feat: add release tracking to comment summary template

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,7 +15,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Groups PRs by repository with placeholder sections for human curation
   - New `comment-template` action output for downstream workflow steps
   - Labels from PRs are included to aid thematic categorization
+  - Auto-detects contributors from merged PRs (filters bots and Copilot)
+  - Uses markdown link format for clean GitHub rendering
   - See [Comment Summary Template docs](docs/comment-summary-template.md) for details
+- **Release tracking in summary template**: Repos that publish releases now show them in the template
+  - Fetches releases published in the report date range via GitHub API
+  - Displays a single releases table at the top of the template (omitted if no releases)
+  - Table columns: Repository, Release (name/tag with link), Date
+  - Sorted by publication date (newest first)
+  - Works for both organization repos and external tracked repos
+  - Helps summarize important milestones alongside PR activity
+- **Releases column in main report**: Include release activity directly in the primary report table
+  - Adds a **Releases** column to the main activity table for each repository
+  - Counts non-draft releases published in the report date range and includes them in the totals row
+  - Clickable link to repo releases page when count > 0
+  - Keeps release metrics alongside issues, PRs, and commits for a unified overview
 
 ## [2.2.0] - 2025-10-23
 

docs/comment-summary-template.md

@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ See [QuantEcon/meta#280](https://github.com/QuantEcon/meta/issues/280) for an ex
 The template is written to `comment-template.md` (default) and contains:
 
 1. **Placeholder summary** — Editable topic bullets for high-level themes
-2. **Merged PRs by repository** — Every merged PR with title, URL, labels, and author
-3. **Contributor acknowledgement** — Template for thanking contributors
+2. **Releases table** — All releases published in the period in a single table (omitted if none)
+3. **Merged PRs by repository** — Every merged PR with title, URL, labels, and author
+4. **Contributor acknowledgement** — Auto-generated from PR authors (bots and Copilot excluded)
 
 ### Example Output
 
@@ -49,16 +50,24 @@ The template is written to `comment-template.md` (default) and contains:
 
 ---
 
+## 📦 Releases
+
+| Repository | Release | Date |
+|------------|---------|------|
+| lecture-python.myst | [publish-2026feb19b](https://github.com/.../publish-2026feb19b) | Feb 19 |
+| quantecon-book-theme | [v0.17.0](https://github.com/.../v0.17.0) | Feb 19 |
+| QuantEcon.py | [v0.11.0](https://github.com/.../v0.11.0) | Feb 15 |
+
 **lecture-python.myst:**
-  - Update consumer problem lecture https://github.com/QuantEcon/lecture-python.myst/pull/757 [maintenance] (@HumphreyYang)
-  - Fix typo in GDP lecture https://github.com/QuantEcon/lecture-python.myst/pull/756 (@contributor)
+  - [Update consumer problem lecture](https://github.com/QuantEcon/lecture-python.myst/pull/757) [maintenance] (@HumphreyYang)
+  - [Fix typo in GDP lecture](https://github.com/QuantEcon/lecture-python.myst/pull/756) (@contributor)
 
 **quantecon-book-theme:**
-  - Major refactor for responsiveness https://github.com/QuantEcon/quantecon-book-theme/pull/335 [infrastructure, priority: high] (@mmcky)
+  - [Major refactor for responsiveness](https://github.com/QuantEcon/quantecon-book-theme/pull/335) [infrastructure, priority: high] (@mmcky)
 
 ---
 
-thanks @contributor1 and @contributor2 for all your contributions.
+thanks @HumphreyYang, @mmcky, and @contributor for all your contributions.
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