fix: resolve branch protection conflicts in release workflow (#10)

- Remove changelog commits to main branch in create-release.yml
- Generate changelog dynamically in release.yml instead of reading from file
- Create tags directly without requiring main branch pushes
- Add optional ADMIN_TOKEN support for repositories that need it

This fixes the "Changes must be made through a pull request" error
by avoiding direct pushes to protected main branch while maintaining
full release functionality.

Fixes: remote rejected main -> main (push declined due to repository rule violations)

Author: markhallen

.github/workflows/create-release.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
+        token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
@@ -103,18 +104,26 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' }}
       run: |
         echo "🚀 Creating ${{ steps.release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }} release..."
-        bundle exec rake release:create[${{ steps.release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }}]
+        
+        # Generate changelog content without committing
+        VERSION_TAG="v${{ steps.next_version.outputs.NEXT_VERSION }}"
+        echo "📝 Generating changelog for $VERSION_TAG..."
+        CHANGELOG_CONTENT=$(bundle exec ruby scripts/version.rb next ${{ steps.release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }} | xargs -I {} bundle exec rake release:changelog[{}] 2>/dev/null || echo "Changelog generation failed")
+        
+        # Create tag directly (without committing changelog to main)
+        echo "🏷️ Creating tag $VERSION_TAG..."
+        git tag -a "$VERSION_TAG" -m "Release version ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.NEXT_VERSION }}"
+        
+        echo "✅ Tag $VERSION_TAG created successfully!"
 
     - name: Push changes and tag
       if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' }}
       run: |
         VERSION_TAG="v${{ steps.next_version.outputs.NEXT_VERSION }}"
-        echo "📤 Pushing changes and tag $VERSION_TAG to GitHub..."
-        
-        # Push any changelog changes
-        git push origin main
+        echo "📤 Creating and pushing tag $VERSION_TAG to GitHub..."
         
-        # Push the version tag (this will trigger the release.yml workflow)
+        # Only push the version tag (this will trigger the release.yml workflow)
+        # We don't need to push to main since the tag creation doesn't require it
         git push origin "$VERSION_TAG"
         
         echo "✅ Successfully pushed tag $VERSION_TAG"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -41,27 +41,30 @@ jobs:
         echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
 
-    - name: Extract changelog for version
+    - name: Generate changelog for release
       id: changelog
       run: |
-        # Extract changelog section for this version
+        # Generate changelog dynamically using the version helper
         VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
-        CHANGELOG_SECTION=$(awk "/^## \[$VERSION\]/{flag=1; next} /^## \[/{flag=0} flag" CHANGELOG.md)
-
-        # If no specific version section found, use unreleased section
-        if [ -z "$CHANGELOG_SECTION" ]; then
-          CHANGELOG_SECTION=$(awk "/^## \[Unreleased\]/{flag=1; next} /^## \[/{flag=0} flag" CHANGELOG.md)
-        fi
-
+        echo "📝 Generating changelog for version $VERSION..."
+        
+        # Use the VersionHelper to generate changelog content
+        CHANGELOG_CONTENT=$(bundle exec ruby -e "
+          require_relative 'lib/version_helper'
+          puts VersionHelper.generate_changelog_for_version('$VERSION')
+        ")
+        
         # Save to file to preserve multiline content
-        echo "$CHANGELOG_SECTION" > changelog_body.txt
-
-        # Also set as output for use in release
+        echo "$CHANGELOG_CONTENT" > changelog_body.txt
+        
+        # Set as output for use in release
         {
           echo 'BODY<<EOF'
-          echo "$CHANGELOG_SECTION"
+          echo "$CHANGELOG_CONTENT"
           echo 'EOF'
         } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        echo "✅ Generated changelog for version $VERSION"
 
     - name: Build and package application
       run: |