🚀 [Feature]: Add ReleaseType input for explicit release control #59

MariusStorhaug · 2026-01-18T00:40:29Z

The action now supports explicit control over the release type through the new ReleaseType input parameter. The workflow has been restructured into separate initialization, publishing, and cleanup phases for improved modularity and conditional execution.

Part of 🩹 [Patch]: When a PR is closed, but not merged, fast forward to cleanup of prereleases. Process-PSModule#73
Part of [Feature]: Add ReleaseType input to Publish-PSModule for explicit release control Process-PSModule#265

New ReleaseType input parameter

The ReleaseType input accepts the following values:

Value	Description
`Release`	Create a stable release (default)
`Prerelease`	Create a prerelease
`None`	Do not create any release

The cleanup of old prereleases is controlled separately via the existing AutoCleanup input.

Restructured workflow execution

The action is now split into three conditional phases:

Initialize Publish Context (init.ps1) - Calculates version, validates inputs, and stores context in environment variables
Publish Module (publish.ps1) - Downloads artifact, updates manifest, publishes to PSGallery, and creates GitHub release (only runs when ShouldPublish is true)
Cleanup Prereleases (cleanup.ps1) - Deletes old prerelease tags (only runs when ShouldCleanup is true)

This separation allows the action to skip unnecessary steps (e.g., downloading artifacts when only cleanup is needed), and enables the abandoned PR cleanup scenario where a PR is closed without merging—the workflow can trigger cleanup independently of whether a release is being created.

Usage

The inputs work together with Get-PSModuleSettings which pre-calculates both values:

- uses: PSModule/Publish-PSModule@v2
  with:
    APIKey: ${{ secrets.PSGALLERY_API_KEY }}
    ReleaseType: ${{ fromJson(inputs.Settings).Publish.Module.ReleaseType }}
    AutoCleanup: ${{ fromJson(inputs.Settings).Publish.Module.AutoCleanup }}

Backward compatibility

The ReleaseType parameter defaults to Release, maintaining current behavior for merged PRs targeting the default branch.

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This PR introduces a new ReleaseType input parameter that provides explicit control over release creation, replacing the previous automatic detection based on pull request state and branch information. The feature enables callers (typically Get-PSModuleSettings) to specify whether to create a Release, Prerelease, Cleanup, or None.

Changes:

Added ReleaseType input parameter to action.yml with default value 'Release'
Removed automatic detection logic for release types based on PR state, merge status, and target branch
Added validation for the ReleaseType parameter with support for four values: Release, Prerelease, Cleanup, None
Updated logging to display ReleaseType instead of PR state details

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New ReleaseType input parameter

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