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- Rename release workflows: phase-1 → initiate, phase-2 → publish. - Move all PowerShell scripts to .github/workflow-scripts/. - Add conditional license generation with forceLicenseGeneration parameter. - Use hyphens-row detection for license truncation boundary. - Create signed commits via GraphQL API. - Add PR comments for license generation errors and warnings. - Support manual pipeline runs with PR lookup fallback. - Strip trailing whitespace from LICENSE.txt during generation. - Add license generation error and warning comment templates.
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Pull request overview
This PR accelerates the release process by consolidating the 3-phase release workflow into a streamlined 2-phase model. The changes refactor release automation by moving license generation from a separate GitHub Actions workflow (release-phase-2) into the Azure DevOps PR pipeline, and by extracting workflow logic into reusable PowerShell scripts.
Changes:
- Consolidated 3-phase release workflow into 2-phase:
release-initiate.yml(formerly phase-1) creates PR with version/license/dependency updates, andrelease-publish.yml(formerly phase-3) builds/signs/publishes when trigger file changes - Added PowerShell scripts in
.github/workflow-scripts/for version updates, license management, change detection, and signed commits - Integrated automated license generation into Azure DevOps PR pipeline with Component Governance notice@0 task and GitHub API comment notifications
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
.github/workflows/release-initiate.yml |
New 2-phase release workflow that replaces phase-1, creates PR with version bumps and license truncation |
.github/workflows/release-publish.yml |
Renamed from phase-3, builds/signs/publishes releases when trigger file changes |
.github/workflows/release-phase-1.yml |
Deleted - replaced by release-initiate.yml |
.github/workflows/release-phase-2.yml |
Deleted - license generation moved to Azure DevOps pipeline |
.github/workflow-scripts/Update-Version.ps1 |
New script to update version numbers across all project files |
.github/workflow-scripts/Update-Licenses.ps1 |
New script to truncate/check license file state (has critical bug) |
.github/workflow-scripts/Test-LicensesResult.ps1 |
New script to validate license generation and post PR comments |
.github/workflow-scripts/Test-Changes.ps1 |
New script to detect git changes for conditional workflow steps |
.github/workflow-scripts/Push-SignedCommit.ps1 |
New script to commit license updates via GitHub GraphQL API with signing |
.github/azure-devops/template.yml |
Added license generation steps with Component Governance integration |
.github/azure-devops/pr.yml |
Added forceLicenseGeneration parameter |
.github/workflows/support/release-publish-trigger.txt |
New trigger file replacing phase-3-trigger.txt (has wrong version) |
.github/workflows/support/release-phase-3-trigger.txt |
Deleted - replaced by release-publish-trigger.txt |
.github/workflows/support/release-phase-2-comment.md |
Deleted - replaced by new license generation templates |
.github/workflows/support/license-generation-warning.md |
New template for license generation warnings |
.github/workflows/support/license-generation-error.md |
New template for license generation errors |
.github/workflows/build.yml |
Standardized on PowerShell shell, consolidated change detection logic, added CodeQL query suites |
.github/actions/release-phase-1-internal/action.yml |
Deleted - logic moved to release-initiate.yml workflow |
.github/actions/git-setup-and-push/action.yml |
Deleted - logic moved to release-initiate.yml workflow |
docs/verification.md |
Updated workflow references from release-phase-3 to release-publish |
.editorconfig |
Updated trigger file pattern to match new naming |
- Eliminated the cron schedule for quarterly runs. - Retained manual trigger option for flexibility.
- Deleted linkspector validation steps from build workflow. - Simplified the workflow by removing redundant link checks.
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Feb 16, 2026
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Summary
Reduces the release process from 3 phases to 2 and PR signoffs from 2 to 1 by automating licence notice generation within the existing PR validation pipeline, eliminating a dedicated manual phase.
What Changed
forceLicenseGenerationparameter supports manual reruns.release-phase-1→release-initiate,release-phase-3→release-publish,release-phase-2removed..github/workflow-scripts/. Deleted thegit-setup-and-pushandrelease-phase-1-internalcomposite actions.Testing
Test Types
Other Test Details
Significant manual testing of the different combinations of builds and license states.