Update release workflow to support specific version numbers

Co-authored-by: thoughtparametersllc <194255310+thoughtparametersllc@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Copilot

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -120,23 +120,31 @@ jobs:
           
           echo "Bump type: $BUMP_TYPE"
           
-          # Apply version bump
-          case "$BUMP_TYPE" in
-            major|MAJOR)
-              MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
-              MINOR=0
-              PATCH=0
-              ;;
-            minor|MINOR)
-              MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
-              PATCH=0
-              ;;
-            patch|PATCH|*)
-              PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-              ;;
-          esac
-          
-          NEW_VERSION="v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+          # Check if BUMP_TYPE is a specific version (e.g., 1.0.0 or v1.0.0)
+          if [[ "$BUMP_TYPE" =~ ^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            # Strip 'v' prefix if present
+            BUMP_TYPE="${BUMP_TYPE#v}"
+            echo "Using specific version: $BUMP_TYPE"
+            NEW_VERSION="v${BUMP_TYPE}"
+          else
+            # Apply semantic version bump
+            case "$BUMP_TYPE" in
+              major|MAJOR)
+                MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
+                MINOR=0
+                PATCH=0
+                ;;
+              minor|MINOR)
+                MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
+                PATCH=0
+                ;;
+              patch|PATCH|*)
+                PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+                ;;
+            esac
+            
+            NEW_VERSION="v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+          fi
           
           echo "Previous version: $LATEST_TAG"
           echo "New version: $NEW_VERSION"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `badge-style` input to choose between relative paths or GitHub URLs (default: path)
 - Automatic README update functionality with marker support
 - Badge markers for controlled placement in README files
+- Support for specific version numbers in release workflow (e.g., 1.0.0 or v1.0.0)
 
 ### Changed
 - Badge generation is now opt-in via `generate-badges` input instead of always running
 - README updates are now opt-in via `update-readme` input
 - Improved badge generation logic with better error handling
+- Enhanced release workflow to accept explicit version numbers in addition to major/minor/patch
 
 ### Fixed
 - Aligned action.yml inputs with documented features in README.md

README.md

@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ This repository includes comprehensive GitHub workflows for CI/CD:
 
 For detailed workflow documentation, see [.github/WORKFLOWS.md](.github/WORKFLOWS.md).
 
+### Releasing
+
+The release workflow supports both automatic semantic versioning and manual version specification:
+
+**Automatic Release** (when changes are merged to main):
+- Automatically detects version bump from CHANGELOG.md
+- Creates release with extracted changelog notes
+- Updates major version tag (e.g., v1)
+
+**Manual Release** (for specific versions):
+1. Go to Actions → Release and Marketplace → Run workflow
+2. Enter version as `1.0.0` or `v1.0.0` (for specific version) or `major`/`minor`/`patch` (for semantic bump)
+3. The workflow will create the release and update tags
+
 ### Contributing
 
 1. Fork the repository