[pull] master from stefanzweifel:master

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Before opening a bug report, please search for the behaviour in the existing issues. 
+        Before opening a bug report, please search for the behaviour in existing issues or discussions. 
 
         ---
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body:
       description: "Which exact version of git-auto-commit are you using in your Workflow?"
       placeholder: "v4.14.0"
     validations:
-      required: true  
+      required: true
   - type: dropdown
     id: machine
     attributes:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ body:
     id: bug-description
     attributes:
       label: Bug description
-      description: What exactly happened?
+      description: What exactly happened? Please describe your problem in detail.
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -52,13 +52,18 @@ body:
     id: example-workflow
     attributes:
       label: Example Workflow
-      description: Please share your GitHub Actions workflow which causes the bug. We use this to reproduce the error. No need for backticks here.
+      description: Please share the YAML-code of your GitHub Actions workflow which causes the bug. We use this to reproduce the error. If the workflow is in a private repostory, please provide a minimal example. (No need for backticks here, the pasted code will be correctly formatted.)
       render: yaml
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
     id: logs
     attributes:
       label: Relevant log output
-      description: If applicable, provide relevant log output. No need for backticks here.
+      description: If applicable, provide relevant log output. Please copy and paste the output here, and make sure to remove any sensitive information. (No need for backticks here, the pasted code will be correctly formatted.)
       render: shell
+  - type: input
+    id: repository-url
+    attributes:
+      label: Repository
+      description: If applicable, please provide the repository where the bug occurred.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ contact_links:
     url: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/discussions/new?category=help
     about: If you can't get something to work the way you expect, open a question in our discussion forums.
   - name: Feature Request
-    url: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/discussions/new?category=ideas
-    about: 'Suggest any ideas you have using our discussion forums.'
+    url: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/discussions/new?category=ideas
+    about: "Suggest any ideas you have using our discussion forums."

.github/SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+If you discover any security related issues, please email stefan@stefanzweifel.dev instead of using the issue tracker.

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"

.github/release-drafter.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories:
       - 'changelog:changed'
   - title: Deprecated
     labels:
-      - 'changelog:deprecated '
+      - 'changelog:deprecated'
   - title: Removed
     labels:
     - 'changelog:removed'

.github/workflows/git-auto-commit.yml

@@ -10,17 +10,24 @@ jobs:
   git-auto-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
     - name: Use git-auto-commit-action
       id: "auto-commit-action"
       uses: ./
 
     - name: "no changes detected"
-      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == false
+      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'false'
       run: "echo \"No changes detected\""
 
     - name: "changes detected"
-      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == true
+      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
       run: "echo \"Changes detected\""

.github/workflows/linter.yml

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Lint Code Base
-        uses: github/super-linter@v3
+        uses: github/super-linter@v7
         env:
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
           VALIDATE_MARKDOWN: false

.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update_release_draft:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v7
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Install testing dependencies
       run: yarn install

.github/workflows/update-changelog.yaml

@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+      # updated CHANGELOG back to the repository.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: master
 
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           latest-version: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
 
       - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
         with:
           branch: master
           commit_message: Update CHANGELOG

.github/workflows/versioning.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   actions-tagger:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
       - uses: Actions-R-Us/actions-tagger@latest
         env:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,10 +5,156 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.2...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.1.0...HEAD)
 
 > TBD
 
+## [v7.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.0.0...v7.1.0) - 2025-12-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Add skip_push input option ([#401](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/401)) [@kvanzuijlen](https://github.com/@kvanzuijlen)
+
+### Changes
+
+- docs: fix typo in README.md ([#400](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/400)) [@GideonBear](https://github.com/@GideonBear)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 ([#399](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/399)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump bats from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0 ([#398](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/398)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+
+## [v7.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v6.0.1...v7.0.0) - 2025-10-12
+
+### Added
+
+- Restore skip_fetch, skip_checkout, create_branch ([#388](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/388)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+- Restore Detached State Detection ([#393](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/393)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+- Add Support for Tag Messages ([#391](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/391)) [@EliasBoulharts](https://github.com/@EliasBoulharts)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Run Action on Node 24 ([#389](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/389)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 ([#386](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/386)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+
+## [v6.0.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.1) - 2025-06-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Disable Check if Repo is in Detached State ([#379](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/379)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+## [v6.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.2.0...v6.0.0) - 2025-06-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Throw error early if repository is in a detached state ([#357](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/357))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix PAT instructions with Dependabot ([#376](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/376)) [@Dreamsorcerer](https://github.com/@Dreamsorcerer)
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove support for `create_branch`, `skip_checkout`, `skip_Fetch` ([#314](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/314))
+
+## [v5.2.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.1.0...v5.2.0) - 2025-04-19
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `create_git_tag_only` option to skip commiting and always create a git-tag. ([#364](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/364)) [@zMynxx](https://github.com/@zMynxx)
+- Add Test for `create_git_tag_only` feature ([#367](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/367)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- docs: Update README.md per #354 ([#361](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/361)) [@rasa](https://github.com/@rasa)
+
+## [v5.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.0.1...v5.1.0) - 2025-01-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- Include `github.actor_id` in default `commit_author` ([#354](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/354)) [@parkerbxyz](https://github.com/@parkerbxyz)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- docs(README): fix broken protected branch docs link ([#346](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/346)) [@scarf005](https://github.com/@scarf005)
+- Update README.md ([#343](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/343)) [@Kludex](https://github.com/@Kludex)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump bats from 1.11.0 to 1.11.1 ([#353](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/353)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump github/super-linter from 6 to 7 ([#342](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/342)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump github/super-linter from 5 to 6 ([#335](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/335)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+## [v5.0.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) - 2024-04-12
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fail if attempting to execute git commands in a directory that is not a git-repo. ([#326](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/326)) [@ccomendant](https://github.com/@ccomendant)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump bats from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 ([#325](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/325)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump release-drafter/release-drafter from 5 to 6 ([#319](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/319)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+### Misc
+
+- Clarify `commit_author` input option ([#315](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/315)) [@npanuhin](https://github.com/@npanuhin)
+- Add step id explanation for output in README.md ([#324](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/324)) [@ChristianVermeulen](https://github.com/@ChristianVermeulen)
+- Linux is not UNIX ([#321](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/321)) [@couling](https://github.com/@couling)
+
+## [v5.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.16.0...v5.0.0) - 2023-10-06
+
+New major release that bumps the default runtime to Node 20. There are no other breaking changes.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update node version to node20 ([#300](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/300)) [@ryudaitakai](https://github.com/@ryudaitakai)
+- Add _log and _set_github_output functions ([#273](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/273)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Seems like there is an extra space ([#288](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/288)) [@pedroamador](https://github.com/@pedroamador)
+- Fix git-auto-commit.yml ([#277](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/277)) [@zcong1993](https://github.com/@zcong1993)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 ([#302](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/302)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0 ([#293](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/293)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump github/super-linter from 4 to 5 ([#289](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/289)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.8.2 to 1.9.0 ([#282](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/282)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+## [v4.16.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.4...v4.16.0) - 2022-12-02
+
+### Changed
+
+- Don't commit files when only LF/CRLF changes ([#265](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/265)) [@ZeroRin](https://github.com/@ZeroRin)
+- Update default email address of github-actions[bot] ([#264](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/264)) [@Teko012](https://github.com/@Teko012)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix link and text for workflow limitation ([#263](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/263)) [@Teko012](https://github.com/@Teko012)
+
+## [v4.15.4](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.3...v4.15.4) - 2022-11-05
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Let Action fail if git binary can't be located ([#261](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/261)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump github/super-linter from 3 to 4 ([#258](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/258)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.7.0 to 1.8.2 ([#259](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/259)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump actions/checkout from 2 to 3 ([#257](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/257)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+## [v4.15.3](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.2...v4.15.3) - 2022-10-26
+
+### Changed
+
+- Use deprecated set-output syntax if GITHUB_OUTPUT environment is not available ([#255](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/255)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
 ## [v4.15.2](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.1...v4.15.2) - 2022-10-22
 
 ### Changed

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
 ## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting the project team at hello@stefanzweifel.io. All
+reported by contacting the project team at stefan@stefanzweifel.dev. All
 complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
 is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
 obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.