Release only if changes persist

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Weekly Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
   schedule:
     # At 00:00 on Monday
     - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
@@ -17,7 +18,20 @@ jobs:
           # Requires "Read and Write access to code" permission
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_ACTION_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Check for changes since last tag
+        id: check_changes
+        run: |
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-authordate --merged=main | head --lines 1)
+          CHANGES=$(git log $LATEST_TAG..HEAD --oneline)
+          if [[ -z "$CHANGES" ]]; then
+            echo "No changes since the last tag."
+          else
+            echo "Changes detected since the last tag."
+            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
       - name: Create Tag
+        if: ${{ steps.check_changes.outputs.has_changes }}
         id: tag_version
         run: |
           # Extracts the latest version tag, bumps the minor version