chore(changelog): update changelog for v1.2.0

- Remove branch-specific checks from conditional statements
- Simplify logic for changelog generation and release steps
- Ensure consistent behavior regardless of branch context

.gitea/default_merge_message/MERGE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+chore(pr): ${PullRequestTitle} ${PullRequestReference}
+
+${PullRequestDescription}
+
+Merged from ${HeadBranch} into ${BaseBranch}

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Release
-        uses: https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action@main
+        uses: https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action@v0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
+          allow_non_main_release: "true"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,121 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.2.0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v1.1.0..v1.2.0) - 2025-11-24
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- Add templated git-cliff config generation to workflow - ([096ecb5](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/096ecb582296cdd479a32d5eb58512af76621102))
+- *(changelog)* Add support for indented commit bodies - ([a83ee3e](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/a83ee3e88f87c3d99368ee1e62f45f4f30dd46c1))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(config)* Adjust formatting and improve changelog parsing - ([d8bf074](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/d8bf0743f7ece328d76a3cde52aac75b1691ada6))
+
+## [1.1.0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v1.0.1..v1.1.0) - 2025-09-29
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(scripts)* Add type extraction and mismatch detection logic - ([e8426bb](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/e8426bb839dd29f807f232efe5f7bf829ec4f9f1))
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+- Add changelog improvement ideas to TODO file - ([f54df9f](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/f54df9fbc42e3fc453042a1f2c36f7cd12e38c41))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(config)* Improve child commit handling in merge template - ([65462f5](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/65462f5a1495aa45afd727a962126db953ab75a5))
+
+## [1.0.1](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v1.0.0..v1.0.1) - 2025-09-27
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(scripts)* Check for existing Python installation - ([94980be](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/94980be3e5e5827b75edf9abeab0987709fa3122))
+
+## [1.0.0](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/compare/v0.4.3..v1.0.0) - 2025-09-27
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- *(ci)* [**breaking**] Enhance changelog generation with context augmentation - ([8de8b47](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/8de8b470386cf9f21cec660ba71d840ea6786231))
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(release)* Fix changelog generation pipe usage - ([fedcc1f](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/fedcc1ff41b9535f5002d046427dd640b647bde4))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(release)* Update action version in workflow - ([73a1b5c](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/73a1b5cc243248b50275b2368a4cd92bbb4a1a8e))
+- *(ci)* Allow non-main branch releases - ([121ea5b](https://git.0xmax42.io/actions/auto-changelog-release-action/commit/121ea5b57a587626a036738c23e2983380470dd7))
+
+## [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

TODO.md

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# TODO
+
+## Git-Cliff / Changelog Improvements
+
+### Idea: Use Merge Commit Body as Documentation
+
+* **Context**: Normally, only the commit subject is included in changelogs.
+* **Idea**: Treat merge commits as *project documentation*.
+
+  * The subject line = headline of the feature / branch.
+  * The body = narrative explanation of what the branch accomplished.
+  * Child commits = detailed steps, already included under the merge.
+
+### Benefits
+
+* Provides more context for each feature branch.
+* Turns the changelog into a lightweight project documentation.
+* Keeps individual commits small and clean while still showing the bigger picture.
+* Optional: if no body is present, nothing changes.
+
+### Possible Implementation
+
+* In the changelog template:
+
+  * Detect merge commits.
+  * Render `commit.body` below the subject line.
+  * Indent and format properly (e.g. bullet points preserved).
+
+### Example
+
+```
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- 🔀 **Merge branch 'feature/oauth2'** - ([abc1234](...))
+    Add OAuth2 login flow with full explanation of scope:
+    - why OAuth2 was chosen
+    - compatibility with existing login
+    - possible future extensions
+
+    - *(auth)* Add login endpoint - ([def5678](...))
+    - *(auth)* Implement token exchange - ([ghi9012](...))
+    - *(auth)* Add error handling - ([jkl3456](...))
+    - *(test)* Add unit tests for OAuth2 flow - ([mno7890](...))
+```
+
+---

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+1.2.0

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"
@@ -25,34 +29,48 @@ 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: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
+        ${{ 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
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
+
+    - name: Generate git-cliff config
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh
 
     - name: Install git-cliff
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh "${{ steps.cliff_version.outputs.version }}"
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh "${{ steps.cliff_version.outputs.version }}"
+
+    - name: Install Python
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-python.sh
 
     - name: Set up git
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/setup-git.sh \
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/setup-git.sh \
           "${{ inputs.author_name }}" \
           "${{ inputs.author_email }}"
 
     - name: Generate and commit changelog (unreleased)
-      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'false' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
+      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'false'
       shell: bash
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh
 
     - name: Release from VERSION
-      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'true' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      if: steps.detect.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
         RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token || '' }}
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/release-from-version.sh
+      run: |
+        ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/release-from-version.sh

cliff.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# CLIFF_VERSION=2.8.0
+# CLIFF_VERSION=2.10.1
 # git-cliff ~ default configuration file
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 #
@@ -10,23 +10,27 @@ 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 -%}
 
+{%- macro indent(text, prefix="  ") -%}
+    {%- set lines = text | split(pat="\n") -%}
+    {%- for l in lines -%}
+        {{ prefix ~ l }}{% if not loop.last %}{{ "\n" }}{% endif %}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
 {% if version %}\
     {% if previous.version %}\
         ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]\
@@ -38,16 +42,29 @@ body = """
     ## [unreleased]
 {% endif %}\
 {% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
-    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
+    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}\n
-    {% for commit in commits %}
+    {% for commit in commits %}\
+        {% if commit.merge_commit %}\
+    - 🔀 **{{ commit.message | upper_first }}** - \
+    ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ commit.id }}))\
+    {% if commit.body %}\n{{ self::indent(text=commit.body, prefix="  ") }}{% endif %}\
+        {% if commit.extra and commit.extra.children %}\
+            {% for child in commit.extra.children %}
+                {{ "    " | safe }}- {% if child.extra.mismatch_type %}**{{ child.extra.mismatch_type }}**:{% endif %}{% if child.scope %}*({{ child.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+                {% if child.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+                {{ child.message | upper_first }} - \
+                ([{{ child.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ child.id }}))\
+            {% endfor %}\
+        {% endif %}\
+        {% else %}\
     - {% 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 %}
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endfor %}\
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
-# template for the changelog footer
 footer = """
 
 """

cliff.toml.template

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# 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 = "%OWNER%"
+repo = "%REPO%"
+
+[changelog]
+postprocessors = [
+    { pattern = '<GITEA_URL>', replace = "https://git.0xmax42.io" }, # replace gitea url
+]
+
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+"""
+
+body = """
+{%- macro remote_url() -%}
+  <GITEA_URL>/{{ remote.gitea.owner }}/{{ remote.gitea.repo }}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro indent(text, prefix="  ") -%}
+    {%- set lines = text | split(pat="\n") -%}
+    {%- for l in lines -%}
+        {{ prefix ~ l }}{% if not loop.last %}{{ "\n" }}{% endif %}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+{%- 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 }}\n
+    {% for commit in commits %}\
+        {% if commit.merge_commit %}\
+    - 🔀 **{{ commit.message | upper_first }}** - \
+    ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ commit.id }}))\
+    {% if commit.body %}\n{{ self::indent(text=commit.body, prefix="  ") }}{% endif %}\
+        {% if commit.extra and commit.extra.children %}\
+            {% for child in commit.extra.children %}
+                {{ "    " | safe }}- {% if child.extra.mismatch_type %}**{{ child.extra.mismatch_type }}**:{% endif %}{% if child.scope %}*({{ child.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+                {% if child.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+                {{ child.message | upper_first }} - \
+                ([{{ child.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/commit/{{ child.id }}))\
+            {% endfor %}\
+        {% endif %}\
+        {% else %}\
+    - {% 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 }}))\
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endfor %}\
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+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"

scripts/augment_context.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import re
+
+def extract_type(raw_message: str) -> str | None:
+    m = re.match(r"^(\w+)(?:\([^)]+\))?:", raw_message.strip())
+    return m.group(1) if m else None
+
+def git_commits_between(parent, merge):
+    """Return list of commit hashes between parent and merge (exclusive of parent, inclusive of merge)."""
+    out = subprocess.check_output(
+        ["git", "rev-list", f"{parent}..{merge}", "--no-merges"],
+        text=True
+    )
+    return [line.strip() for line in out.splitlines() if line.strip()]
+
+def load_context(path=None):
+    if path:
+        with open(path) as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    else:
+        return json.load(sys.stdin)
+
+def main(path=None):
+    context = load_context(path)
+    commits = context[0]["commits"]
+    commits_by_id = {c["id"]: c for c in commits}
+
+    new_commits = []
+    consumed = set()
+
+    for c in commits:
+        if c.get("merge_commit"):
+            parents = subprocess.check_output(
+                ["git", "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", c["id"]],
+                text=True
+            ).strip().split()
+            merge_id, *parent_ids = parents
+
+            parent_type = extract_type(c["raw_message"])
+
+            if len(parent_ids) >= 2:
+                mainline = parent_ids[0]
+                children_ids = git_commits_between(mainline, merge_id)
+
+                children = []
+                for cid in children_ids:
+                    if cid in commits_by_id:
+                        child = commits_by_id[cid]
+                        child_type = extract_type(child["raw_message"])
+                        if child_type and parent_type and child_type != parent_type:
+                            if not child.get("extra") or not isinstance(child["extra"], dict):
+                                child["extra"] = {}
+                            child["extra"]["mismatch_type"] = child_type
+                        children.append(child)
+                        consumed.add(cid)
+
+                if not c.get("extra") or not isinstance(c["extra"], dict):
+                    c["extra"] = {}
+                c["extra"]["children"] = children
+
+        new_commits.append(c)
+
+    filtered = [c for c in new_commits if c["id"] not in consumed]
+    context[0]["commits"] = filtered
+
+    json.dump(context, sys.stdout, indent=4)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None)

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 [[ "$GIT_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
+if [[ "$ALLOW_NON_MAIN_RELEASE" != "true" && "$GIT_REF" != "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-  echo "Not on 'main' branch – skipping version check."
+  echo "🚫 Not on 'main' branch and non-main releases are disabled – skipping version check."
   echo "version_changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   exit 0
 fi

scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CLIFF_CONFIG="cliff.toml"
+
+# Check if cliff.toml exists, if not, copy cliff.toml.template from the Action
+if [ ! -f "$CLIFF_CONFIG" ]; then
+  echo "cliff.toml not found, using template from action."
+  cp "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH:-${github_action_path:-${{ github.action_path }}}}/cliff.toml.template" "$CLIFF_CONFIG"
+  # Replace placeholders in the copied config
+  OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY%/*}"
+  REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}"
+  sed -i "s/owner = \"%OWNER%\"/owner = \"$OWNER\"/g" "$CLIFF_CONFIG"
+  sed -i "s/repo = \"%REPO%\"/repo = \"$REPO\"/g" "$CLIFF_CONFIG"
+fi

scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ GIT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF##refs/heads/}"
 # === Step 1: Generate Changelog (only if file exists or on main) ===
 if [[ -f "$CHANGELOG_FILE" || "$GIT_BRANCH" == "main" ]]; then
   echo "📄 Generating $CHANGELOG_FILE using git-cliff..."
-  git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" -o "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+  git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" --context \
+|   "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/scripts/augment_context.py" \
+|   git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" --from-context - -o "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
 else
   echo "ℹ️  $CHANGELOG_FILE does not exist and branch is not 'main'. Skipping generation."
   exit 0

scripts/install-git-cliff.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
 VERSION="${1:-latest}"
 
 need() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null || { echo "$1 is missing"; exit 1; }; }
-need curl; need tar; need grep; need sed; need awk
+need curl; need tar; need grep; need sed; need awk; need jq
 
 # 1 Determine version → Fetch release JSON
 if [[ "$VERSION" == "latest" ]]; then
@@ -20,15 +20,23 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "🔍 Fetching release info ($API_URL)…"
-JSON=$(curl -sL "$API_URL")
+JSON=$(curl -fsSL "$API_URL") || {
+  echo "❌ Failed to fetch release info"
+  exit 1
+}
 
-VERSION=$(echo "$JSON" | grep -m1 '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"v?([^\"]+)".*/\1/')
+VERSION=$(jq -r '.tag_name' <<< "$JSON") || {
-ASSET_URL=$(echo "$JSON" |
+  echo "❌ Could not extract version"
-  grep -Eo '"browser_download_url": *"[^"]+' |
+  exit 1
-  cut -d'"' -f4 |
+}
+
+ASSET_URL=$(jq -r '.assets[]?.browser_download_url' <<< "$JSON" |
   grep "${ARCH_OS}\.tar" | head -n1)
 
-[[ -z "$ASSET_URL" ]] && { echo "❌ Matching asset not found"; exit 1; }
+if [[ -z "$ASSET_URL" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Matching asset not found for architecture ${ARCH_OS}"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 ASSET_FILE=$(basename "$ASSET_URL")
 echo "📦 Downloading git-cliff v${VERSION} (${ASSET_FILE}) …"

scripts/install-python.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# install-python.sh – installs the latest Python version through apt
+# Usage: sudo ./install-python.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ℹ️ Python $(python3 --version) is already installed"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+apt update
+apt install -y python3
+
+echo "✅ Python $(python3 --version) installed"

scripts/release-from-version.sh

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ VERSION_FILE="VERSION"
 CHANGELOG_FILE="CHANGELOG.md"
 CLIFF_CONFIG="cliff.toml"
 RELEASE_BODY_TMP="$(mktemp)"
+GIT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF##refs/heads/}"
 
 # === Step 1: Read version ===
 if [[ ! -f "$VERSION_FILE" ]]; then
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ echo "📦 Version: $VERSION"
 
 # === Step 2: Generate changelog for release ===
 echo "📄 Generating changelog for tag v$VERSION"
-git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" -t "v$VERSION" -o "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG" -t "v$VERSION" --context \
+|   "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/scripts/augment_context.py" \
+|   git-cliff -c "$CLIFF_CONFIG"  -t "v$VERSION" --from-context - -o "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
 
 ESCAPED_VERSION="$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/\./\\./g')"
 
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ if git diff --cached --quiet; then
 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
 
 # === Step 4: Create tag if necessary ===