chore(release): 5.0.1 [skip ci]

## [5.0.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2025-10-09) ### Bug Fixes * improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([4267eee](4267eee560))
Merge pull request #262 from mgerlach/patch-1
2025-11-07 10:46:56 +00:00 · 2025-10-09 10:13:01 +00:00 · 2025-10-09 18:12:42 +08:00 · 2025-10-09 02:34:54 +02:00 · 2025-10-09 02:31:05 +02:00 · 2025-10-03 01:43:16 +08:00
6 changed files with 74 additions and 60 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

      - name: Setup Node.js with GitHub Package Registry
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
        with:
          node-version: 24
          registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ GitHub Action for [Semantic Release][semantic-url].
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```

 **IMPORTANT**: `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not have the required permissions to operate on protected branches.
-If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v4` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.
+If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v5` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.

 #### Private Packages

@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ then make sure that you configure this in your `package.json` file:
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      semantic_version: 19.0.5  # It is recommended to specify a version range
                                # for semantic-release when using
@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ steps:
      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```

-If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [21.1.1](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v21.1.1) is used.
+If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [24.2.7](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v24.2.7) is used.

 #### branches
 > {Optional Input Parameter} The branches on which releases should happen.<br>`branches` supports for **semantic-release above v16**.
@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4` then
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      semantic_version: 16
      # you can set branches for semantic-release above v16.
@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ See [configuration#branches](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-releas
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      semantic_version: 15.13.28
      # you can set branch for semantic-release older than v16.
@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ Github Action Workflow:
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      # You can specify specifying version range for the extra plugins if you prefer.
      extra_plugins: |
@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ Release Config:
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      dry_run: true
    env:
@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      ci: false
    env:
@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ The action can be used with `extends` option to extend an existing [sharable con
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      # You can extend an existing shareable configuration.
      # And you can specify version range for the shareable configuration if you prefer.
@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ This action run semantic release in the github provided workspace by default. Yo
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      # You can select another working directory like a subdirectory for example.
      working_directory: ./code
@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ The default tag format on semantic-release is `v{version}`. You can override tha
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      tag_format: custom-v${version}
    env:
@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Setting this to true will unset the `GITHUB_ACTIONS` environment variable. This
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Temporarily merge PR branch
    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
    run: |
@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ steps:
      git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
      git merge --no-ff origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} --message "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    with:
      unset_gha_env: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
      ci: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && false || '' }}
@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
    id: semantic   # Need an `id` for output variables
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [5.0.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2025-10-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([4267eee](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/4267eee56034cc3ee6f2fef9bdc3cc125ca073db))
+
 # [5.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.2...v5.0.0) (2025-08-30)


--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "@cycjimmy/semantic-release-action",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
  "lockfileVersion": 2,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "@cycjimmy/semantic-release-action",
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "5.0.1",
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
        "@cycjimmy/awesome-js-funcs": "^4.0.9",
        "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
        "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-        "semantic-release": "^24.2.7"
+        "semantic-release": "^24.2.9"
      }
    },
    "node_modules/@actions/core": {
@ -1784,11 +1784,11 @@
      }
    },
    "node_modules/hook-std": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hook-std/-/hook-std-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jHRQzjSDzMtFy34AGj1DN+vq54WVuhSvKgrHf0OMiFQTwDD4L/qqofVEWjLOBMTn5+lCD3fPg32W9yOfnEJTTw==",
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hook-std/-/hook-std-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IHI4bEVOt3vRUDJ+bFA9VUJlo7SzvFARPNLw75pqSmAOP2HmTWfFJtPvLBrDrlgjEYXY9zs7SFdHPQaJShkSCQ==",
      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20"
      },
      "funding": {
        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
@ -5296,9 +5296,9 @@
      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
    },
    "node_modules/semantic-release": {
-      "version": "24.2.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-24.2.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g7RssbTAbir1k/S7uSwSVZFfFXwpomUB9Oas0+xi9KStSCmeDXcA7rNhiskjLqvUe/Evhx8fVCT16OSa34eM5g==",
+      "version": "24.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-24.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-phCkJ6pjDi9ANdhuF5ElS10GGdAKY6R1Pvt9lT3SFhOwM4T7QZE7MLpBDbNruUx/Q3gFD92/UOFringGipRqZA==",
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^13.0.0-beta.1",
@ -5315,7 +5315,7 @@
        "find-versions": "^6.0.0",
        "get-stream": "^6.0.0",
        "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
-        "hook-std": "^3.0.0",
+        "hook-std": "^4.0.0",
        "hosted-git-info": "^8.0.0",
        "import-from-esm": "^2.0.0",
        "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
@ -5327,7 +5327,7 @@
        "read-package-up": "^11.0.0",
        "resolve-from": "^5.0.0",
        "semver": "^7.3.2",
-        "semver-diff": "^4.0.0",
+        "semver-diff": "^5.0.0",
        "signale": "^1.2.1",
        "yargs": "^17.5.1"
      },
@ -5563,9 +5563,10 @@
      }
    },
    "node_modules/semver-diff": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-diff/-/semver-diff-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0Ju4+6A8iOnpL/Thra7dZsSlOHYAHIeMxfhWQRI1/VLcT3WDBZKKtQt/QkBOsiIN9ZpuvHE6cGZ0x4glCMmfiA==",
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-diff/-/semver-diff-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0HbGtOm+S7T6NGQ/pxJSJipJvc4DK3FcRVMRkhsIwJDJ4Jcz5DQC1cPPzB5GhzyHjwttW878HaWQq46CkL3cqg==",
+      "deprecated": "Deprecated as the semver package now supports this built-in.",
      "dependencies": {
        "semver": "^7.3.5"
      },
@ -7371,9 +7372,9 @@
      "integrity": "sha512-tzcUFauisWKNHaRkN4Wjl/ZA07gENAjFl3J/c480dprkGTg5EQstgaNFqBfUqCq54kZRIEcreTsAgF/m2quD7A=="
    },
    "hook-std": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hook-std/-/hook-std-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jHRQzjSDzMtFy34AGj1DN+vq54WVuhSvKgrHf0OMiFQTwDD4L/qqofVEWjLOBMTn5+lCD3fPg32W9yOfnEJTTw=="
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hook-std/-/hook-std-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IHI4bEVOt3vRUDJ+bFA9VUJlo7SzvFARPNLw75pqSmAOP2HmTWfFJtPvLBrDrlgjEYXY9zs7SFdHPQaJShkSCQ=="
    },
    "hosted-git-info": {
      "version": "7.0.1",
@ -9660,9 +9661,9 @@
      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
    },
    "semantic-release": {
-      "version": "24.2.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-24.2.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g7RssbTAbir1k/S7uSwSVZFfFXwpomUB9Oas0+xi9KStSCmeDXcA7rNhiskjLqvUe/Evhx8fVCT16OSa34eM5g==",
+      "version": "24.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-24.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-phCkJ6pjDi9ANdhuF5ElS10GGdAKY6R1Pvt9lT3SFhOwM4T7QZE7MLpBDbNruUx/Q3gFD92/UOFringGipRqZA==",
      "requires": {
        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^13.0.0-beta.1",
        "@semantic-release/error": "^4.0.0",
@ -9678,7 +9679,7 @@
        "find-versions": "^6.0.0",
        "get-stream": "^6.0.0",
        "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
-        "hook-std": "^3.0.0",
+        "hook-std": "^4.0.0",
        "hosted-git-info": "^8.0.0",
        "import-from-esm": "^2.0.0",
        "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
@ -9690,7 +9691,7 @@
        "read-package-up": "^11.0.0",
        "resolve-from": "^5.0.0",
        "semver": "^7.3.2",
-        "semver-diff": "^4.0.0",
+        "semver-diff": "^5.0.0",
        "signale": "^1.2.1",
        "yargs": "^17.5.1"
      },
@ -9838,9 +9839,9 @@
      }
    },
    "semver-diff": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-diff/-/semver-diff-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0Ju4+6A8iOnpL/Thra7dZsSlOHYAHIeMxfhWQRI1/VLcT3WDBZKKtQt/QkBOsiIN9ZpuvHE6cGZ0x4glCMmfiA==",
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-diff/-/semver-diff-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0HbGtOm+S7T6NGQ/pxJSJipJvc4DK3FcRVMRkhsIwJDJ4Jcz5DQC1cPPzB5GhzyHjwttW878HaWQq46CkL3cqg==",
      "requires": {
        "semver": "^7.3.5"
      }
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@cycjimmy/semantic-release-action",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
  "description": "GitHub Action for Semantic Release",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
    "@cycjimmy/awesome-js-funcs": "^4.0.9",
    "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^24.2.7"
+    "semantic-release": "^24.2.9"
  }
 }
--- a/src/windUpJob.task.js
+++ b/src/windUpJob.task.js
@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ const outputs = require('./outputs.json');
 * @returns {Promise<void>}
 */
 module.exports = async (result) => {
-  if (!result) {
+  const resolved = await result;
+  if (!resolved) {
    core.debug('No release published.');
-    return Promise.resolve();
+    return;
  }

-  const {lastRelease, commits, nextRelease, releases} = await result;
+  const {
+    lastRelease = {},
+    commits = [],
+    nextRelease = {},
+    releases = [],
+  } = resolved;

-  if (lastRelease.version) {
+  if (lastRelease?.version) {
    core.debug(`The last release was "${lastRelease.version}".`);
    core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_version, lastRelease.version);
    core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_git_head, lastRelease.gitHead);
@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = async (result) => {

  if (!nextRelease) {
    core.debug('No release published.');
-    return Promise.resolve();
+    return;
  }

  core.debug(`Published ${nextRelease.type} release version ${nextRelease.version} containing ${commits.length} commits.`);
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
semantic-release-bot	ebcbc66374	chore(release): 5.0.1 [skip ci] ## [5.0.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2025-10-09) ### Bug Fixes * improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([`4267eee`](`4267eee560`))	2025-10-09 10:13:01 +00:00
Geoffrey.C	79d9929b57	Merge pull request #262 from mgerlach/patch-1 fix: improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js	2025-10-09 18:12:42 +08:00
Martin Gerlach	2d054a5550	chore: remove whitespace	2025-10-09 02:34:54 +02:00
Martin Gerlach	4267eee560	fix: improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js Promise was checked before resolving, so the first early return never happened (Promises are truthy) and the subsequent `if (lastRelease.version)` check produced an error in some cases(`lastRelease` undefined, "Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'version')"). Observed for semantic-release-action 4.2.2 and 5.0.0 with semantic_version > 24.2.6 (not observed with 24.2.6). The PR prevents reading properties of "undefined".	2025-10-09 02:31:05 +02:00
Geoffrey.C	8e71605483	Merge pull request #261 from cycjimmy/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/semantic-release-24.2.9 build(deps): bump semantic-release from 24.2.7 to 24.2.9	2025-10-03 01:43:16 +08:00
dependabot[bot]	d0147331ab	build(deps): bump semantic-release from 24.2.7 to 24.2.9 Bumps [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) from 24.2.7 to 24.2.9. - [Release notes](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/compare/v24.2.7...v24.2.9) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: semantic-release dependency-version: 24.2.9 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-patch ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>	2025-09-22 00:01:13 +00:00
Geoffrey.C	8f46764b73	Merge pull request #257 from cycjimmy/dependabot/github_actions/actions/setup-node-5 build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 5	2025-09-05 17:00:40 +08:00
dependabot[bot]	cc1a3d73b8	build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 5 Bumps [actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) from 4 to 5. - [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/actions/setup-node/compare/v4...v5) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: actions/setup-node dependency-version: '5' dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-major ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>	2025-09-05 00:01:30 +00:00
Geoffrey.C	c868a78cfc	docs: update the actions version in the README (#255 )	2025-09-04 16:20:38 +08:00