Update softprops/action-gh-release action to v2.6.1

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
softprops/action-gh-release	action	minor	v2.4.2 → v2.6.1

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Release Notes

softprops/action-gh-release (softprops/action-gh-release)

v2.6.1

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2.6.1 is a patch release focused on restoring linked discussion thread creation when
discussion_category_name is set. It fixes #764, where the draft-first publish flow
stopped carrying the discussion category through the final publish step.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: preserve discussion category on publish by @​chenrui333 in #​765

v2.6.0

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2.6.0 is a minor release centered on previous_tag support for generate_release_notes,
which lets workflows pin GitHub's comparison base explicitly instead of relying on the default range.
It also includes the recent concurrent asset upload recovery fix, a working_directory docs sync,
a checked-bundle freshness guard for maintainers, and clearer immutable-prerelease guidance where
GitHub platform behavior imposes constraints on how prerelease asset uploads can be published.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: support previous_tag for generate_release_notes by @​pocesar in #​372

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: recover concurrent asset metadata 404s by @​chenrui333 in #​760

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify reused draft release behavior by @​chenrui333 in #​759
• docs: clarify working_directory input by @​chenrui333 in #​761
• ci: verify dist bundle freshness by @​chenrui333 in #​762
• fix: clarify immutable prerelease uploads by @​chenrui333 in #​763

v2.5.3

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2.5.3 is a patch release focused on the remaining path-handling and release-selection bugs uncovered after 2.5.2.
It fixes #639, #571, #280, #614, #311, #403, and #368.
It also adds documentation clarifications for #541, #645, #542, #393, and #411,
where the current behavior is either usage-sensitive or constrained by GitHub platform limits rather than an action-side runtime bug.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: prefer token input over GITHUB_TOKEN by @​chenrui333 in #​751
• fix: clean up duplicate drafts after canonicalization by @​chenrui333 in #​753
• fix: support Windows-style file globs by @​chenrui333 in #​754
• fix: normalize refs-tag inputs by @​chenrui333 in #​755
• fix: expand tilde file paths by @​chenrui333 in #​756

Other Changes 🔄

• docs: clarify token precedence by @​chenrui333 in #​752
• docs: clarify GitHub release limits by @​chenrui333 in #​758
• documentation clarifications for empty-token handling, preserve_order, and special-character asset filename behavior

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.3

v2.5.2

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2.5.2 is a patch release focused on the remaining release-creation and prerelease regressions in the 2.5.x bug-fix cycle.
It fixes #705, fixes #708, fixes #740, fixes #741, and fixes #722.
Regression testing covers the shared-tag race, prerelease event behavior, dotfile asset labels,
same-filename concurrent uploads, and blocked-tag cleanup behavior.

If you still hit an issue after upgrading, please open a report with the bug template and include a minimal repro or sanitized workflow snippet where possible.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: canonicalize releases after concurrent create by @​chenrui333 in #​746
• fix: preserve prereleased events for prereleases by @​chenrui333 in #​748
• fix: restore dotfile asset labels by @​chenrui333 in #​749
• fix: handle upload already_exists races across workflows by @​api2062 in #​745
• fix: clean up orphan drafts when tag creation is blocked by @​chenrui333 in #​750

New Contributors

• @​api2062 made their first contribution in #​745

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.2

v2.5.1

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2.5.1 is a patch release focused on regressions introduced in 2.5.0 and on release lookup reliability.
It fixes #713, addresses #703, and fixes #724. Regression testing shows that
current master no longer reproduces the finalize-race behavior reported in #704 and #709.

What's Changed

Bug fixes 🐛

• fix: fetch correct asset URL after finalization; test; some refactoring by @​pzhlkj6612 in #​738
• fix: release marked as 'latest' despite make_latest: false by @​Boshen in #​715
• fix: use getReleaseByTag API instead of iterating all releases by @​kim-em in #​725

Other Changes 🔄

• dependency updates, including the ESM/runtime compatibility refresh in #​731

New Contributors

• @​autarch made their first contribution in #​716
• @​pzhlkj6612 made their first contribution in #​738
• @​Boshen made their first contribution in #​715
• @​kim-em made their first contribution in #​725

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2...v2.5.1

v2.5.0

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What's Changed

Exciting New Features 🎉

• feat: mark release as draft until all artifacts are uploaded by @​dumbmoron in #​692

Other Changes 🔄

• chore(deps): bump the npm group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @​dependabot[bot] in #​697
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 in the github-actions group by @​dependabot[bot] in #​689

New Contributors

• @​dumbmoron made their first contribution in #​692

Full Changelog: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.4.2...v2.5.0

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