From 4558a654db12b41cc9acf1d802facc8eef58a666 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: samukweku <samueloranyeli@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix: scope auto-release validation to generated files

---
 .github/workflows/auto-release.yml | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 559e42b33..7e12e92e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
         run: uv version --bump ${{ env.VERSION_NAME }} --frozen
 
+      - name: Validate version metadata
+        if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
+        run: |
+          pixi run pre-commit run --files pyproject.toml || \
+            pixi run pre-commit run --files pyproject.toml
+
       - name: Commit version bump and create tag
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -151,12 +157,24 @@ jobs:
           llamabot configure default-model --model-name="${{ secrets.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_MODEL }}"
           llamabot git write-release-notes
 
+      - name: Validate generated release notes
+        if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_NOTES="docs/releases/v${{ env.version_number }}.md"
+          test -f "$RELEASE_NOTES"
+          pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES" || \
+            pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES"
+
       - name: Commit release notes
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
         run: |
-          pixi run pre-commit run --all-files || pixi run pre-commit run --all-files
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Add release notes for ${{ env.version_number }}"
+          RELEASE_NOTES="docs/releases/v${{ env.version_number }}.md"
+          git add --force -- "$RELEASE_NOTES"
+          if git diff --cached --quiet -- "$RELEASE_NOTES"; then
+            echo "Release notes are unchanged; no release-notes commit is needed."
+          else
+            git commit -m "Add release notes for ${{ env.version_number }}"
+          fi
 
       - name: Build package
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'

From e028695d64dd4f89ed0ffb3937744b6f05996f35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: samukweku <samueloranyeli@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:51:13 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix(ci): fail release when notes are missing

---
 .github/workflows/auto-release.yml | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 7e12e92e0..126deea78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -160,14 +160,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate generated release notes
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           RELEASE_NOTES="docs/releases/v${{ env.version_number }}.md"
-          test -f "$RELEASE_NOTES"
-          pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES" || \
-            pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES"
+          if [[ ! -f "$RELEASE_NOTES" ]]; then
+            echo "Release notes were not generated: $RELEASE_NOTES" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES"
 
       - name: Commit release notes
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           RELEASE_NOTES="docs/releases/v${{ env.version_number }}.md"
           git add --force -- "$RELEASE_NOTES"
           if git diff --cached --quiet -- "$RELEASE_NOTES"; then

From 8ab3384e8be8a679513d4c8674470309a6541ee6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: samukweku <samueloranyeli@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:53:44 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix(ci): retry release notes formatting

---
 .github/workflows/auto-release.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 126deea78..b712b8486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "Release notes were not generated: $RELEASE_NOTES" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES"
+          pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES" || \
+            pixi run pre-commit run --files "$RELEASE_NOTES"
 
       - name: Commit release notes
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.already_released == 'false'