`2.6.1` is a patch release focused on restoring linked discussion thread creation when
`discussion_category_name` is set. It fixes `#764`, where the draft-first publish flow
stopped carrying the discussion category through the final publish step.
If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.
## What's Changed
### Bug fixes 🐛
* fix: preserve discussion category on publish by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/765
`2.6.0` is a minor release centered on `previous_tag` support for `generate_release_notes`,
which lets workflows pin GitHub's comparison base explicitly instead of relying on the default range.
It also includes the recent concurrent asset upload recovery fix, a `working_directory` docs sync,
a checked-bundle freshness guard for maintainers, and clearer immutable-prerelease guidance where
GitHub platform behavior imposes constraints on how prerelease asset uploads can be published.
If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.
## What's Changed
### Exciting New Features 🎉
* feat: support previous_tag for generate_release_notes by @pocesar in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/372
### Bug fixes 🐛
* fix: recover concurrent asset metadata 404s by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/760
### Other Changes 🔄
* docs: clarify reused draft release behavior by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/759
* docs: clarify working_directory input by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/761
* ci: verify dist bundle freshness by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/762
* fix: clarify immutable prerelease uploads by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/763
`2.5.3` is a patch release focused on the remaining path-handling and release-selection bugs uncovered after `2.5.2`.
It fixes `#639`, `#571`, `#280`, `#614`, `#311`, `#403`, and `#368`.
It also adds documentation clarifications for `#541`, `#645`, `#542`, `#393`, and `#411`,
where the current behavior is either usage-sensitive or constrained by GitHub platform limits rather than an action-side runtime bug.
If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.
## What's Changed
### Bug fixes 🐛
* fix: prefer token input over GITHUB_TOKEN by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/751
* fix: clean up duplicate drafts after canonicalization by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/753
* fix: support Windows-style file globs by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/754
* fix: normalize refs-tag inputs by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/755
* fix: expand tilde file paths by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/756
### Other Changes 🔄
* docs: clarify token precedence by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/752
* docs: clarify GitHub release limits by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/758
* documentation clarifications for empty-token handling, `preserve_order`, and special-character asset filename behavior
same-filename concurrent uploads, and blocked-tag cleanup behavior.
If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.
## What's Changed
### Bug fixes 🐛
* fix: canonicalize releases after concurrent create by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/746
* fix: preserve prereleased events for prereleases by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/748
* fix: restore dotfile asset labels by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/749
* fix: handle upload already_exists races across workflows by @api2062 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/745
* fix: clean up orphan drafts when tag creation is blocked by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/750
* fix: big file uploads by @xen0n in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/562
### Other Changes 🔄
* chore(deps): bump @types/node from 22.10.1 to 22.10.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/559
* chore(deps): bump @types/node from 22.10.2 to 22.10.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/569
* chore: update error and warning messages for not matching files in files field by @ytimocin in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/568
- Factor in file names with spaces when upserting files [#446](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/446) via [@MystiPanda](https://github.com/MystiPanda)
- Add support for make_latest property [#304](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/304) via [@samueljseay](https://github.com/samueljseay)
- Fail run if files setting contains invalid patterns [#384](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/384) via [@rpdelaney](https://github.com/rpdelaney)
- Add support for proxy env variables (don't use node-fetch) [#386](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/386/) via [@timor-raiman](https://github.com/timor-raiman)
- Suppress confusing warning when input_files is empty [#389](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/389) via [@Drowze](https://github.com/Drowze)
-`2.0.0`!? this release corrects a disjunction between git tag versions used in the marketplace and the versions listed in this file. Previous versions should have really been 1.\*. Going forward this should be better aligned.
- provides a new workflow input option `generate_release_notes` which when set to true will automatically generate release notes for you based on GitHub activity [#179](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/179). Please see the [GitHub docs for this feature](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes) for more information
- fix bug leading to empty strings substituted for inputs users don't provide breaking api calls [#144](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/144)
- address recent warnings in assert upload api as well as introduce asset upload overrides, allowing for multiple runs for the same release with the same named asserts [#134](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/134)
- fix backwards compatibility with `GITHUB_TOKEN` resolution. `GITHUB_TOKEN` is now resolved first from an env variable and then from an input [#133](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/133)
- Add 'fail_on_unmatched_files' input, useful for catching cases where your `files` input does not actually match what you expect [#55](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/55)
- Add release `id` to outputs, useful for referring to release in workflow steps following the step that uses this action [#60](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/60)
- fix `body_path` input first then fall back on `body` input. This was the originally documented precedence but was implemented in the opposite order! [#85](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/85)
- Retain original release info if the keys are not set, useful for filling in blanks for a release you've already started separately [#109](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/109)
- Limit number of times github api request to create a release is retried, useful for avoiding eating up your rate limit and action minutes due to either an invalid token or other circumstance causing the api call to fail [#111](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/111)
GitHub's api doesn't explicitly have a way of fetching a draft release by tag name which caused draft releases to appear as separate releases when used in a build matrix.
GitHub actions inputs don't inherently support lists of things and one might like to append a list of files to include in a release. Previously this was possible using a comma-delimited list of asset path patterns to upload. You can now provide these as a newline delimited list for better readability
- Add support for prerelease annotated GitHub releases with the new input field `with.prerelease: true` [#19](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/19)
