("\n")
+    .pop();
+
+  run(scriptPath("install-git-cliff.sh") + " " + cliffVersion);
+
+  run(
+    scriptPath("setup-git.sh") +
+      ` "${process.env.INPUT_AUTHOR_NAME}" "${process.env.INPUT_AUTHOR_EMAIL}"`
+  );
+
+  if (versionChanged) {
+    process.env.RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN = process.env.INPUT_TOKEN || "";
+    run(scriptPath("release-from-version.sh"));
+  } else {
+    run(scriptPath("generate-unreleased-changelog.sh"));
+  }
+}
+
+main();
--- a/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
+++ b/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail

-# === Inputs from GitHub/Gitea Action environment ===
+# Inputs from GitHub/Gitea Action environment
 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 [[ "$GIT_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-  echo "Not on 'main' branch – skipping version check."
+# Check branch condition
+if [[ "$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"
+  echo "release=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
  exit 0
 fi

@@ -25,8 +29,10 @@ if git diff --name-only "$COMMIT_BEFORE" "$COMMIT_AFTER" | grep -q "^$VERSION_FI
  echo "✅ VERSION file was changed"
  echo "VERSION_CHANGED=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
  echo "version_changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "release=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 else
  echo "ℹ️ VERSION file not changed"
  echo "VERSION_CHANGED=false" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
  echo "version_changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "release=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 fi
--- a/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh
--- a/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# install-git-cliff.sh – holt neueste oder gewünschte git-cliff-Binary (x86_64)
-# Usage: sudo ./install-git-cliff.sh        # neueste Version
-#        sudo ./install-git-cliff.sh 2.9.0  # bestimmte Version
+# install-git-cliff.sh – fetches the latest or specified git-cliff binary (x86_64)
+# Usage: sudo ./install-git-cliff.sh        # latest version
+#        sudo ./install-git-cliff.sh 2.9.0  # specific version
 set -euo pipefail

 REPO="orhun/git-cliff"
@@ -9,42 +9,50 @@ ARCH_OS="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
 INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
 VERSION="${1:-latest}"

-need() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null || { echo "$1 fehlt"; exit 1; }; }
-need curl; need tar; need grep; need sed; need awk
+need() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null || { echo "$1 is missing"; exit 1; }; }
+need curl; need tar; need grep; need sed; need awk; need jq

-# 1 Version ermitteln → Release-JSON abrufen
+# 1 Determine version → Fetch release JSON
 if [[ "$VERSION" == "latest" ]]; then
  API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest"
 else
  API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/v${VERSION}"
 fi

-echo "🔍 Hole Release-Info ($API_URL)…"
-JSON=$(curl -sL "$API_URL")
+echo "🔍 Fetching release info ($API_URL)…"
+JSON=$(curl -fsSL "$API_URL") || {
+  echo "❌ Failed to fetch release info"
+  exit 1
+}

-VERSION=$(echo "$JSON" | grep -m1 '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"v?([^"]+)".*/\1/')
-ASSET_URL=$(echo "$JSON" |
-  grep -Eo '"browser_download_url": *"[^"]+' |
-  cut -d'"' -f4 |
-  grep "${ARCH_OS}\\.tar" | head -n1)
+VERSION=$(jq -r '.tag_name' <<< "$JSON") || {
+  echo "❌ Could not extract version"
+  exit 1
+}

-[[ -z "$ASSET_URL" ]] && { echo "❌ passender Asset nicht gefunden"; exit 1; }
+ASSET_URL=$(jq -r '.assets[]?.browser_download_url' <<< "$JSON" |
+  grep "${ARCH_OS}\.tar" | head -n1)
+
+if [[ -z "$ASSET_URL" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Matching asset not found for architecture ${ARCH_OS}"
+  exit 1
+fi

 ASSET_FILE=$(basename "$ASSET_URL")
-echo "📦 Lade git-cliff v${VERSION} (${ASSET_FILE}) …"
+echo "📦 Downloading git-cliff v${VERSION} (${ASSET_FILE}) …"
 TMP=$(mktemp -d)
 curl -#L -o "${TMP}/${ASSET_FILE}" "$ASSET_URL"

-# 2 Entpacken je nach Endung
+# 2 Extract based on file extension
 case "$ASSET_FILE" in
  *.tar.gz|*.tgz) tar -C "$TMP" -xzf "${TMP}/${ASSET_FILE}" ;;
  *.tar.xz)       tar -C "$TMP" -xJf "${TMP}/${ASSET_FILE}" ;;
  *.zip)          need unzip; unzip -q "${TMP}/${ASSET_FILE}" -d "$TMP" ;;
-  *) echo "❌ Unbekanntes Archivformat: $ASSET_FILE"; exit 1 ;;
+  *) echo "❌ Unknown archive format: $ASSET_FILE"; exit 1 ;;
 esac

 BIN_PATH=$(find "$TMP" -type f -name git-cliff -perm -u+x | head -n1)
-[[ -z "$BIN_PATH" ]] && { echo "❌ Binary nicht gefunden"; exit 1; }
+[[ -z "$BIN_PATH" ]] && { echo "❌ Binary not found"; exit 1; }

 sudo install -m755 "$BIN_PATH" "${INSTALL_DIR}/git-cliff"
-echo "✅ git-cliff $(git-cliff --version) installiert unter ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+echo "✅ git-cliff $(git-cliff --version) installed in ${INSTALL_DIR}"
--- a/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ fi
 VERSION_LINE=$(awk -F '=' '/^# CLIFF_VERSION=/ { gsub(/[" ]/, "", $2); print $2 }' "$CLIFF_TOML" || true)

 if [[ -n "$VERSION_LINE" ]]; then
-  echo "✅ Extracted CLIFF_VERSION: $VERSION_LINE"
+  echo "✅ Extracted CLIFF_VERSION: $VERSION_LINE" >&2
 else
-  echo "⚠️  No CLIFF_VERSION found in $CLIFF_TOML"
+  echo "⚠️  No CLIFF_VERSION found in $CLIFF_TOML" >&2
 fi

-# Output für GitHub Actions / Composite Action
 echo "version=${VERSION_LINE:-}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "$VERSION_LINE"
--- a/scripts/release-from-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-from-version.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,60 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail

+create_release() {
+  local -r owner="$1" repo="$2" token="$3" version="$4" body_file="$5"
+  local -i max_attempts=3 delay=5 attempt
+  local http status
+
+  # Read release body for JSON payload
+  local body_json
+  body_json=$(tail -n +2 "$body_file" | jq -Rs .)
+
+  for (( attempt=1; attempt<=max_attempts; attempt++ )); do
+    echo "🚀 Try $attempt/$max_attempts: creating release v$version …"
+
+    http=$(curl -sS \
+      -H "Authorization: token $token" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -o resp.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+      -X POST "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$owner/$repo/releases" \
+      -d @- <<EOF
+{
+  "tag_name": "v$version",
+  "target_commitish": "main",
+  "name": "Release v$version",
+  "body": $body_json,
+  "draft": false,
+  "prerelease": false
+}
+EOF
+    )
+
+    status=$http
+    if [[ $status == 201 ]]; then
+      echo "✅ Release created (201)."
+      rm -f resp.json
+      return 0
+    elif [[ $status == 409 ]]; then
+      echo "🔁 Release already exists (409) – skipping."
+      rm -f resp.json
+      return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo "⚠️  Release attempt failed (HTTP $status)"
+    cat resp.json
+    [[ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]] || { echo "❌ Giving up."; return 1; }
+    sleep $((delay*attempt))   # Back-off: 5 s, 10 s, 15 s …
+  done
+}
+
 VERSION_FILE="VERSION"
 CHANGELOG_FILE="CHANGELOG.md"
 CLIFF_CONFIG="cliff.toml"
 RELEASE_BODY_TMP="$(mktemp)"
-BODY_OUTPUT_VAR="changelog_body_path"
+GIT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF##refs/heads/}"

-# === Schritt 1: Read version from VERSION ===
+# === Step 1: Read version ===
 if [[ ! -f "$VERSION_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "❌ VERSION file not found"
  exit 1
@@ -15,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 VERSION="$(<"$VERSION_FILE")"
 echo "📦 Version: $VERSION"

-# === Schritt 2: Generate changelog for release ===
+# === Step 2: Generate changelog for release ===
 echo "📄 Generating changelog for tag v$VERSION"
 git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" -t "v$VERSION" -o "$CHANGELOG_FILE"

@@ -24,42 +71,40 @@ ESCAPED_VERSION="$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/\./\\./g')"
 awk -v ver="$ESCAPED_VERSION" '
  $0 ~ "^## \\[" ver "\\]" {
    print_flag=1
-    line = $0
-    sub(/^## /, "", line)
-    sub(/\\s*\\(.*\\)/, "", line)  # entfernt z. B. "(...)" oder "(*)"
+    line=$0
+    sub(/^## /,"",line)
+    sub(/\\s*\\(.*\\)/,"",line)
    print line
    next
  }
-  $0 ~ "^## \\[" && $0 !~ "^## \\[" ver "\\]" {
-    print_flag=0
-  }
+  $0 ~ "^## \\[" && $0 !~ "^## \\[" ver "\\]" { print_flag=0 }
  print_flag
 ' "$CHANGELOG_FILE" > "$RELEASE_BODY_TMP"

-# === Schritt 3: Commit updated changelog ===
+# === Step 3: Commit changelog ===
 git add "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
 if git diff --cached --quiet; then
  echo "✅ No changes to commit"
 else
  echo "📝 Committing updated changelog"
  git commit -m "chore(changelog): update changelog for v$VERSION"
-  git push origin main
+  git push origin "$GIT_BRANCH"
 fi

-# === Schritt 4: Create tag if not exists ===
+# === Step 4: Create tag if necessary ===
 if git rev-parse "v$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "🔁 Tag v$VERSION already exists, skipping."
 else
  echo "🏷️  Creating annotated tag v$VERSION"
-  export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)"
+  export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@$(date +%s)"
  export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"
  git tag -a "v$VERSION" -F "$RELEASE_BODY_TMP" --cleanup=verbatim
  git push origin "v$VERSION"
 fi

-# === Schritt 5: Create Gitea release ===
-OWNER="$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | cut -d/ -f1)"
-REPO="$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | cut -d/ -f2)"
+# === Step 5: Create release (with retry) ===
+OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY%/*}"
+REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}"
 TOKEN="${RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN:-$ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN}"

 if [[ -z "${RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
@@ -69,29 +114,6 @@ if [[ -z "${RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
  echo
 fi

-# Prüfen, ob Release bereits existiert
-if curl -sf "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases/tags/v$VERSION" \
-  -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" > /dev/null; then
-  echo "🔁 Release for tag v$VERSION already exists, skipping."
-  exit 0
-fi
+create_release "$OWNER" "$REPO" "$TOKEN" "$VERSION" "$RELEASE_BODY_TMP"

-echo "🚀 Creating Gitea release for v$VERSION"
-
-RELEASE_BODY=$(tail -n +2 "$RELEASE_BODY_TMP" | jq -Rs .)
-
-curl -X POST "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases" \
-  -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d @- <<EOF
-{
-  "tag_name": "v$VERSION",
-  "target_commitish": "main",
-  "name": "Release v$VERSION",
-  "body": $RELEASE_BODY,
-  "draft": false,
-  "prerelease": false
-}
-EOF
-
-echo "✅ Release for tag $VERSION created successfully."
+echo "🎉 Workflow finished successfully."
--- a/scripts/setup-git.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-git.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail

-# Optional inputs (positionals) oder Fallback auf Umgebungsvariablen
+# Optional inputs (positionals) or fallback to environment variables
 AUTHOR_NAME="${1:-${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME:-CI Bot}}"
-AUTHOR_EMAIL="${2:-${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL:-ci@example.com}}"
+AUTHOR_EMAIL="${2:-${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL:-ci@bot.none}}"

 echo "🔧 Setting up git author:"
 echo "   Name : $AUTHOR_NAME"
@@ -11,3 +11,19 @@ echo "   Email: $AUTHOR_EMAIL"

 git config --global user.name "$AUTHOR_NAME"
 git config --global user.email "$AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+
+# Check if the values were set correctly
+CONFIGURED_NAME=$(git config --global user.name)
+CONFIGURED_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email)
+
+if [[ "$CONFIGURED_NAME" != "$AUTHOR_NAME" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: Git username was not set correctly!" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$CONFIGURED_EMAIL" != "$AUTHOR_EMAIL" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: Git email was not set correctly!" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Git configuration completed successfully."