feat: use file-based release token instead of secret

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2026-01-08 20:58:11 +01:00 · 2026-01-08 20:58:11 +01:00 · 2026-01-08 19:20:36 +00:00
4 changed files with 242 additions and 284 deletions
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "permissions": {
-    "allow": [
-      "Bash(but --help:*)",
-      "Bash(but rub --help:*)",
-      "WebSearch",
-      "WebFetch(domain:docs.gitea.com)",
-      "WebFetch(domain:gitea.com)",
-      "Bash(but status:*)"
-    ]
-  }
-}
@@ -9,19 +9,16 @@ on:
        default: false
        type: boolean

-concurrency:
-  group: release-${{ github.repository }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
 env:
-  GITEA_URL: http://gitea-http.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000
+  GITEA_URL: https://git.unbound.se
  RELEASE_TOKEN_FILE: /runner-secrets/release-token
-  GIT_CLIFF_VERSION: "2.13.1"

 jobs:
  preconditions:
    name: Check Preconditions
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: amd64/alpine:3.22.2@sha256:b687e78c6e2785808446f45b52f1540a1e58adc07bdcffea354933b18c613d90
    steps:
      - name: Validate token
        run: |
@@ -36,23 +33,22 @@ jobs:
          fi
          echo "Release token found"

-  changelog-and-pr:
-    name: Generate Changelog and Handle PR
+  changelog:
+    name: Generate Changelog
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: preconditions
    if: github.ref_type == 'branch' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
+    container:
+      image: orhunp/git-cliff:2.10.1@sha256:6ba0d1fcb051bd7b154cfb19c4b2b3bfa2c22c475f5285fc30606777b6573119
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+      has_changes: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_changes }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: |
-          curl -sSfL "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/releases/download/v${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar xz
-          sudo mv "git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff" /usr/local/bin/
-          git-cliff --version
-
      - name: Generate changelog
        run: |
          git-cliff --bump --unreleased --strip header > CHANGES.md
@@ -76,8 +72,32 @@ jobs:
            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          fi

+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: changelog-artifacts
+          path: |
+            CHANGES.md
+            CHANGELOG.md
+            VERSION
+
+  handle-pr:
+    name: Handle Release PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: changelog
+    if: needs.changelog.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
+    container:
+      image: amd64/alpine:3.22.2@sha256:b687e78c6e2785808446f45b52f1540a1e58adc07bdcffea354933b18c613d90
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: apk add --no-cache git jq curl
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: changelog-artifacts
+
      - name: Create or update release PR
-        if: steps.check.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
        env:
          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
          DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
@@ -87,219 +107,213 @@ jobs:
          OWNER=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d'/' -f1)
          REPO=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
          API_URL="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}"
-          BASE_BRANCH="${DEFAULT_BRANCH:-main}"
-          echo "Using base branch: ${BASE_BRANCH}"

          TITLE="chore(release): prepare for ${VERSION}"
-          CHANGES_CONTENT=$(cat CHANGES.md)
-          PR_NOTE="**Note:** Please use **Squash Merge** when merging this PR."
-          DESCRIPTION="${CHANGES_CONTENT}"$'\n\n---\n\n'"${PR_NOTE}"
-          CHANGELOG_CONTENT=$(base64 -w0 < CHANGELOG.md)
-          VERSION_CONTENT=$(jq -n --arg v "${VERSION}" '{"version":$v}' | base64 -w0)
+          # Read CHANGES.md and escape for JSON
+          DESCRIPTION=$(cat CHANGES.md | jq -Rs .)
+          DESCRIPTION="${DESCRIPTION:1:-1}"  # Remove surrounding quotes from jq

-          # api_call METHOD PATH [JSON_BODY]
-          # Stdout: first line "<http_code>|<curl_rc>", then response body.
-          # Never returns non-zero so callers must inspect http_code; this
-          # prevents curl exit codes (e.g. CURLE_WRITE_ERROR / 23) from
-          # killing the script via `set -e` inside command substitutions.
-          api_call() {
-            local method="$1" path="$2" data="${3:-}"
-            local body_file http_code rc=0
-            body_file=$(mktemp)
-            local args=(-sS --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors
-                        -w '%{http_code}'
-                        -o "${body_file}"
-                        -X "${method}"
-                        -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}")
-            if [ -n "${data}" ]; then
-              args+=(-H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "${data}")
-            fi
-            http_code=$(curl "${args[@]}" "${API_URL}${path}" 2>/dev/null) || rc=$?
-            printf '%s|%s\n' "${http_code:-000}" "${rc}"
-            cat "${body_file}"
-            rm -f "${body_file}"
-            return 0
-          }
+          # Add squash merge reminder
+          DESCRIPTION="${DESCRIPTION}

-          # Extract first-line meta and remaining body from api_call output.
-          meta_line() { printf '%s\n' "$1" | head -n1; }
-          body_lines() { printf '%s\n' "$1" | tail -n +2; }
-          http_of() { local m; m=$(meta_line "$1"); printf '%s' "${m%%|*}"; }
-          ok_code() { [ -n "$1" ] && [ "$1" -ge 200 ] 2>/dev/null && [ "$1" -lt 400 ]; }
+          ---
+          **Note:** Please use **Squash Merge** when merging this PR."
+
+          echo "Checking for existing release PRs..."
+          PRS=$(curl -sf \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            "${API_URL}/pulls?state=open" | jq '[.[] | select(.head.ref == "next-release")]')
+          PR_INDEX=$(echo "${PRS}" | jq -r '.[0].number // empty')

-          # Delete existing next-release branch if it exists (auto-closes any open PR)
          echo "Checking for existing next-release branch..."
-          OUT=$(api_call GET "/branches/next-release")
-          CODE=$(http_of "${OUT}")
-          if [ "${CODE}" = "200" ]; then
-            echo "Deleting existing next-release branch..."
-            OUT=$(api_call DELETE "/branches/next-release")
-            echo "  delete result: $(meta_line "${OUT}")"
-          else
-            echo "  no existing branch (HTTP ${CODE})"
-          fi
+          BRANCH_EXISTS=$(curl -sf \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            "${API_URL}/branches/next-release" 2>/dev/null && echo "true" || echo "false")

-          # Explicitly create next-release branch from base
-          echo "Creating next-release branch from ${BASE_BRANCH}..."
-          BRANCH_PAYLOAD=$(jq -n --arg new "next-release" --arg old "${BASE_BRANCH}" \
-            '{new_branch_name: $new, old_branch_name: $old}')
-          for i in $(seq 1 5); do
-            OUT=$(api_call POST "/branches" "${BRANCH_PAYLOAD}")
-            META=$(meta_line "${OUT}"); BODY=$(body_lines "${OUT}"); CODE="${META%%|*}"
-            if ok_code "${CODE}"; then
-              echo "Branch created (${META})"
-              break
-            fi
-            if [ "${i}" = "5" ]; then
-              echo "Branch create failed after 5 attempts (${META}): ${BODY}"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            echo "  attempt ${i}/5 (${META}): ${BODY} — retrying..."
-            sleep 3
-          done
+          # Prepare CHANGELOG.md content
+          CHANGELOG_CONTENT=$(base64 -w0 < CHANGELOG.md)

-          # Poll until branch is readable
-          echo "Waiting for branch readiness..."
-          for i in $(seq 1 10); do
-            OUT=$(api_call GET "/branches/next-release")
-            META=$(meta_line "${OUT}"); CODE="${META%%|*}"
-            if [ "${CODE}" = "200" ]; then
-              echo "Branch ready after ${i} attempt(s)"
-              break
-            fi
-            if [ "${i}" = "10" ]; then
-              echo "Branch not ready after 10 attempts (last: ${META})"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            echo "  attempt ${i}/10 (${META}) — waiting..."
-            sleep 2
-          done
+          # Prepare .version content
+          VERSION_JSON=$(jq -n --arg v "${VERSION}" '{"version":$v}')
+          VERSION_CONTENT=$(echo "${VERSION_JSON}" | base64 -w0)

-          # Fetch file blob SHA from BASE_BRANCH. next-release was just forked
-          # from base so the blob SHA matches; querying base avoids racing
-          # Gitea's per-endpoint propagation for the new branch (the /contents
-          # endpoint can still 500/404 after /branches reports 200). Returns
-          # empty only when the file genuinely does not exist on base.
-          fetch_sha() {
-            local path="$1" out meta code body
-            for i in $(seq 1 5); do
-              out=$(api_call GET "/contents/${path}?ref=${BASE_BRANCH}")
-              meta=$(meta_line "${out}"); code="${meta%%|*}"; body=$(body_lines "${out}")
-              if [ "${code}" = "200" ]; then
-                printf '%s' "${body}" | jq -r '.sha // empty'
-                return 0
-              fi
-              if [ "${code}" = "404" ]; then
-                return 0
-              fi
-              if [ "${i}" = "5" ]; then
-                echo "fetch_sha ${path} failed after 5 attempts (${meta}): ${body}" >&2
-                return 0
-              fi
-              sleep 2
-            done
-          }
-          CHANGELOG_SHA=$(fetch_sha "CHANGELOG.md")
-          VERSION_SHA=$(fetch_sha ".version")
+          if [ "${BRANCH_EXISTS}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "Updating existing next-release branch..."

-          # Write file with retry. Args: PATH CONTENT_B64 [SHA]
-          write_file() {
-            local path="$1" content="$2" sha="${3:-}"
-            local method payload out meta body code
-            if [ -n "${sha}" ]; then
-              method=PUT
-              payload=$(jq -n \
-                --arg content "${content}" \
-                --arg sha "${sha}" \
+            # Get SHA of existing CHANGELOG.md
+            CHANGELOG_SHA=$(curl -sf \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              "${API_URL}/contents/CHANGELOG.md?ref=next-release" | jq -r '.sha // empty')
+
+            # Update or create CHANGELOG.md
+            if [ -n "${CHANGELOG_SHA}" ]; then
+              curl -sf -X PUT \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                --data "$(jq -n \
+                  --arg content "${CHANGELOG_CONTENT}" \
+                  --arg sha "${CHANGELOG_SHA}" \
                  --arg message "${TITLE}" \
                  --arg branch "next-release" \
-                '{content: $content, sha: $sha, message: $message, branch: $branch}')
+                  '{content: $content, sha: $sha, message: $message, branch: $branch}')" \
+                "${API_URL}/contents/CHANGELOG.md"
            else
-              method=POST
-              payload=$(jq -n \
-                --arg content "${content}" \
+              curl -sf -X POST \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                --data "$(jq -n \
+                  --arg content "${CHANGELOG_CONTENT}" \
                  --arg message "${TITLE}" \
                  --arg branch "next-release" \
-                '{content: $content, message: $message, branch: $branch}')
+                  '{content: $content, message: $message, branch: $branch, new_branch: $branch}')" \
+                "${API_URL}/contents/CHANGELOG.md"
            fi
-            for i in $(seq 1 5); do
-              out=$(api_call "${method}" "/contents/${path}" "${payload}")
-              meta=$(meta_line "${out}"); body=$(body_lines "${out}"); code="${meta%%|*}"
-              if ok_code "${code}"; then
-                echo "${path} write succeeded (${meta})"
-                return 0
-              fi
-              if [ "${i}" = "5" ]; then
-                echo "${path} write failed after 5 attempts (${meta}): ${body}"
-                return 1
-              fi
-              echo "  ${path} attempt ${i}/5 (${meta}): ${body} — retrying..."
-              sleep 3
-            done
-          }

-          echo "Writing CHANGELOG.md to next-release..."
-          write_file "CHANGELOG.md" "${CHANGELOG_CONTENT}" "${CHANGELOG_SHA}"
-          echo "Writing .version to next-release..."
-          write_file ".version" "${VERSION_CONTENT}" "${VERSION_SHA}"
+            # Get SHA of existing .version
+            VERSION_SHA=$(curl -sf \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              "${API_URL}/contents/.version?ref=next-release" | jq -r '.sha // empty')

-          # Create PR
-          echo "Creating PR..."
-          PR_DATA=$(jq -n \
+            # Update or create .version
+            if [ -n "${VERSION_SHA}" ]; then
+              curl -sf -X PUT \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                --data "$(jq -n \
+                  --arg content "${VERSION_CONTENT}" \
+                  --arg sha "${VERSION_SHA}" \
+                  --arg message "${TITLE}" \
+                  --arg branch "next-release" \
+                  '{content: $content, sha: $sha, message: $message, branch: $branch}')" \
+                "${API_URL}/contents/.version"
+            else
+              curl -sf -X POST \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                --data "$(jq -n \
+                  --arg content "${VERSION_CONTENT}" \
+                  --arg message "${TITLE}" \
+                  --arg branch "next-release" \
+                  '{content: $content, message: $message, branch: $branch}')" \
+                "${API_URL}/contents/.version"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "Creating new next-release branch with CHANGELOG.md..."
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              --data "$(jq -n \
+                --arg content "${CHANGELOG_CONTENT}" \
+                --arg message "${TITLE}" \
+                --arg branch "next-release" \
+                --arg new_branch "next-release" \
+                '{content: $content, message: $message, branch: $branch, new_branch: $new_branch}')" \
+              "${API_URL}/contents/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+            echo "Adding .version to next-release branch..."
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              --data "$(jq -n \
+                --arg content "${VERSION_CONTENT}" \
+                --arg message "${TITLE}" \
+                --arg branch "next-release" \
+                '{content: $content, message: $message, branch: $branch}')" \
+              "${API_URL}/contents/.version"
+          fi
+
+          if [ -n "${PR_INDEX}" ]; then
+            echo "Updating existing PR #${PR_INDEX}..."
+            curl -sf -X PATCH \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              --data "$(jq -n \
+                --arg title "${TITLE}" \
+                --arg body "${DESCRIPTION}" \
+                '{title: $title, body: $body}')" \
+              "${API_URL}/pulls/${PR_INDEX}"
+          else
+            echo "Creating new PR..."
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              --data "$(jq -n \
                --arg title "${TITLE}" \
                --arg body "${DESCRIPTION}" \
                --arg head "next-release" \
-            --arg base "${BASE_BRANCH}" \
-            '{title: $title, body: $body, head: $head, base: $base}')
-          for i in $(seq 1 5); do
-            OUT=$(api_call POST "/pulls" "${PR_DATA}")
-            META=$(meta_line "${OUT}"); BODY=$(body_lines "${OUT}"); CODE="${META%%|*}"
-            if ok_code "${CODE}"; then
-              echo "PR created (${META})"
-              break
+                --arg base "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" \
+                '{title: $title, body: $body, head: $head, base: $base}')" \
+              "${API_URL}/pulls"
          fi
-            if [ "${i}" = "5" ]; then
-              echo "PR creation failed after 5 attempts (${META}): ${BODY}"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            echo "  PR attempt ${i}/5 (${META}): ${BODY} — retrying..."
-            sleep 3
-          done

-  create-release:
-    name: Create Release
+  prepare-release:
+    name: Prepare Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: preconditions
    if: |
-      github.ref_type == 'branch' &&
-      github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch &&
-      inputs.tag_only != true
+      (github.ref_type == 'branch' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch) ||
+      github.ref_type == 'tag'
+    container:
+      image: orhunp/git-cliff:2.10.1@sha256:6ba0d1fcb051bd7b154cfb19c4b2b3bfa2c22c475f5285fc30606777b6573119
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: |
-          curl -sSfL "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/releases/download/v${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar xz
-          sudo mv "git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff" /usr/local/bin/
-          git-cliff --version
-
      - name: Generate changelog
-        run: git-cliff --bump --unreleased --strip header > CHANGES.md
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" = "tag" ]; then
+            git-cliff --bump --latest --strip header > CHANGES.md
+          else
+            git-cliff --bump --unreleased --strip header > CHANGES.md
+          fi

      - name: Get version
        id: version
        run: |
          VERSION=$(git-cliff --bumped-version 2>/dev/null || echo "")
          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "${VERSION}" > VERSION
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-artifacts
+          path: |
+            CHANGES.md
+            VERSION
+
+  create-release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare-release
+    if: |
+      github.ref_type == 'branch' &&
+      github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch &&
+      inputs.tag_only != true
+    container:
+      image: amd64/alpine:3.22.2@sha256:b687e78c6e2785808446f45b52f1540a1e58adc07bdcffea354933b18c613d90
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: apk add --no-cache git jq curl
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-artifacts

      - name: Create release
        env:
          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
          DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
        run: |
          TOKEN=$(cat "${RELEASE_TOKEN_FILE}")
          if [ ! -r .version ]; then
@@ -307,11 +321,11 @@ jobs:
            exit 0
          fi

-          CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat .version 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version')
+          VERSION=$(cat .version 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version')
          LATEST=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags 2>/dev/null || echo '')

-          if [ -n "${LATEST}" ] && [ "${CURRENT_VERSION}" = "${LATEST}" ]; then
-            echo "Version ${CURRENT_VERSION} already exists"
+          if [ -n "${LATEST}" ] && [ "${VERSION}" = "${LATEST}" ]; then
+            echo "Version ${VERSION} already exists"
            exit 0
          fi

@@ -319,15 +333,17 @@ jobs:
          REPO=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
          API_URL="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}"

-          MESSAGE=$(cat CHANGES.md)
+          NAME=$(cat VERSION)
+          MESSAGE=$(cat CHANGES.md | jq -Rs .)
+          MESSAGE="${MESSAGE:1:-1}"  # Remove surrounding quotes

-          echo "Creating release ${VERSION}..."
-          curl -sf --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused -X POST \
+          echo "Creating release ${NAME}..."
+          curl -sf -X POST \
            -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            --data "$(jq -n \
-              --arg tag_name "${VERSION}" \
-              --arg name "${VERSION}" \
+              --arg tag_name "${NAME}" \
+              --arg name "${NAME}" \
              --arg body "${MESSAGE}" \
              --arg target "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" \
              '{tag_name: $tag_name, name: $name, body: $body, target_commitish: $target}')" \
@@ -336,34 +352,31 @@ jobs:
  create-tag:
    name: Create Tag
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: preconditions
+    needs: prepare-release
    if: |
      github.ref_type == 'branch' &&
      github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch &&
      inputs.tag_only == true
+    container:
+      image: amd64/alpine:3.22.2@sha256:b687e78c6e2785808446f45b52f1540a1e58adc07bdcffea354933b18c613d90
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

-      - name: Install git-cliff
-        run: |
-          curl -sSfL "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/releases/download/v${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar xz
-          sudo mv "git-cliff-${GIT_CLIFF_VERSION}/git-cliff" /usr/local/bin/
-          git-cliff --version
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: apk add --no-cache git jq curl

-      - name: Get version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(git-cliff --bumped-version 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-artifacts

      - name: Create tag
        env:
          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
          DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
        run: |
          TOKEN=$(cat "${RELEASE_TOKEN_FILE}")
          if [ ! -r .version ]; then
@@ -371,11 +384,11 @@ jobs:
            exit 0
          fi

-          CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat .version 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version')
+          VERSION=$(cat .version 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version')
          LATEST=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags 2>/dev/null || echo '')

-          if [ -n "${LATEST}" ] && [ "${CURRENT_VERSION}" = "${LATEST}" ]; then
-            echo "Version ${CURRENT_VERSION} already exists"
+          if [ -n "${LATEST}" ] && [ "${VERSION}" = "${LATEST}" ]; then
+            echo "Version ${VERSION} already exists"
            exit 0
          fi

@@ -383,13 +396,15 @@ jobs:
          REPO=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d'/' -f2)
          API_URL="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}"

-          echo "Creating tag ${VERSION}..."
-          curl -sf --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused -X POST \
+          NAME=$(cat VERSION)
+
+          echo "Creating tag ${NAME}..."
+          curl -sf -X POST \
            -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            --data "$(jq -n \
-              --arg tag_name "${VERSION}" \
+              --arg tag_name "${NAME}" \
              --arg target "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" \
-              --arg message "${VERSION}" \
+              --arg message "${NAME}" \
              '{tag_name: $tag_name, target: $target, message: $message}')" \
            "${API_URL}/tags"
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# CLAUDE.md
-
-This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
-
-## Repository Overview
-
-This repository contains reusable Gitea Actions workflows for Unbound Software repositories. These workflows are called from other repositories using Gitea's `workflow_call` trigger.
-
-## Architecture
-
- **Location**: Workflows are stored in `.gitea/workflows/` (not `.github/workflows/`)
- **Platform**: Gitea Actions (compatible with GitHub Actions syntax but runs on Gitea)
- **Runner**: Uses `ubuntu-latest` runner directly (no containers)
- **git-cliff**: Downloaded as binary from GitHub releases, version controlled via `GIT_CLIFF_VERSION` env var
-
-### Release.yml Workflow
-
-The main workflow automates semantic versioning releases using git-cliff for changelog generation:
-
-1. **preconditions**: Validates release token exists at `/runner-secrets/release-token`
-2. **changelog**: Generates changelog, determines version bump, checks for changes
-3. **handle-pr**: Creates/updates a `next-release` branch and PR with CHANGELOG.md and .version
-4. **prepare-release**: Prepares release artifacts when triggered
-5. **create-release** or **create-tag**: Creates Gitea release or tag based on `tag_only` input
-
-Version tracking uses a `.version` JSON file containing `{"version":"vX.Y.Z"}`.
-
-## Development Notes
-
- No build/test commands exist - this is a workflow-only repository
- Workflows use Gitea API directly via curl (not gh CLI)
- Authentication reads from file-based token at `/runner-secrets/release-token`
@@ -2,18 +2,5 @@
  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
  "extends": [
    "config:recommended"
-  ],
-  "customManagers": [
-    {
-      "customType": "regex",
-      "managerFilePatterns": [
-        "/^\\.gitea/workflows/.*\\.ya?ml$/"
-      ],
-      "matchStrings": [
-        "GIT_CLIFF_VERSION:\\s*[\"']?(?<currentValue>[^\"'\\s]+)[\"']?"
-      ],
-      "depNameTemplate": "orhun/git-cliff",
-      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases"
-    }
  ]
 }