👷 [ci] Streamlines CI workflows and release process

- 👷 [ci] Removes scheduled triggers from multiple workflows.
   -  This change centralizes scheduling to a dedicated system, improving maintainability and predictability.
   -  Workflows affected: `git-sizer.yml`, `gitleaks.yml`, `osv-scanner.yml`, `repo-stats.yml`, `scorecards.yml`, and `security-devops.yml`.
- 👷 [ci] Enhances the release workflow in `publish.yml` to use `git-cliff` for generating release notes.
   -  🛠️ Installs `git-cliff` in the workflow using PowerShell to download, extract, and add it to the PATH. 📦
   -  ✨ Implements a release notes generation step that uses a PowerShell script (`Generate-ReleaseNotes.ps1`) to create release notes based on whether the tag exists or not. 📝
   -  If no release notes are generated, a fallback is used. ⚠️
   -  📝 Writes the generated release notes to a file for use in the GitHub Release. 📤
   -  ♻️ Updates the `ncipollo/release-action` to include the generated release notes and package artifacts. 📦
   -  ✅ Adds `allowUpdates: true` and `updateOnlyUnreleased: false` to the release action to allow updating existing releases. 🔄
- ⏪ [ci] Removes the original GitHub Release creation step, as it is replaced by the new implementation. 🗑️

Signed-off-by: Nick2bad4u <20943337+Nick2bad4u@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Nick2bad4u

.github/workflows/git-sizer.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Scheduled repo analysis with git-sizer
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "44 2 * * 0" # Runs on Sundays at 2:44 AM UTC; https://crontab.guru/#44_2_*_*_0
   push:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:

.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "12 4 * * *" # run once a day at 4:12 AM
 
 permissions:
   contents: read

.github/workflows/osv-scanner.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ on:
     branches: ["main"]
   merge_group:
     branches: ["main"]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "39 12 * * 1"
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
 

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -198,17 +198,6 @@ jobs:
               }
           }
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || env.CREATE_RELEASE_INPUT != 'false' }}
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@2c591bcc8ecdcd2db72b97d6147f871fcd833ba5 # v1.14.0
-        with:
-          tag: v${{ steps.manifest.outputs.version }}
-          name: Release v${{ steps.manifest.outputs.version }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-          generateReleaseNotes: true
-          skipIfReleaseExists: true
-
       - name: Package module
         id: package
         run: |
@@ -253,6 +242,85 @@ jobs:
         run: pwsh -NoProfile -File ./scripts/Update-NuGetPackageMetadata.ps1 -PackagePath '${{ steps.package.outputs.packagePath }}'
         shell: pwsh
 
+      - name: Install git-cliff
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || env.CREATE_RELEASE_INPUT != 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Installing git-cliff..."
+          $downloadUrl = "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/releases/latest/download/git-cliff-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
+          $zipPath = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "git-cliff.zip"
+          $extractPath = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "git-cliff"
+
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $zipPath
+          Expand-Archive -Path $zipPath -DestinationPath $extractPath -Force
+
+          $exePath = Join-Path $extractPath "git-cliff.exe"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $exePath)) {
+              throw "git-cliff.exe not found after extraction"
+          }
+
+          # Add to PATH for this session
+          $env:PATH = "$extractPath;$env:PATH"
+          "PATH=$env:PATH" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+          Write-Host "git-cliff installed successfully"
+          & $exePath --version
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || env.CREATE_RELEASE_INPUT != 'false' }}
+        id: release-notes
+        run: |
+          $version = '${{ steps.manifest.outputs.version }}'
+          Write-Host "Generating release notes for version $version"
+
+          # Check if the tag exists yet
+          $tagExists = git tag -l "v$version"
+
+          if ($tagExists) {
+              # Tag exists, generate notes for latest tag
+              Write-Host "Tag v$version exists, generating notes for latest release"
+              $notes = & pwsh -NoProfile -File ./scripts/Generate-ReleaseNotes.ps1 -Latest
+          } else {
+              # Tag doesn't exist yet, generate unreleased notes
+              Write-Host "Tag v$version doesn't exist yet, generating unreleased notes"
+              $notes = & pwsh -NoProfile -File ./scripts/Generate-ReleaseNotes.ps1 -Unreleased
+          }
+
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($notes)) {
+              Write-Warning "No release notes generated, using fallback"
+              $notes = @"
+          ## Release v$version
+
+          See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/Nick2bad4u/ps-color-scripts-enhanced/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for full details.
+          "@
+          }
+
+          # Write to file for GitHub Actions
+          $notesFile = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "release-notes.md"
+          Set-Content -Path $notesFile -Value $notes -Encoding UTF8
+
+          Write-Host "Release notes preview:"
+          Write-Host "------------------------"
+          Write-Host $notes
+          Write-Host "------------------------"
+
+          "notesFile=$notesFile" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || env.CREATE_RELEASE_INPUT != 'false' }}
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@2c591bcc8ecdcd2db72b97d6147f871fcd833ba5 # v1.14.0
+        with:
+          tag: v${{ steps.manifest.outputs.version }}
+          name: Release v${{ steps.manifest.outputs.version }}
+          bodyFile: ${{ steps.release-notes.outputs.notesFile }}
+          artifacts: ${{ steps.package.outputs.packagePath }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          allowUpdates: true
+          updateOnlyUnreleased: false
+          skipIfReleaseExists: false
+
       - name: Publish to PowerShell Gallery
         run: |
           $packagePath = '${{ steps.package.outputs.packagePath }}'

.github/workflows/repo-stats.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Metrics - Repository Stats
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "53 4 1 * *" # Runs monthly at 4:53 AM (UTC)
   push:
     branches: [repo-stats]
   pull_request:

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ on:
   branch_protection_rule:
   # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
   # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "20 7 * * 2"
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
 

.github/workflows/security-devops.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "23 9 * * *" # Every day at 9:23 AM UTC
 
 permissions:
   security-events: write

ColorScripts-Enhanced/ColorScripts-Enhanced.psd1

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     RootModule = 'ColorScripts-Enhanced.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion = '2025.10.13.1447'
+    ModuleVersion = '2025.10.13.1537'
 
     # Supported PSEditions
     CompatiblePSEditions = @('Desktop', 'Core')
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Full documentation: https://github.com/Nick2bad4u/ps-color-scripts-enhanced
 
             # ReleaseNotes of this module
             ReleaseNotes = @'
-Version 2025.10.13.1447:
+Version 2025.10.13.1537:
 - Enhanced caching system with OS-wide cache in AppData
 - 6-19x performance improvement
 - Cache stored in centralized location