👷 Improve release workflow

Author: gopiinho

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Build package
         run: pnpm build
 
+      # 🧩 Check if this version is already on npm
       - name: Check if version already exists on npm
         id: check
         run: |
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION"
           echo "version=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          NPM_VERSIONS=$(npm view $PACKAGE_NAME versions --json)
+          NPM_VERSIONS=$(npm view $PACKAGE_NAME versions --json || echo "[]")
           echo "Published versions: $NPM_VERSIONS"
 
           if echo "$NPM_VERSIONS" | grep -q "\"$PACKAGE_VERSION\""; then
@@ -56,19 +58,23 @@ jobs:
         run: npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          NODE_ENV: "production"
+          NODE_ENV: production
 
       - name: Extract latest changelog entry
-        if: steps.check.outputs.publish_needed == 'true'
         run: |
-          awk '/^## /{if (p) exit; p=1} p' CHANGELOG.md > LATEST_CHANGELOG.md
+          if [ -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
+            awk '/^## /{if (p) exit; p=1} p' CHANGELOG.md > LATEST_CHANGELOG.md
+          else
+            echo "No CHANGELOG.md found." > LATEST_CHANGELOG.md
+          fi
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        if: steps.check.outputs.publish_needed == 'true'
+        if: always()
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: "v${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}"
           name: "Release v${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}"
           body_path: LATEST_CHANGELOG.md
+          make_latest: true
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}