From ed4a57f696eb9640c07d38670f7c0a67c478a522 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kaysiz <ksiziva@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:22:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] update changelog workflow

---
 .github/workflows/changelog.yml | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index d6e0810..107d072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -15,22 +15,40 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Generate changelog
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate changelog
-        uses: charmixer/auto-changelog-action@v1.1
+        uses: charmixer/auto-changelog-action@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Commit files
+      - name: Create Pull Request
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'Updated CHANGELOG.md'
 
-      - name: Push changes
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: 'refs/heads/master'
-          tags: false
+          # Check if there are changes to commit
+          if ! git diff --quiet CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo "Changes detected in CHANGELOG.md, creating pull request..."
+
+            # Create a new branch for the changelog update
+            BRANCH_NAME="changelog-update-$(date +%s)"
+            git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+            # Add and commit the changelog
+            git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'Updated CHANGELOG.md'
+
+            # Push the branch
+            git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+            # Create a pull request using GitHub CLI
+            gh pr create \
+              --title "Auto-update CHANGELOG.md" \
+              --body "Automated changelog update triggered by recent activity. This PR was automatically generated by the changelog workflow." \
+              --base master \
+              --head "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          else
+            echo "No changes detected in CHANGELOG.md, skipping pull request creation."
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

From 628d9f5e145d51bda0efcb28580e6f95796c93f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kaysiz <ksiziva@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:27:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add guards against infinite PR creation

---
 .github/workflows/changelog.yml | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 107d072..7b081d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,20 @@ jobs:
   generate_changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Generate changelog
+    # Skip if the PR was created by the GitHub Action or is a changelog update (to prevent infinite loops)
+    if: >
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' ||
+      (
+        github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+        github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'github-actions[bot]' &&
+        !contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'changelog-update') &&
+        !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'Auto-update CHANGELOG.md')
+      )
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Generate changelog
-        uses: charmixer/auto-changelog-action@v1
+        uses: charmixer/auto-changelog-action@v1.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}