From 2ab6f1b8db2d7bd31ca30248d0de183f17a5738c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Max P." <mail@0xMax42.io>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 17:42:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(workflows): conditionally generate changelog

- Add logic to generate changelog only if the file exists or on the main branch
- Prevent unnecessary changelog generation in other contexts
---
 .gitea/workflows/release.yml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 3743270..8f02b21 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo install git-cliff --version "${{ steps.cliff_version.outputs.version }}" --features gitea
 
-      - name: Generate unreleased changelog
-        run: git-cliff -c cliff.toml -o CHANGELOG.md
+      - name: Generate unreleased changelog (if file exists or on main)
+        run: |
+          if [[ -f CHANGELOG.md || "${GITHUB_REF##refs/heads/}" == "main" ]]; then
+            echo "Generating CHANGELOG.md..."
+            git-cliff -c cliff.toml -o CHANGELOG.md
+          else
+            echo "CHANGELOG.md does not exist and this is not 'main'. Skipping generation."
+          fi
 
       - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
         run: |