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fix(git-cliff-release): Improve behavior with no existing version tag #27

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fix(git-cliff-release): Improve behavior with no existing version tag
janbuchar Jun 4, 2026
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Simplify + one more fix
janbuchar Jun 5, 2026
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions git-cliff-release/action.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ runs:
elif [[ '${{ inputs.release_type }}' = auto ]]; then
version_number=$(git-cliff --bumped-version | sed s/^v//)

# If there are no commits that increase semver, break
if [[ "$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" = "v${version_number}" ]]; then
# If there are no commits that increase semver, break.
# In a repo with no tags yet there is always something to release, and
# git describe would fail with a non-zero exit - guard against that.
if latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2> /dev/null) && [[ "$latest_tag" = "v${version_number}" ]]; then
echo "::error title=Nothing to release::There were no commits that trigger a version bump since the last release"
exit 1
fi
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions git-cliff-release/cliff.toml
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Expand Up @@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ trim = true
postprocessors = []

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# Version used for repositories with no existing tags. The "v" prefix keeps it
# matching tag_pattern, so setting up a brand-new repo works out of the box.
initial_tag = "v0.1.0"
# With 0.x.y version, breaking commits should only increase the minor version and feature commits should only increase the patch version
breaking_always_bump_major = false
features_always_bump_minor = false
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