Refine version bump logic to apply changes only if Python files are modified, defaulting to patch bump otherwise

Author: fasteiner

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -58,29 +58,34 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION_INCREMENT="${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.MajorMinorPatch }}"
           TAG="${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.PreReleaseLabel }}"
-          
+
           # Default bump type
           BUMP_TYPE="patch"
 
-          # Determine bump type based on GitVersion's calculated version
-          if [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*\.0\.0$ ]]; then
-            BUMP_TYPE="major"
-          elif [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[1-9][0-9]*\.0$ ]]; then
-            BUMP_TYPE="minor"
-          elif [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
-            BUMP_TYPE="patch"
-          fi
-
-          # Handle pre-release versions
-          if [[ -n "$TAG" ]]; then
-            BUMP_TYPE="pre${BUMP_TYPE}"
+          # If Python files changed → apply version logic
+          if [[ "${{ env.python_changed }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*\.0\.0$ ]]; then
+              BUMP_TYPE="major"
+            elif [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[1-9][0-9]*\.0$ ]]; then
+              BUMP_TYPE="minor"
+            elif [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+              BUMP_TYPE="patch"
+            fi
+
+            # Handle pre-release versions
+            if [[ -n "$TAG" ]]; then
+              BUMP_TYPE="pre${BUMP_TYPE}"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "No Python files changed → forcing patch bump."
           fi
 
           echo "Version bump detected: $BUMP_TYPE"
           echo "bump_type=$BUMP_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
 
 
+
       - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'  # Only update for stable releases
         uses: release-flow/keep-a-changelog-action@v3.0.0