v2.6.0

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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 #​372

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: recover concurrent asset metadata 404s by @​chenrui333 in #​760

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify reused draft release behavior by @​chenrui333 in #​759
• docs: clarify working_directory input by @​chenrui333 in #​761
• ci: verify dist bundle freshness by @​chenrui333 in #​762
• fix: clarify immutable prerelease uploads by @​chenrui333 in #​763

v2.5.3

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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 #​751
• fix: clean up duplicate drafts after canonicalization by @​chenrui333 in #​753
• fix: support Windows-style file globs by @​chenrui333 in #​754
• fix: normalize refs-tag inputs by @​chenrui333 in #​755
• fix: expand tilde file paths by @​chenrui333 in #​756

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify token precedence by @​chenrui333 in #​752
• docs: clarify GitHub release limits by @​chenrui333 in #​758
• documentation clarifications for empty-token handling, preserve_order, and special-character asset filename behavior

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.3

v2.5.2

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2.5.2 is a patch release focused on the remaining release-creation and prerelease regressions in the 2.5.x bug-fix cycle.
It fixes #705, fixes #708, fixes #740, fixes #741, and fixes #722.
Regression testing covers the shared-tag race, prerelease event behavior, dotfile asset labels,
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 #​746
• fix: preserve prereleased events for prereleases by @​chenrui333 in #​748
• fix: restore dotfile asset labels by @​chenrui333 in #​749
• fix: handle upload already_exists races across workflows by @​api2062 in #​745
• fix: clean up orphan drafts when tag creation is blocked by @​chenrui333 in #​750

New Contributors

• @​api2062 made their first contribution in #​745

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.2

v2.5.1

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2.5.1 is a patch release focused on regressions introduced in 2.5.0 and on release lookup reliability.
It fixes #713, addresses #703, and fixes #724. Regression testing shows that
current master no longer reproduces the finalize-race behavior reported in #704 and #709.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: fetch correct asset URL after finalization; test; some refactoring by @​pzhlkj6612 in #​738
• fix: release marked as 'latest' despite make_latest: false by @​Boshen in #​715
• fix: use getReleaseByTag API instead of iterating all releases by @​kim-em in #​725

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates, including the ESM/runtime compatibility refresh in #​731

New Contributors

• @​autarch made their first contribution in #​716
• @​pzhlkj6612 made their first contribution in #​738
• @​Boshen made their first contribution in #​715
• @​kim-em made their first contribution in #​725

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.1

v2.5.0

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What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: mark release as draft until all artifacts are uploaded by @​dumbmoron in #​692

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump the npm group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in #​697
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 in the github-actions group by @​dependabot[bot] in #​689

New Contributors

• @​dumbmoron made their first contribution in #​692

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.4.2...v2.5.0

v2.4.2

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What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: Ensure generated release notes cannot be over 125000 characters by @​BeryJu in #​684

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates

New Contributors

• @​BeryJu made their first contribution in #​684

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.4.1...v2.4.2

v2.4.1

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What's Changed

Other Changes 🔄

• fix(util): support brace expansion globs containing commas in parseInputFiles by @​Copilot in #​672
• fix: gracefully fallback to body when body_path cannot be read by @​Copilot in #​671

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.4.1

v2.4.0

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What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat(action): respect working_directory for files globs by @​stephenway in #​667

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump the npm group with 2 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in #​668

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.3.4...v2.4.0

v2.3.4

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What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix(action): handle 422 already_exists race condition by @​stephenway in #​665

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.4.0 to 5.0.0 in the github-actions group by @​dependabot[bot] in #​656
• chore(deps): bump @​types/node from 20.19.11 to 20.19.13 in the npm group by @​dependabot[bot] in #​655
• chore(deps): bump vite from 7.0.0 to 7.1.5 by @​dependabot[bot] in #​657
• chore(deps): bump the npm group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in #​662
• chore(deps): bump the npm group with 3 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in #​666

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.3.4

v2.3.3

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What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: add input option overwrite_files by @​asfernandes in #​343

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates

New Contributors

• @​asfernandes made their first contribution in #​343

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.3.3

v2.3.2

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• fix: revert fs readableWebStream change

v2.3.1

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What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: fix file closing issue by @​WailGree in #​629

New Contributors

• @​WailGree made their first contribution in #​629

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.3.0...v2.3.1

v2.3.0

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• Migrate from jest to vitest
• Replace mime with mime-types
• Bump to use node 24
• Dependency updates

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.2...v2.3.0