🩹 [Patch]: Update workflow action versions and rename release action

[MariusStorhaug]

This release updates all workflow action dependencies to their latest versions and completes the migration from Auto-Release to Release-GHRepository.

• Fixes 🩹[Patch]: Update workflow configurations #269
• Fixes 🚀[Feature]: Only publish if we have changes #85

Summary

• Updated workflow action dependencies to latest versions for improved stability and features
• Migrated release action from deprecated PSModule/Auto-Release to PSModule/Release-GHRepository
• Added workflow permission for PR label management
• Cleaned up deprecated configuration files
• Important file change detection now determines whether a release should be created

What's Changed for Module Developers

Updated Workflow Dependencies

All reusable workflow files have been updated to use the latest action versions. This ensures your module CI/CD pipeline benefits from recent bug fixes and improvements across the PSModule action ecosystem.

Action	Previous	New
actions/checkout	v6.0.1	v6.0.2
PSModule/GitHub-Script	v1.7.8	v1.7.10
PSModule/Build-PSModule	v4.0.9	v4.0.12
PSModule/Document-PSModule	v1.0.14	v1.0.16
PSModule/Get-PSModuleSettings	v1.4.0	v1.4.3
PSModule/Get-PesterCodeCoverage	v1.0.3	v1.0.4
PSModule/Get-PesterTestResults	v1.0.7	v1.0.8
PSModule/Install-PSModuleHelpers	v1.0.6	v1.0.7
PSModule/Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer	v4.1.1	v4.1.2
PSModule/Invoke-Pester	v4.2.2	v4.2.3
PSModule/Publish-PSModule	v2.2.0	v2.2.2
PSModule/Test-PSModule	v3.0.7	v3.0.8

Release Action Migration

The deprecated PSModule/Auto-Release action has been replaced with PSModule/Release-GHRepository@v2.0.2. This is a direct replacement that provides the same release functionality with improved maintainability.

No action required by module developers - the reusable workflow handles this internally.

Important File Change Detection

The Get-PSModuleSettings action now automatically detects whether a PR contains changes to "important" files that warrant a new release. This addresses the long-standing request (#85) to only publish when meaningful changes occur.

Files that trigger releases:

Path	Description
src/**	Module source code
README.md	Module documentation

Files that do NOT trigger releases:

• .github/workflows/* (workflow configurations)
• .github/linters/* (linter configs)
• tests/** (test files)
• examples/** (example scripts)
• .gitignore, .editorconfig, etc.

When no important files are changed:

• A comment is automatically added to the PR explaining why
• ReleaseType is set to None
• Build, test, and publish stages are skipped
• The PR can still be merged for non-release changes

Label-Based Release Control

Module developers can also explicitly control releases via labels:

Change Type	Label	Release Behavior
Breaking changes	Major	Creates major version release
New features	Minor	Creates minor version release
Bug fixes	Patch	Creates patch version release
Documentation only	NoRelease	No release created
CI/CD maintenance	NoRelease	No release created

Workflow Permissions Update

The Get-Settings workflow now requests pull-requests: write permission. This enables:

• Automatic label management on PRs
• Adding comments when no important files changed

No action required by module developers - repos using this workflow already grant the necessary permissions via the main workflow file.

Configuration Cleanup

Removed unused configuration files from the repository:

• .github/linters/.jscpd.json - JSCPD linter config (not used in current linting setup)
• .github/release.yml - GitHub auto-generated release notes config (release notes are now fully managed by the Release-GHRepository action)

Upgrade Impact

Impact	Description
Breaking Changes	None - all changes are backward compatible
Required Actions	None - updates are automatically applied when using the reusable workflow
Behavior Change	PRs without important file changes will no longer trigger releases

Related

• Part of ongoing workflow modernization efforts
• Foundation for future smart release detection enhancements (tracked in 🩹 [Patch]: Only create releases when significant changes are detected (module and documentation) #184)

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This pull request updates workflow action dependencies to their latest versions and completes the migration from the deprecated PSModule/Auto-Release action to PSModule/Release-GHRepository. It also adds important file change detection functionality to prevent unnecessary releases when only maintenance files are modified.

Changes:

• Updated 13 workflow action dependencies to their latest versions for improved stability
• Migrated from deprecated PSModule/Auto-Release@v1.9.5 to PSModule/Release-GHRepository@v2.0.2
• Added pull-requests: write permission to Get-Settings workflow for automated PR label management
• Documented important file change detection feature in README
• Removed unused configuration files (.github/release.yml and .github/linters/.jscpd.json)
• Updated PR prompt template with new "Maintenance" change type
• Fixed typo in README ("wether" → "whether")

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
.github/workflows/Test-SourceCode.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and Test-PSModule to v3.0.8
.github/workflows/Test-ModuleLocal.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2, Install-PSModuleHelpers to v1.0.7, and Invoke-Pester to v4.2.3
.github/workflows/Test-Module.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2, Test-PSModule to v3.0.8, and Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer to v4.1.2
.github/workflows/Publish-Module.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and Publish-PSModule to v2.2.2
.github/workflows/Linter.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2
.github/workflows/Lint-SourceCode.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer to v4.1.2
.github/workflows/Lint-Repository.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2
.github/workflows/Get-TestResults.yml	Updated Get-PesterTestResults to v1.0.8
.github/workflows/Get-Settings.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2, Get-PSModuleSettings to v1.4.3, and added pull-requests write permission
.github/workflows/Get-CodeCoverage.yml	Updated Get-PesterCodeCoverage to v1.0.4
.github/workflows/Build-Site.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2, Install-PSModuleHelpers to v1.0.7, and GitHub-Script to v1.7.10
.github/workflows/Build-Module.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and Build-PSModule to v4.0.12
.github/workflows/Build-Docs.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2, Document-PSModule to v1.0.16, and GitHub-Script to v1.7.10
.github/workflows/BeforeAll-ModuleLocal.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and GitHub-Script to v1.7.10
.github/workflows/Auto-Release.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and migrated from Auto-Release to Release-GHRepository v2.0.2
.github/workflows/AfterAll-ModuleLocal.yml	Updated actions/checkout to v6.0.2 and GitHub-Script to v1.7.10
README.md	Added documentation for important file change detection feature, fixed typo
.github/prompts/PSModule.pr.prompt.md	Added Maintenance change type, updated change type table, removed Fix type from main list
.github/release.yml	Removed unused GitHub auto-generated release notes configuration
.github/linters/.jscpd.json	Removed unused JSCPD linter configuration

[Copilot]

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