.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ updates:
       interval: daily
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "semantic-release"
-        versions: [ "20.x", "21.x" ]
+        versions: [ "20.x" ]

.github/workflows/checkPullRequest.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ jobs:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js with GitHub Package Registry
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version: 16
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           scope: 'cycjimmy'
 

.github/workflows/testRelease.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: ./

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019-2024 cycjimmy
+Copyright (c) 2019-2020 cycjimmy
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ GitHub Action for [Semantic Release][semantic-url].
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
 **IMPORTANT**: `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not have the required permissions to operate on protected branches.
-If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v5` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.
+If you are using this action for protected branches, replace `GITHUB_TOKEN` with [Personal Access Token](https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line). If using the `@semantic-release/git` plugin for protected branches, avoid persisting credentials as part of `actions/checkout@v3` by setting the parameter `persist-credentials: false`. This credential does not have the required permission to operate on protected branches.
 
 #### Private Packages
 
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ then make sure that you configure this in your `package.json` file:
 |   extra_plugins   |  false   | Extra plugins for pre-install. [[Details](#extra_plugins)]                                                               |
 |      dry_run      |  false   | Whether to run semantic release in `dry-run` mode. [[Details](#dry_run)]                                                 |
 |        ci         |  false   | Whether to run semantic release with CI support. [[Details](#ci)]<br>Support for **semantic-release above v16**.         |
-|   unset_gha_env   |  false   | Whether to unset the GITHUB_ACTIONS environment variable.                                                                |
 |      extends      |  false   | Use a sharable configuration [[Details](#extends)]                                                                       |
 | working_directory |  false   | Use another working directory for semantic release [[Details](#working_directory)]                                       |
-|    tag_format     |  false   | Specify format of tag (useful for monorepos)                                                                             |
+|     tag_format    |  false   | Specify format of tag (useful for monorepos)                                                                             |
-|  repository_url   |  false   | The Git repository url. If no repository url specified, current repository will be used by default.                      |
 
 #### semantic_version
 > {Optional Input Parameter} Specify version range for semantic-release.
@@ -63,19 +61,21 @@ then make sure that you configure this in your `package.json` file:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       semantic_version: 19.0.5  # It is recommended to specify a version range
                                 # for semantic-release when using
-                                # semantic-release-action lower than @v4
+                                # semantic-release-action lower than @v3
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
-If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [24.2.7](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v25.0.2) is used.
+If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3` then [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) version [19.0.5](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v19.0.5) is used. Earlier versions of `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action` default to using the latest version of [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/), so in this case it is recommended to specify version 19 or lower to avoid compatibility issues.
+
+*Note: [Version 20.0.0](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v20.0.0) of [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/) and later is currently incompatible with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action`, since it requires Node.js 18. GitHub does not provide this environment yet for [JavaScript actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#runs-for-javascript-actions).*
 
 #### branches
 > {Optional Input Parameter} The branches on which releases should happen.<br>`branches` supports for **semantic-release above v16**.
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ If no version range is specified with `cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6` then
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       semantic_version: 16
       # you can set branches for semantic-release above v16.
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ See [configuration#branches](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-releas
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       semantic_version: 15.13.28
       # you can set branch for semantic-release older than v16.
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ Github Action Workflow:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       # You can specify specifying version range for the extra plugins if you prefer.
       extra_plugins: |
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ Release Config:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       dry_run: true
     env:
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       ci: false
     env:
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ The action can be used with `extends` option to extend an existing [sharable con
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       # You can extend an existing shareable configuration.
       # And you can specify version range for the shareable configuration if you prefer.
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ This action run semantic release in the github provided workspace by default. Yo
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
       # You can select another working directory like a subdirectory for example.
       working_directory: ./code
@@ -255,34 +255,11 @@ The default tag format on semantic-release is `v{version}`. You can override tha
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     with:
-      tag_format: custom-v${version}
+      tag_format: custom-v{version}
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-```
-
-#### unset_gha_env
-Setting this to true will unset the `GITHUB_ACTIONS` environment variable. This can be useful when wanting to validate things such as merging of a PR would create a valid release.
-
-```yaml
-steps:
-  - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
-  - name: Temporarily merge PR branch
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-    run: |
-      git config --global user.name github-actions
-      git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
-      git merge --no-ff origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} --message "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
-  - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
-    with:
-      unset_gha_env: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-      ci: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && false || '' }}
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
@@ -308,9 +285,9 @@ steps:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - name: Checkout
-    uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    uses: actions/checkout@v3
   - name: Semantic Release
-    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+    uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
     id: semantic   # Need an `id` for output variables
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

action.yml

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ inputs:
   ci:
     required: false
     description: 'Whether to run semantic release with CI support (default: true). It will override the ci attribute in your configuration file'
-  unset_gha_env:
-    required: false
-    description: 'Whether to unset the GITHUB_ACTIONS environment variable. This can be useful when trying to run semantic-release as part of PR checks.'
   extends:
     required: false
     description: 'One or several sharable configurations, https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration#extends'
@@ -35,9 +32,6 @@ inputs:
   tag_format:
     required: false
     description: 'The default tag format on semantic-release is v{version}. You can override that behavior using this option.'
-  repository_url:
-    required: false
-    description: 'The Git repository url. If no repository url specified, current repository will be used by default.'
 outputs:
   new_release_published:
     description: 'Whether a new release was published'
@@ -64,5 +58,5 @@ outputs:
   last_release_git_tag:
     description: 'The Git tag associated with the last release, if there was one.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node24'
+  using: 'node16'
   main: 'index.js'

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,100 +1,3 @@
-# [6.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.2...v6.0.0) (2025-11-17)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **deps:** update semantic-release to version 25 ([9246c0b](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/9246c0bd17405b1f20450501f39234912258bc50))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* **deps:** Update semantic-release to version 25
-
-## [5.0.2](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2) (2025-10-10)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* further fix of result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([451bf1f](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/451bf1fa96343272b4efadb5731fe2e25073d24f)), closes [#264](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/issues/264)
-
-## [5.0.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2025-10-09)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* improves result handling in windUpJob.task.js ([4267eee](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/4267eee56034cc3ee6f2fef9bdc3cc125ca073db))
-
-# [5.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.2...v5.0.0) (2025-08-30)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* update node version on runner to 24 ([7869323](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/78693238b0cffcbd79484ca9c3f634c6d1e3978a))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* this action now runs using node 24
-
-## [4.2.2](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.1...v4.2.2) (2025-07-04)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **cleanupNpmrc.task.js:** Use @actions/io to remove .npmrc ([b7db0cb](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/b7db0cbbf5f42eb8fe027828c236fbc340b5429e))
-
-## [4.2.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1) (2025-06-07)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* update marked terminal to v7.3.0 ([b52fa1b](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/b52fa1bae5b892a36c1e01fab61457344cc0c494))
-
-# [4.2.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.1.1...v4.2.0) (2025-03-14)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* add ability to unset GITHUB_ACTION env var ([266ea7e](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/266ea7eb8c90943aa9cddd3b0ed326d5e8784a26))
-
-## [4.1.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1) (2024-09-25)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* default use semantic-release@24 ([c22487b](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/c22487b442697d88305e0088215bc9da5b07696d))
-
-# [4.1.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0) (2024-03-19)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* fix syntax error for importing ([4297675](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/42976755bc1a5e38051e756e3a2344ea8f354379))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* add repository_url input ([8dffec4](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/8dffec4efa886f02052787d688bfccb2e9983b1a))
-
-# [4.0.0](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v3.4.2...v4.0.0) (2023-08-31)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* update node version on runner to 20 ([0c20554](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/0c2055456eeae973aeeb66cf5082061badb3502c))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* set the default node version to 20
-
-## [3.4.2](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v3.4.1...v3.4.2) (2023-03-30)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* fix installation error for npm-audit ([86a0e59](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/commit/86a0e59803808ad228284efb42a130def7974b7c)), closes [#159](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/issues/159)
-
 ## [3.4.1](https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/compare/v3.4.0...v3.4.1) (2023-03-30)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cycjimmy/semantic-release-action",
-  "version": "6.0.0",
+  "version": "3.4.1",
   "description": "GitHub Action for Semantic Release",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^2.0.0",
+    "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-    "@actions/io": "^2.0.0",
+    "@cycjimmy/awesome-js-funcs": "^4.0.4",
-    "@cycjimmy/awesome-js-funcs": "^4.0.9",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^25.0.2"
+    "semantic-release": "^19.0.5"
   }
 }

src/cleanupNpmrc.task.js

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-const io = require('@actions/io');
+const core = require('@actions/core');
+const exec = require('./_exec');
 
 /**
  * Clean up `.npmrc` file in the repo after releasing
  * @returns {Promise<never>}
  */
 module.exports = async () => {
-  await io.rmRF('.npmrc');
+  const {stdout, stderr} = await exec(`rm -f .npmrc`);
+  core.debug(stdout);
+
+  if (stderr) {
+    return Promise.reject(stderr);
+  }
 };

src/handleOptions.js

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ exports.handleBranchesOption = () => {
  */
 exports.handleDryRunOption = () => {
   const dryRun = core.getInput(inputs.dry_run);
-  core.debug(`dryRun input: ${dryRun}`);
 
   switch (dryRun) {
     case 'true':
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ exports.handleDryRunOption = () => {
  */
 exports.handleCiOption = () => {
   const ci = core.getInput(inputs.ci);
-  core.debug(`ci input: ${ci}`);
 
   switch (ci) {
     case 'true':
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ exports.handleCiOption = () => {
  */
 exports.handleExtends = () => {
   const extend = core.getInput(inputs.extends);
-  core.debug(`extend input: ${extend}`);
 
   if (extend) {
     const extendModuleNames = extend.split(/\r?\n/)
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@ exports.handleExtends = () => {
  */
 exports.handleTagFormat = () => {
   const tagFormat = core.getInput(inputs.tag_format);
-  core.debug(`citagFormat input: ${tagFormat}`);
 
   if (tagFormat) {
     return {
@@ -116,18 +112,3 @@ exports.handleTagFormat = () => {
     return {};
   }
 };
-
-/**
- * Handle repository-url Option
- * @returns {{}|{r: String}}
- */
-exports.handleRepositoryUrlOption = () => {
-  const repositoryUrl = core.getInput(inputs.repository_url);
-  core.debug(`repository_url input: ${repositoryUrl}`);
-
-  if (repositoryUrl) {
-    return { r: repositoryUrl };
-  } else {
-    return {};
-  }
-};

src/index.js

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const {
   handleCiOption,
   handleExtends,
   handleTagFormat,
-  handleRepositoryUrlOption,
 } = require('./handleOptions');
 const setUpJob = require('./setUpJob.task');
 const installSpecifyingVersionSemantic = require('./installSpecifyingVersionSemantic.task');
@@ -27,19 +26,13 @@ const release = async () => {
   await preInstall(core.getInput(inputs.extra_plugins));
   await preInstall(core.getInput(inputs.extends));
 
-  if (core.getInput(inputs.unset_gha_env) === 'true') {
+  const semanticRelease = require('semantic-release');
-    core.debug('Unset GITHUB_ACTIONS environment variable');
+  const result = await semanticRelease({
-    delete process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS;
-  }
-
-  const semanticRelease = await import('semantic-release');
-  const result = await semanticRelease.default({
     ...handleBranchesOption(),
     ...handleDryRunOption(),
     ...handleCiOption(),
     ...handleExtends(),
-    ...handleTagFormat(),
+    ...handleTagFormat()
-    ...handleRepositoryUrlOption()
   });
 
   await cleanupNpmrc();

src/inputs.json

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
   "extra_plugins": "extra_plugins",
   "dry_run": "dry_run",
   "ci": "ci",
-  "unset_gha_env": "unset_gha_env",
   "extends": "extends",
   "working_directory": "working_directory",
-  "tag_format": "tag_format",
+  "tag_format": "tag_format"
-  "repository_url": "repository_url"
 }

src/installSpecifyingVersionSemantic.task.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
     ? `@${semantic_version}`
     : '';
 
-  const {stdout, stderr} = await exec(`npm install semantic-release${versionSuffix} --no-audit --silent`, {
+  const {stdout, stderr} = await exec(`npm install semantic-release${versionSuffix} --silent`, {
     cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
   });
   core.debug(stdout);

src/preInstall.task.js

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ module.exports = async extras => {
   }
 
   const _extras = extras.replace(/['"]/g, '').replace(/[\n\r]/g, ' ');
-  const silentFlag = process.env.RUNNER_DEBUG === '1' ? '' : '--silent';
+  const silentFlag = process.env.RUNNER_DEBUG == '1' ? '' : '--silent';
 
-  const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`npm install ${_extras} --no-audit ${silentFlag}`, {
+  const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`npm install ${_extras} ${silentFlag}`, {
     cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
   });
   core.debug(stdout);

src/windUpJob.task.js

@@ -7,29 +7,23 @@ const outputs = require('./outputs.json');
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 module.exports = async (result) => {
-  const resolved = await result;
+  if (!result) {
-  if (!resolved) {
     core.debug('No release published.');
-    return;
+    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  const {
+  const {lastRelease, commits, nextRelease, releases} = result;
-    lastRelease = {},
-    commits = [],
-    nextRelease = {},
-    releases = [],
-  } = resolved;
 
-  if (lastRelease?.version) {
+  if (lastRelease.version) {
     core.debug(`The last release was "${lastRelease.version}".`);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_version, lastRelease.version);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_git_head, lastRelease.gitHead);
     core.setOutput(outputs.last_release_git_tag, lastRelease.gitTag);
   }
 
-  if (!nextRelease?.version) {
+  if (!nextRelease) {
     core.debug('No release published.');
-    return;
+    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
   core.debug(`Published ${nextRelease.type} release version ${nextRelease.version} containing ${commits.length} commits.`);