commit ab52bc5c2d3e4dce24d48bd4483fb1ea89241448
from: ale <ale_bnes@tuta.com>
date: Fri Jul 24 00:49:42 2026 UTC

Auto-detect the most recent tag when dispatched with no input

Makes the workflow_dispatch tag input optional: when left empty, it
resolves to the most recently created tag (git tag --sort=-creatordate)
instead of requiring it to be typed in every time. Real 'push: tags'
events and an explicit input still take priority over auto-detection.

commit - c82048ab25093eae04341740a73b33b8123bc13d
commit + ab52bc5c2d3e4dce24d48bd4483fb1ea89241448
blob - 9b9c7b6d6bc3179c52bf9945412d1e1976b4f08a
blob + 4c51a9a52f6aab651e5facd0e4eb52b871e24e67
--- .github/workflows/release.yml
+++ .github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "v*"
   # Manual fallback: mirrored pushes (e.g. Forgejo -> GitHub) don't always
-  # emit the `push` event Actions listens for. Always run this from the
-  # "main" branch (so this trigger definition is present) and provide the
-  # tag to release as an input; it does not need to pre-date the tag itself.
+  # emit the `push` event Actions listens for. Run this from the "main"
+  # branch (so this trigger definition is present); leave the tag input
+  # empty to release the most recently created tag.
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: "Tag to release (e.g. v0.1.0)"
-        required: true
+        description: "Tag to release (defaults to the most recent tag)"
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -23,13 +23,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
-      RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Resolve release tag
+        id: resolve
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.tag }}" ]; then
+            tag="${{ inputs.tag }}"
+          elif [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" = "tag" ]; then
+            tag="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          else
+            tag="$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -n1)"
+          fi
+          echo "Releasing $tag"
+          echo "tag=$tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Checkout release tag
+        run: git checkout "${{ steps.resolve.outputs.tag }}"
+
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -48,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
-          name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.tag }}
+          name: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.tag }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: build/distributions/*.zip