From a2500df030afddcd4a4b0ea7f6185e7f32f93ea3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:42:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] Remove deprecated release.yml configuration

---
 .github/release.yml | 18 ------------------
 1 file changed, 18 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/release.yml

diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 35c6ae8..0000000
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes#configuring-automatically-generated-release-notes
-
-changelog:
-  exclude:
-    labels:
-      - NoRelease
-  categories:
-    - title: 🌟 Breaking Changes
-      labels:
-        - Major
-        - Breaking
-    - title: 🚀 New Features
-      labels:
-        - Minor
-        - Feature
-    - title: Other Changes
-      labels:
-        - '*'

From f5a4cd44f584c54b8694f9e9c3f44f7051f2a803 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:31:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=A9=B9=20[Patch]:=20Fix=20typo=20in?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20IncrementalPrerelease=20description=20in=20action.yml?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

---
 action.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9e70917..2b03521 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'true'
   IncrementalPrerelease:
-    description: Control wether to automatically increment the prerelease number. If disabled, the action will ensure only one prerelease exists for a given branch.
+    description: Control whether to automatically increment the prerelease number. If disabled, the action will ensure only one prerelease exists for a given branch.
     required: false
     default: 'true'
   DatePrereleaseFormat:

From 151cf814f696520249612b6a9dd2b21fa49dd9d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:32:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] feat: Implement automated release process with GitHub
 Actions

- Remove old publish script and replace it with a new structured approach using init.ps1, publish.ps1, and cleanup.ps1.
- Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases triggered by pull request events.
- Introduce new parameters for managing versioning and release types, including support for prereleases and cleanup of old prereleases.
- Enhance logging and error handling throughout the scripts for better traceability.
---
 .github/workflows/{Auto-Release.yml => Release.yml} | 11 +++++++----
 action.yml                                          |  6 +++---
 {scripts => src}/cleanup.ps1                        |  0
 {scripts => src}/init.ps1                           |  0
 {scripts => src}/publish.ps1                        |  0
 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{Auto-Release.yml => Release.yml} (73%)
 rename {scripts => src}/cleanup.ps1 (100%)
 rename {scripts => src}/init.ps1 (100%)
 rename {scripts => src}/publish.ps1 (100%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/Auto-Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
similarity index 73%
rename from .github/workflows/Auto-Release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/Release.yml
index 643724c..3cb8396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Auto-Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Auto-Release
+name: Release
 
-run-name: "Auto-Release - [${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}] by @${{ github.actor }}"
+run-name: "Release - [${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}] by @${{ github.actor }}"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ on:
       - reopened
       - synchronize
       - labeled
+    paths:
+      - 'action.yml'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  Auto-Release:
+  Release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Auto-Release
+      - name: Release
         uses: PSModule/Auto-Release@eabd533035e2cb9822160f26f2eda584bd012356 # v1.9.5
         with:
           IncrementalPrerelease: false
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 2b03521..65b04cc 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ runs:
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_PatchLabels: ${{ inputs.PatchLabels }}
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_VersionPrefix: ${{ inputs.VersionPrefix }}
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_WhatIf: ${{ inputs.WhatIf }}
-      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/init.ps1
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/src/init.ps1
 
     - name: Download module artifact
       if: env.PUBLISH_CONTEXT_ShouldPublish == 'true' || inputs.WhatIf == 'true'
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ runs:
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_UsePRBodyAsReleaseNotes: ${{ inputs.UsePRBodyAsReleaseNotes }}
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_UsePRTitleAsReleaseName: ${{ inputs.UsePRTitleAsReleaseName }}
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_UsePRTitleAsNotesHeading: ${{ inputs.UsePRTitleAsNotesHeading }}
-      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/publish.ps1
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/src/publish.ps1
 
     - name: Cleanup Prereleases
       if: env.PUBLISH_CONTEXT_ShouldCleanup == 'true' || inputs.WhatIf == 'true'
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ runs:
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.WorkingDirectory }}
       env:
         PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_WhatIf: ${{ inputs.WhatIf }}
-      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/cleanup.ps1
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/src/cleanup.ps1
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup.ps1 b/src/cleanup.ps1
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/cleanup.ps1
rename to src/cleanup.ps1
diff --git a/scripts/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/init.ps1
rename to src/init.ps1
diff --git a/scripts/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/publish.ps1
rename to src/publish.ps1

From 45b52e81e42ff757dfd8541fd6ec45eb807a0aa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:01:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] Disable JSCPD linter and remove configuration file

---
 .github/linters/.jscpd.json  | 10 ----------
 .github/workflows/Linter.yml |  1 +
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/linters/.jscpd.json

diff --git a/.github/linters/.jscpd.json b/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 23970e8..0000000
--- a/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "threshold": 0,
-    "reporters": [
-        "consoleFull"
-    ],
-    "ignore": [
-        "**/tests/**"
-    ],
-    "absolute": true
-}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linter.yml b/.github/workflows/Linter.yml
index 377763a..3a07190 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linter.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           VALIDATE_BIOME_FORMAT: false
+          VALIDATE_JSCPD: false
           VALIDATE_JSON_PRETTIER: false
           VALIDATE_MARKDOWN_PRETTIER: false
           VALIDATE_YAML_PRETTIER: false

From 1c03ca33625b5b443a9df5b0d11ec0bc76559e48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:32:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] Rename Auto-Release to Release-GHRepository

---
 .github/workflows/Release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
index 3cb8396..38fbd49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Release
-        uses: PSModule/Auto-Release@eabd533035e2cb9822160f26f2eda584bd012356 # v1.9.5
+        uses: PSModule/Release-GHRepository@88c70461c8f16cc09682005bcf3b7fca4dd8dc1a # v2
         with:
           IncrementalPrerelease: false

From 3b4309dc944c2bd1654a0f5f07b881c95a743657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:44:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] Fix version comment to use patch level

---
 .github/workflows/Release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
index 38fbd49..15ea61e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Release
-        uses: PSModule/Release-GHRepository@88c70461c8f16cc09682005bcf3b7fca4dd8dc1a # v2
+        uses: PSModule/Release-GHRepository@88c70461c8f16cc09682005bcf3b7fca4dd8dc1a # v2.0.1
         with:
           IncrementalPrerelease: false

From 817553a72c5841c838c9673b9c9af716dfb482df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:16:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] refactor: Update output messages for PowerShell Gallery
 publishing and GitHub release

---
 src/publish.ps1 | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index 6f074ce..dc539e2 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
         $publishPSVersion = "$($newVersion.Major).$($newVersion.Minor).$($newVersion.Patch)"
     }
     $psGalleryReleaseLink = "https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/$name/$publishPSVersion"
-    Write-Output "Publish module to PowerShell Gallery using API key from environment."
+    Write-Output 'Publish module to PowerShell Gallery using API key from environment.'
     if ($whatIf) {
         Write-Output "Publish-PSResource -Path $modulePath -Repository PSGallery -ApiKey ***"
     } else {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
             "'Module [$name - $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink) published to the PowerShell Gallery.'"
         )
     } else {
-        Write-Host "::notice::Module [$name - $publishPSVersion] published to the PowerShell Gallery."
+        Write-Host "::notice title=New publication: PowerShell Gallery - $name $publishPSVersion::$psGalleryReleaseLink"
         gh pr comment $prNumber -b "Module [$name - $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink) published to the PowerShell Gallery."
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             Write-Error 'Failed to comment on the pull request.'
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
             exit $LASTEXITCODE
         }
     }
-    Write-Host "::notice::Release created: [$newVersion]"
+    Write-Host "::notice title=New release: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
 }
 
 Write-Output "Publishing complete. Version: [$($newVersion.ToString())]"

From cb82392569c00e4562b192b55fba565c9fbccaeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:51:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] Align PR comment text with notice output format

---
 src/publish.ps1 | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index dc539e2..caa59a4 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ LogGroup 'Install module dependencies' {
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
+    $releaseType = if ($createPrerelease) { 'New prerelease' } else { 'New release' }
     if ($createPrerelease) {
         $publishPSVersion = "$($newVersion.Major).$($newVersion.Minor).$($newVersion.Patch)-$($newVersion.Prerelease)"
     } else {
@@ -103,11 +104,11 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
     if ($whatIf) {
         Write-Output (
             "gh pr comment $prNumber -b " +
-            "'Module [$name - $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink) published to the PowerShell Gallery.'"
+            "'✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - [$name $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink)'"
         )
     } else {
-        Write-Host "::notice title=New publication: PowerShell Gallery - $name $publishPSVersion::$psGalleryReleaseLink"
-        gh pr comment $prNumber -b "Module [$name - $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink) published to the PowerShell Gallery."
+        Write-Host "::notice title=$releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - $name $publishPSVersion::$psGalleryReleaseLink"
+        gh pr comment $prNumber -b "✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - [$name $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink)"
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             Write-Error 'Failed to comment on the pull request.'
             exit $LASTEXITCODE
@@ -177,19 +178,20 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
         Remove-Item -Path $notesFilePath -Force
     }
 
+    $releaseType = if ($createPrerelease) { 'New prerelease' } else { 'New release' }
     if ($whatIf) {
         Write-Output (
             "gh pr comment $prNumber -b " +
-            "'GitHub release for $name $newVersion has been created.'"
+            "'✅ $releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion'"
         )
     } else {
-        gh pr comment $prNumber -b "GitHub release for $name [$newVersion]($releaseURL) has been created."
+        gh pr comment $prNumber -b "✅ $releaseType`: GitHub - [$name $newVersion]($releaseURL)"
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             Write-Error 'Failed to comment on the pull request.'
             exit $LASTEXITCODE
         }
     }
-    Write-Host "::notice title=New release: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
+    Write-Host "::notice title=$releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
 }
 
 Write-Output "Publishing complete. Version: [$($newVersion.ToString())]"

From 267df3f928efe312344ab6850d197ea60021900b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:25:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] style: Update notice output format to include checkmark
 for clarity

---
 src/publish.ps1 | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index caa59a4..2137e67 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
             "'✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - [$name $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink)'"
         )
     } else {
-        Write-Host "::notice title=$releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - $name $publishPSVersion::$psGalleryReleaseLink"
+        Write-Host "::notice title=✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - $name $publishPSVersion::$psGalleryReleaseLink"
         gh pr comment $prNumber -b "✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - [$name $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink)"
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             Write-Error 'Failed to comment on the pull request.'
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
             exit $LASTEXITCODE
         }
     }
-    Write-Host "::notice title=$releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
+    Write-Host "::notice title=✅ $releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
 }
 
 Write-Output "Publishing complete. Version: [$($newVersion.ToString())]"

From 7e04e5e9cd3e111108d906b428e4e2edcc24eecf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:25:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] refactor: Replace Write-Output with Write-Host for
 consistent output handling

---
 .../linters/.powershell-psscriptanalyzer.psd1 |   1 +
 src/cleanup.ps1                               |  16 +--
 src/init.ps1                                  | 118 +++++++++---------
 src/publish.ps1                               |  48 +++----
 4 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/linters/.powershell-psscriptanalyzer.psd1 b/.github/linters/.powershell-psscriptanalyzer.psd1
index 09cc3d0..f79ca2a 100644
--- a/.github/linters/.powershell-psscriptanalyzer.psd1
+++ b/.github/linters/.powershell-psscriptanalyzer.psd1
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         }
     }
     ExcludeRules = @(
+        'PSAvoidUsingWriteHost', # This action runs on GitHub Actions which supports Write-Host.
         'PSMissingModuleManifestField', # This rule is not applicable until the module is built.
         'PSUseToExportFieldsInManifest'
     )
diff --git a/src/cleanup.ps1 b/src/cleanup.ps1
index 2363894..7a11de0 100644
--- a/src/cleanup.ps1
+++ b/src/cleanup.ps1
@@ -14,32 +14,32 @@ if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($prereleaseName)) {
 
 LogGroup "Cleanup prereleases for [$prereleaseName]" {
     if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($prereleaseTagsToCleanup)) {
-        Write-Output "No prereleases found to cleanup for [$prereleaseName]."
+        Write-Host "No prereleases found to cleanup for [$prereleaseName]."
         return
     }
 
     $tagsToDelete = $prereleaseTagsToCleanup -split ',' | Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) }
 
     if ($tagsToDelete.Count -eq 0) {
-        Write-Output "No prereleases found to cleanup for [$prereleaseName]."
+        Write-Host "No prereleases found to cleanup for [$prereleaseName]."
         return
     }
 
-    Write-Output "Found $($tagsToDelete.Count) prereleases to cleanup:"
-    $tagsToDelete | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  - $_" }
-    Write-Output ''
+    Write-Host "Found $($tagsToDelete.Count) prereleases to cleanup:"
+    $tagsToDelete | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "  - $_" }
+    Write-Host ''
 
     foreach ($tag in $tagsToDelete) {
-        Write-Output "Deleting prerelease: [$tag]"
+        Write-Host "Deleting prerelease: [$tag]"
         if ($whatIf) {
-            Write-Output "WhatIf: gh release delete $tag --cleanup-tag --yes"
+            Write-Host "WhatIf: gh release delete $tag --cleanup-tag --yes"
         } else {
             gh release delete $tag --cleanup-tag --yes
             if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
                 Write-Error "Failed to delete release [$tag]."
                 exit $LASTEXITCODE
             }
-            Write-Output "Successfully deleted release [$tag]."
+            Write-Host "Successfully deleted release [$tag]."
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index d562d48..8320cea 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LogGroup 'Load inputs' {
     } else {
         $env:PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_Name
     }
-    Write-Output "Module name: [$name]"
+    Write-Host "Module name: [$name]"
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Set configuration' {
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ LogGroup 'Event information - Details' {
     }
     $prHeadRef = $pull_request.head.ref
 
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Output "PR Head Ref:                    [$prHeadRef]"
-    Write-Output "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host "PR Head Ref:                    [$prHeadRef]"
+    Write-Host "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Pull request - details' {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ LogGroup 'Determine release configuration' {
     # Check for ignore labels that override the release type
     $ignoreRelease = ($labels | Where-Object { $ignoreLabels -contains $_ }).Count -gt 0
     if ($ignoreRelease -and $shouldPublish) {
-        Write-Output 'Ignoring release creation due to ignore label.'
+        Write-Host 'Ignoring release creation due to ignore label.'
         $shouldPublish = $false
     }
 
@@ -141,23 +141,23 @@ LogGroup 'Determine release configuration' {
 
         $hasVersionBump = $majorRelease -or $minorRelease -or $patchRelease
         if (-not $hasVersionBump) {
-            Write-Output 'No version bump label found and AutoPatching is disabled. Skipping publish.'
+            Write-Host 'No version bump label found and AutoPatching is disabled. Skipping publish.'
             $shouldPublish = $false
         }
     } elseif (-not $ignoreRelease) {
-        Write-Output "ReleaseType is [$releaseType]. No publishing required."
+        Write-Host "ReleaseType is [$releaseType]. No publishing required."
     }
 
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Output "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
-    Write-Output "AutoCleanup:                    [$autoCleanup]"
-    Write-Output "Should publish:                 [$shouldPublish]"
-    Write-Output "Create a release:               [$createRelease]"
-    Write-Output "Create a prerelease:            [$createPrerelease]"
-    Write-Output "Create a major release:         [$majorRelease]"
-    Write-Output "Create a minor release:         [$minorRelease]"
-    Write-Output "Create a patch release:         [$patchRelease]"
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
+    Write-Host "AutoCleanup:                    [$autoCleanup]"
+    Write-Host "Should publish:                 [$shouldPublish]"
+    Write-Host "Create a release:               [$createRelease]"
+    Write-Host "Create a prerelease:            [$createPrerelease]"
+    Write-Host "Create a major release:         [$majorRelease]"
+    Write-Host "Create a minor release:         [$minorRelease]"
+    Write-Host "Create a patch release:         [$patchRelease]"
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 #endregion Calculate release type
 
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
             Write-Warning 'Could not find the latest release version. Using ''0.0.0'' as the version.'
             $ghReleaseVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version '0.0.0'
         }
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-        Write-Output 'GitHub version:'
-        Write-Output $ghReleaseVersion.ToString()
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host 'GitHub version:'
+        Write-Host $ghReleaseVersion.ToString()
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
 
     LogGroup 'Get latest version - PSGallery' {
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
         $delay = 10
         for ($i = 1; $i -le $count; $i++) {
             try {
-                Write-Output "Finding module [$name] in the PowerShell Gallery."
+                Write-Host "Finding module [$name] in the PowerShell Gallery."
                 $latest = Find-PSResource -Name $name -Repository PSGallery -Verbose:$false
-                Write-Output "$($latest | Format-Table | Out-String)"
+                Write-Host "$($latest | Format-Table | Out-String)"
                 break
             } catch {
                 if ($i -eq $count) {
@@ -222,21 +222,21 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
             Write-Warning 'Could not find module online. Using ''0.0.0'' as the version.'
             $psGalleryVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version '0.0.0'
         }
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-        Write-Output 'PSGallery version:'
-        Write-Output $psGalleryVersion.ToString()
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host 'PSGallery version:'
+        Write-Host $psGalleryVersion.ToString()
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
 
     LogGroup 'Get latest version' {
-        Write-Output "GitHub:    [$($ghReleaseVersion.ToString())]"
-        Write-Output "PSGallery: [$($psGalleryVersion.ToString())]"
+        Write-Host "GitHub:    [$($ghReleaseVersion.ToString())]"
+        Write-Host "PSGallery: [$($psGalleryVersion.ToString())]"
         $latestVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version ($psGalleryVersion, $ghReleaseVersion | Sort-Object -Descending | Select-Object -First 1)
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-        Write-Output 'Latest version:'
-        Write-Output ($latestVersion | Format-Table | Out-String)
-        Write-Output $latestVersion.ToString()
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host 'Latest version:'
+        Write-Host ($latestVersion | Format-Table | Out-String)
+        Write-Host $latestVersion.ToString()
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
 
     LogGroup 'Calculate new version' {
@@ -244,32 +244,32 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
         $newVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version $latestVersion
         $newVersion.Prefix = $versionPrefix
         if ($majorRelease) {
-            Write-Output 'Incrementing major version.'
+            Write-Host 'Incrementing major version.'
             $newVersion.BumpMajor()
         } elseif ($minorRelease) {
-            Write-Output 'Incrementing minor version.'
+            Write-Host 'Incrementing minor version.'
             $newVersion.BumpMinor()
         } elseif ($patchRelease) {
-            Write-Output 'Incrementing patch version.'
+            Write-Host 'Incrementing patch version.'
             $newVersion.BumpPatch()
         } else {
-            Write-Output 'No version bump required.'
+            Write-Host 'No version bump required.'
         }
 
-        Write-Output "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
+        Write-Host "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
 
         if ($createPrerelease -and $hasVersionBump) {
-            Write-Output "Adding a prerelease tag to the version using the branch name [$prereleaseName]."
-            Write-Output ($releases | Where-Object { $_.tagName -like "*$prereleaseName*" } |
+            Write-Host "Adding a prerelease tag to the version using the branch name [$prereleaseName]."
+            Write-Host ($releases | Where-Object { $_.tagName -like "*$prereleaseName*" } |
                     Select-Object -Property name, isPrerelease, isLatest, publishedAt | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)
 
             $newVersion.Prerelease = $prereleaseName
-            Write-Output "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
+            Write-Host "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
 
             if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($datePrereleaseFormat)) {
-                Write-Output "Using date-based prerelease: [$datePrereleaseFormat]."
+                Write-Host "Using date-based prerelease: [$datePrereleaseFormat]."
                 $newVersion.Prerelease += "$(Get-Date -Format $datePrereleaseFormat)"
-                Write-Output "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
+                Write-Host "Partial new version: [$newVersion]"
             }
 
             if ($incrementalPrerelease) {
@@ -285,15 +285,15 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
                     Verbose     = $false
                     ErrorAction = 'SilentlyContinue'
                 }
-                Write-Output 'Finding the latest prerelease version in the PowerShell Gallery.'
-                Write-Output ($params | Format-Table | Out-String)
+                Write-Host 'Finding the latest prerelease version in the PowerShell Gallery.'
+                Write-Host ($params | Format-Table | Out-String)
                 $psGalleryPrereleases = Find-PSResource @params
                 $psGalleryPrereleases = $psGalleryPrereleases | Where-Object { $_.Version -like "$newVersionString" }
                 $psGalleryPrereleases = $psGalleryPrereleases | Where-Object { $_.Prerelease -like "$prereleaseName*" }
                 $latestPSGalleryPrerelease = $psGalleryPrereleases.Prerelease | ForEach-Object {
                     [int]($_ -replace $prereleaseName)
                 } | Sort-Object | Select-Object -Last 1
-                Write-Output "PSGallery prerelease: [$latestPSGalleryPrerelease]"
+                Write-Host "PSGallery prerelease: [$latestPSGalleryPrerelease]"
 
                 # GitHub
                 $ghPrereleases = $releases | Where-Object { $_.tagName -like "*$newVersionString*" }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
                     $number = ($number -split $prereleaseName, 2)[-1]
                     [int]$number
                 } | Sort-Object | Select-Object -Last 1
-                Write-Output "GitHub prerelease: [$latestGHPrereleases]"
+                Write-Host "GitHub prerelease: [$latestGHPrereleases]"
 
                 # Handle null values explicitly to ensure Math.Max works correctly
                 if ($null -eq $latestPSGalleryPrerelease) { $latestPSGalleryPrerelease = 0 }
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
                 $newVersion.Prerelease += $latestPrereleaseNumber
             }
         }
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-        Write-Output 'New version:'
-        Write-Output ($newVersion | Format-Table | Out-String)
-        Write-Output $newVersion.ToString()
-        Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+        Write-Host 'New version:'
+        Write-Host ($newVersion | Format-Table | Out-String)
+        Write-Host $newVersion.ToString()
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
     #endregion Calculate new version
 }
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ if ($autoCleanup) {
         $prereleasesToCleanup = $releases | Where-Object { $_.tagName -like "*$prereleaseName*" }
         $prereleasesToCleanup | Select-Object -Property name, publishedAt, isPrerelease, isLatest | Format-Table | Out-String
         $prereleaseTagsToCleanup = ($prereleasesToCleanup | ForEach-Object { $_.tagName }) -join ','
-        Write-Output "Prereleases to cleanup: [$prereleaseTagsToCleanup]"
+        Write-Host "Prereleases to cleanup: [$prereleaseTagsToCleanup]"
     }
 }
 #endregion Find prereleases to cleanup
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ LogGroup 'Store context in environment variables' {
     Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "PUBLISH_CONTEXT_PRNumber=$($pull_request.number.ToString())"
     Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "PUBLISH_CONTEXT_PRHeadRef=$prHeadRef"
 
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Output 'Stored environment variables:'
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host 'Stored environment variables:'
     [PSCustomObject]@{
         ShouldPublish           = $shouldPublish
         ShouldCleanup           = $autoCleanup
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ LogGroup 'Store context in environment variables' {
         PRNumber                = $pull_request.number
         PRHeadRef               = $prHeadRef
     } | Format-List | Out-String
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
-Write-Output "Context initialization complete. ShouldPublish=[$shouldPublish], ShouldCleanup=[$autoCleanup]"
+Write-Host "Context initialization complete. ShouldPublish=[$shouldPublish], ShouldCleanup=[$autoCleanup]"
diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index 2137e67..f65748c 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ LogGroup 'Load inputs' {
     $modulePath = Resolve-Path -Path "$env:PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_ModulePath/$name" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Path
     $apiKey = $env:PSMODULE_PUBLISH_PSMODULE_INPUT_APIKey
 
-    Write-Output "Module name: [$name]"
-    Write-Output "Module path: [$modulePath]"
+    Write-Host "Module name: [$name]"
+    Write-Host "Module path: [$modulePath]"
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Load publish context from environment' {
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ LogGroup 'Load publish context from environment' {
 
     $newVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version $newVersionString
 
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Output 'Publish context:'
-    Write-Output "  CreateRelease:       [$createRelease]"
-    Write-Output "  CreatePrerelease:    [$createPrerelease]"
-    Write-Output "  NewVersion:          [$($newVersion.ToString())]"
-    Write-Output "  PRNumber:            [$prNumber]"
-    Write-Output "  PRHeadRef:           [$prHeadRef]"
-    Write-Output "  WhatIf:              [$whatIf]"
-    Write-Output '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+    Write-Host 'Publish context:'
+    Write-Host "  CreateRelease:       [$createRelease]"
+    Write-Host "  CreatePrerelease:    [$createPrerelease]"
+    Write-Host "  NewVersion:          [$($newVersion.ToString())]"
+    Write-Host "  PRNumber:            [$prNumber]"
+    Write-Host "  PRHeadRef:           [$prHeadRef]"
+    Write-Host "  WhatIf:              [$whatIf]"
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Load PR information' {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LogGroup 'Load PR information' {
 LogGroup 'Validate manifest and set module path' {
     Add-PSModulePath -Path (Split-Path -Path $modulePath -Parent)
     $manifestFilePath = Join-Path $modulePath "$name.psd1"
-    Write-Output "Module manifest file path: [$manifestFilePath]"
+    Write-Host "Module manifest file path: [$manifestFilePath]"
     if (-not (Test-Path -Path $manifestFilePath)) {
         Write-Error "Module manifest file not found at [$manifestFilePath]"
         exit 1
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ LogGroup 'Validate manifest and set module path' {
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Update module manifest' {
-    Write-Output 'Bump module version -> module metadata: Update-ModuleMetadata'
+    Write-Host 'Bump module version -> module metadata: Update-ModuleMetadata'
     $manifestNewVersion = "$($newVersion.Major).$($newVersion.Minor).$($newVersion.Patch)"
     Set-ModuleManifest -Path $manifestFilePath -ModuleVersion $manifestNewVersion -Verbose:$false
     if ($createPrerelease) {
-        Write-Output "Prerelease is: [$($newVersion.Prerelease)]"
+        Write-Host "Prerelease is: [$($newVersion.Prerelease)]"
         Set-ModuleManifest -Path $manifestFilePath -Prerelease $($newVersion.Prerelease) -Verbose:$false
     }
 
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
         $publishPSVersion = "$($newVersion.Major).$($newVersion.Minor).$($newVersion.Patch)"
     }
     $psGalleryReleaseLink = "https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/$name/$publishPSVersion"
-    Write-Output 'Publish module to PowerShell Gallery using API key from environment.'
+    Write-Host 'Publish module to PowerShell Gallery using API key from environment.'
     if ($whatIf) {
-        Write-Output "Publish-PSResource -Path $modulePath -Repository PSGallery -ApiKey ***"
+        Write-Host "Publish-PSResource -Path $modulePath -Repository PSGallery -ApiKey ***"
     } else {
         try {
             Publish-PSResource -Path $modulePath -Repository PSGallery -ApiKey $apiKey
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
         }
     }
     if ($whatIf) {
-        Write-Output (
+        Write-Host (
             "gh pr comment $prNumber -b " +
             "'✅ $releaseType`: PowerShell Gallery - [$name $publishPSVersion]($psGalleryReleaseLink)'"
         )
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ LogGroup 'Publish-ToPSGallery' {
 }
 
 LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
-    Write-Output 'Create new GitHub release'
+    Write-Host 'Create new GitHub release'
     $releaseCreateCommand = @('release', 'create', $newVersion.ToString())
     $notesFilePath = $null
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
     if ($usePRTitleAsReleaseName -and $pull_request.title) {
         $prTitle = $pull_request.title
         $releaseCreateCommand += @('--title', $prTitle)
-        Write-Output "Using PR title as release name: [$prTitle]"
+        Write-Host "Using PR title as release name: [$prTitle]"
     } else {
         $releaseCreateCommand += @('--title', $newVersion.ToString())
     }
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
         $notesFilePath = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
         Set-Content -Path $notesFilePath -Value $notes -Encoding utf8
         $releaseCreateCommand += @('--notes-file', $notesFilePath)
-        Write-Output 'Using PR title as H1 heading with link and body as release notes'
+        Write-Host 'Using PR title as H1 heading with link and body as release notes'
     } elseif ($usePRBodyAsReleaseNotes -and $pull_request.body) {
         # Path 2: PR body only - no heading, just the body content
         $prBody = $pull_request.body
         $notesFilePath = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
         Set-Content -Path $notesFilePath -Value $prBody -Encoding utf8
         $releaseCreateCommand += @('--notes-file', $notesFilePath)
-        Write-Output 'Using PR body as release notes'
+        Write-Host 'Using PR body as release notes'
     } else {
         # Path 3: Fallback to GitHub's auto-generated release notes
         $releaseCreateCommand += @('--generate-notes')
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
     }
 
     if ($whatIf) {
-        Write-Output "WhatIf: gh $($releaseCreateCommand -join ' ')"
+        Write-Host "WhatIf: gh $($releaseCreateCommand -join ' ')"
     } else {
         $releaseURL = gh @releaseCreateCommand
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
 
     $releaseType = if ($createPrerelease) { 'New prerelease' } else { 'New release' }
     if ($whatIf) {
-        Write-Output (
+        Write-Host (
             "gh pr comment $prNumber -b " +
             "'✅ $releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion'"
         )
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ LogGroup 'New-GitHubRelease' {
     Write-Host "::notice title=✅ $releaseType`: GitHub - $name $newVersion::$releaseURL"
 }
 
-Write-Output "Publishing complete. Version: [$($newVersion.ToString())]"
+Write-Host "Publishing complete. Version: [$($newVersion.ToString())]"

From 348688b6f711e8d280643d5d0704bf9ad6ec3524 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:32:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] refactor: Add SuppressMessage attributes for variable
 usage in script blocks

---
 src/init.ps1    | 10 +++++++++-
 src/publish.ps1 | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index 8320cea..eeeb6a7 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-[CmdletBinding()]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'pull_request',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'prereleaseName',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[CmdletBinding()]
 param()
 
 Import-Module -Name 'Helpers' -Force
diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index f65748c..793a3b1 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-[CmdletBinding()]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'apiKey',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'usePRBodyAsReleaseNotes',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'usePRTitleAsReleaseName',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute(
+    'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'usePRTitleAsNotesHeading',
+    Justification = 'Variable is used in script blocks.'
+)]
+[CmdletBinding()]
 param()
 
 Import-Module -Name 'Helpers' -Force

From 0401efa27432d6cf1be4033cf5a026fdf53d0ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:48:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] refactor: Enhance output formatting for clarity in init
 and publish scripts

---
 src/init.ps1    | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 src/publish.ps1 | 17 ++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index eeeb6a7..3a89227 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ LogGroup 'Set configuration' {
         Write-Host "::warning::$message"
     }
 
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     [pscustomobject]@{
         AutoCleanup           = $autoCleanup
         AutoPatching          = $autoPatching
@@ -72,17 +73,22 @@ LogGroup 'Set configuration' {
         MinorLabels           = $minorLabels
         PatchLabels           = $patchLabels
     } | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Event information - JSON' {
     $githubEventJson = Get-Content $env:GITHUB_EVENT_PATH
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     $githubEventJson | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Event information - Object' {
     $githubEvent = $githubEventJson | ConvertFrom-Json
     $pull_request = $githubEvent.pull_request
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     $githubEvent | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Event information - Details' {
@@ -92,19 +98,25 @@ LogGroup 'Event information - Details' {
     $prHeadRef = $pull_request.head.ref
 
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Host "PR Head Ref:                    [$prHeadRef]"
-    Write-Host "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
+    [PSCustomObject]@{
+        PRHeadRef   = $prHeadRef
+        ReleaseType = $releaseType
+    } | Format-List | Out-String
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Pull request - details' {
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     $pull_request | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Pull request - Labels' {
     $labels = @()
     $labels += $pull_request.labels.name
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     $labels | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Determine release configuration' {
@@ -157,14 +169,16 @@ LogGroup 'Determine release configuration' {
     }
 
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Host "ReleaseType:                    [$releaseType]"
-    Write-Host "AutoCleanup:                    [$autoCleanup]"
-    Write-Host "Should publish:                 [$shouldPublish]"
-    Write-Host "Create a release:               [$createRelease]"
-    Write-Host "Create a prerelease:            [$createPrerelease]"
-    Write-Host "Create a major release:         [$majorRelease]"
-    Write-Host "Create a minor release:         [$minorRelease]"
-    Write-Host "Create a patch release:         [$patchRelease]"
+    [PSCustomObject]@{
+        ReleaseType       = $releaseType
+        AutoCleanup       = $autoCleanup
+        ShouldPublish     = $shouldPublish
+        CreateRelease     = $createRelease
+        CreatePrerelease  = $createPrerelease
+        CreateMajor       = $majorRelease
+        CreateMinor       = $minorRelease
+        CreatePatch       = $patchRelease
+    } | Format-List | Out-String
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 #endregion Calculate release type
@@ -183,7 +197,9 @@ if ($shouldPublish -or $autoCleanup) {
             Write-Error 'Failed to list all releases for the repo.'
             exit $LASTEXITCODE
         }
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         $releases | Select-Object -Property name, isPrerelease, isLatest, publishedAt | Format-Table | Out-String
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
     #endregion Get releases
 }
@@ -193,6 +209,7 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
     #region Get versions
     LogGroup 'Get latest version - GitHub' {
         $latestRelease = $releases | Where-Object { $_.isLatest -eq $true }
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         $latestRelease | Format-List | Out-String
         $ghReleaseVersionString = $latestRelease.tagName
         if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ghReleaseVersionString)) {
@@ -338,7 +355,9 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
 if ($autoCleanup) {
     LogGroup 'Find prereleases to cleanup' {
         $prereleasesToCleanup = $releases | Where-Object { $_.tagName -like "*$prereleaseName*" }
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         $prereleasesToCleanup | Select-Object -Property name, publishedAt, isPrerelease, isLatest | Format-Table | Out-String
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         $prereleaseTagsToCleanup = ($prereleasesToCleanup | ForEach-Object { $_.tagName }) -join ','
         Write-Host "Prereleases to cleanup: [$prereleaseTagsToCleanup]"
     }
diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index 793a3b1..f697755 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ LogGroup 'Load publish context from environment' {
 
     $newVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version $newVersionString
 
-    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
-    Write-Host 'Publish context:'
-    Write-Host "  CreateRelease:       [$createRelease]"
-    Write-Host "  CreatePrerelease:    [$createPrerelease]"
-    Write-Host "  NewVersion:          [$($newVersion.ToString())]"
-    Write-Host "  PRNumber:            [$prNumber]"
-    Write-Host "  PRHeadRef:           [$prHeadRef]"
-    Write-Host "  WhatIf:              [$whatIf]"
-    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
+    [PSCustomObject]@{
+        CreateRelease    = $createRelease
+        CreatePrerelease = $createPrerelease
+        NewVersion       = $newVersion.ToString()
+        PRNumber         = $prNumber
+        PRHeadRef        = $prHeadRef
+        WhatIf           = $whatIf
+    } | Format-List | Out-String
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Load PR information' {

From 3747ea62b3c57b5a22b1c9f337e196dfce69a94f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:52:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] style: Adjust formatting for release configuration
 output for consistency

---
 src/init.ps1 | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index 3a89227..fcc37c4 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ LogGroup 'Determine release configuration' {
 
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     [PSCustomObject]@{
-        ReleaseType       = $releaseType
-        AutoCleanup       = $autoCleanup
-        ShouldPublish     = $shouldPublish
-        CreateRelease     = $createRelease
-        CreatePrerelease  = $createPrerelease
-        CreateMajor       = $majorRelease
-        CreateMinor       = $minorRelease
-        CreatePatch       = $patchRelease
+        ReleaseType      = $releaseType
+        AutoCleanup      = $autoCleanup
+        ShouldPublish    = $shouldPublish
+        CreateRelease    = $createRelease
+        CreatePrerelease = $createPrerelease
+        CreateMajor      = $majorRelease
+        CreateMinor      = $minorRelease
+        CreatePatch      = $patchRelease
     } | Format-List | Out-String
     Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }

From f727252129f5f11bb66ddeddd5ecfc5dd0f000e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:13:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] style: Set output rendering to ANSI for consistent
 formatting across scripts

---
 src/cleanup.ps1 | 2 ++
 src/init.ps1    | 2 ++
 src/publish.ps1 | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cleanup.ps1 b/src/cleanup.ps1
index 7a11de0..cc2fc6e 100644
--- a/src/cleanup.ps1
+++ b/src/cleanup.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param()
 
+$PSStyle.OutputRendering = 'Ansi'
+
 Import-Module -Name 'Helpers' -Force
 
 $prereleaseName = $env:PUBLISH_CONTEXT_PrereleaseName
diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index fcc37c4..37e6205 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param()
 
+$PSStyle.OutputRendering = 'Ansi'
+
 Import-Module -Name 'Helpers' -Force
 
 LogGroup 'Install dependencies' {
diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index f697755..751c6b4 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param()
 
+$PSStyle.OutputRendering = 'Ansi'
+
 Import-Module -Name 'Helpers' -Force
 
 LogGroup 'Load inputs' {

From 1677b7520ad7ce0baa1813aee00347006c082bfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Storhaug <marstor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:25:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] style: Improve output formatting by adding separators
 in init and publish scripts

---
 src/init.ps1    | 3 ++-
 src/publish.ps1 | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/init.ps1 b/src/init.ps1
index 37e6205..aec82f3 100644
--- a/src/init.ps1
+++ b/src/init.ps1
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ if ($shouldPublish) {
         }
         Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         Write-Host 'New version:'
-        Write-Host ($newVersion | Format-Table | Out-String)
+        $newVersion | Format-Table | Out-String
+        Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
         Write-Host $newVersion.ToString()
         Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     }
diff --git a/src/publish.ps1 b/src/publish.ps1
index 751c6b4..7e4afc3 100644
--- a/src/publish.ps1
+++ b/src/publish.ps1
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ LogGroup 'Load publish context from environment' {
 
     $newVersion = New-PSSemVer -Version $newVersionString
 
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
     [PSCustomObject]@{
         CreateRelease    = $createRelease
         CreatePrerelease = $createPrerelease
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ LogGroup 'Load publish context from environment' {
         PRHeadRef        = $prHeadRef
         WhatIf           = $whatIf
     } | Format-List | Out-String
+    Write-Host '-------------------------------------------------'
 }
 
 LogGroup 'Load PR information' {