Add release-please workflow for automated releases#4
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Add release-please workflow for automated releases
Nov 9, 2025
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This PR sets up automated release management using release-please, initializing the project at version 0.1.0. It also updates the README acknowledgments section with more detailed attribution information and corrects a spelling error in a developer's name.
- Configures release-please for automated releases triggered by conventional commits to the master branch
- Adds initial CHANGELOG with version 0.1.0
- Expands README acknowledgments section with comprehensive project history and current maintainers
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| release-please-config.json | Configures release-please to manage releases for libcanon with CMakeLists.txt version updates |
| .release-please-manifest.json | Sets initial version to 0.1.0 |
| CHANGELOG.md | Creates initial changelog documenting the migration to GitHub Actions |
| .github/workflows/release-please.yml | Adds GitHub Actions workflow to automate releases on master branch pushes |
| README.md | Adds Releases section and expands Acknowledgments with detailed attribution |
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Implements automated release management using release-please to handle versioning, changelog generation, and GitHub releases based on conventional commits.
Changes:
.release-please-manifest.json- Tracks current version (0.1.0)release-please-config.json- Configures simple release type with automatic version updates inCMakeLists.txt.github/workflows/release-please.yml- Workflow triggers on master branch pushes, creates/updates release PRsCHANGELOG.md- Initial changelog for 0.1.0 releaseREADME.md- Documents release process and conventional commit usageWorkflow behavior:
When conventional commits are pushed to master, release-please creates a PR with:
CMakeLists.txt(feat:→ minor,fix:→ patch,BREAKING CHANGE:→ major)CHANGELOG.mdfrom commit messagesOriginal prompt
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