chore(changelog): update changelog for v2.0.1

- Updates the release action version for compatibility
- Adds support for releasing from non-main branches

.gitea/actions/with-post-step/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: "with-post-step"
+description: "Runs a main command and, afterwards, a post command."
+inputs:
+  main: { description: "Command for the main step", required: true }
+  post: { description: "Command for the post step", required: true }
+  key: { description: "State key", default: POST }
+
+runs:
+  using: node20
+  main: main.js
+  post: main.js

.gitea/actions/with-post-step/main.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+const { appendFileSync } = require("fs");
+const { EOL } = require("os");
+
+function run(cmd) {
+  const proc = spawn(cmd, { stdio: "inherit", shell: true });
+  proc.on("exit", code => process.exitCode = code);
+}
+
+const key = process.env.INPUT_KEY.toUpperCase();
+if (process.env[`STATE_${key}`] !== undefined) {
+  // ---------- POST ----------
+  run(process.env.INPUT_POST);
+} else {
+  // ---------- MAIN ----------
+  appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STATE, `${key}=true${EOL}`);
+  run(process.env.INPUT_MAIN);
+}

.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 +2,82 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [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

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+2.0.1

action.yml

@@ -1,58 +1,46 @@
-name: Auto Changelog & Release
+name: "Auto Changelog & Release"
-description: "One-stop composite action for version-bump detection, changelog generation and Gitea release."
+description: "Detects version bump and, in post-step, writes changelog or publishes release."
 
 inputs:
-  token:
+  token: { description: "Gitea/GitHub PAT", default: "" }
-    description: "Gitea/GitHub PAT für Release-API"
+  author_name: { description: "Commit author", default: "" }
-    required: false
+  author_email: { description: "Commit e-mail", default: "" }
-    default: ""
+  allow_non_main_release:
-  author_name:
+    description: "Allow release on branches ≠ main"
-    description: "Commit-Autorname"
+    default: "false"
-    required: false
+
-    default: ""
+outputs:
-  author_email:
+  release:
-    description: "Commit-Autore-Mail"
+    description: "true if VERSION changed"
-    required: false
+    value: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.version_changed }}
-    default: ""
 
 runs:
-  using: "composite"
+  using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Detect version change
+    - id: detect
-      shell: bash
+      name: Detect version change + queue post work
-      id: detect
+      uses: ./.gitea/actions/with-post-step
-      env:
+      with:
-        GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE: ${{ github.event.before || '' }}
+        key: AUTOCHANGELOG
-        GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha || '' }}
+        #################### MAIN ####################
-        GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref || '' }}
+        main: |
-      run: |
+          ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/detect-version-change.sh
+        #################### POST ####################
-
+        post: |
-    - name: Read CLIFF_VERSION
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      shell: bash
+          set -euo pipefail
-      id: cliff_version
+          # VERSION_CHANGED kommt aus detect-Script via $GITHUB_ENV
-      run: bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
+          CLIFF_VERSION="$(
-
+            ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh | tail -n1
-    - name: Install git-cliff
+          )"
-      shell: bash
+          "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh" "$CLIFF_VERSION"
-      run: |
+          "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/setup-git.sh" \
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/install-git-cliff.sh "${{ steps.cliff_version.outputs.version }}"
+            "${{ inputs.author_name }}" "${{ inputs.author_email }}"
-
+          if [[ "${VERSION_CHANGED:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-    - name: Set up git
+            # --- Release-Pfad ---
-      shell: bash
+            RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN='${{ inputs.token }}' \
-      run: |
+              "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/release-from-version.sh"
-        bash ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/setup-git.sh \
+          else
-          "${{ inputs.author_name }}" \
+            # --- Nur Changelog aktualisieren ---
-          "${{ inputs.author_email }}"
+            "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-unreleased-changelog.sh"
-
+          fi
-    - 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

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/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/read-cliff-version.sh

@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ 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"
+n

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 "$VERSION_FILE" ]]; then
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ if git diff --cached --quiet; then
 else
   echo "📝 Committing updated changelog"
   git commit -m "chore(changelog): update changelog for v$VERSION"
-  git push origin main
+  git push origin "$GIT_BRANCH"
 fi
 
 # === Step 4: Create tag if necessary ===