Releases | Stamp pack version from release tag

[BrianGenisio]

Summary

• Stamps package.json from the GitHub release tag before npm run pack, so dist/package.json in the tarball matches the release (e.g. v1.0.3 → 1.0.3).

Changes

Adds a release-workflow step that runs npm version with --no-git-tag-version on the job checkout only. Leading v is stripped. The floating prerelease alias tag is skipped so a loop run cannot set version to prerelease.

scripts/pack-dist.mjs already copies root version into dist/package.json, so no pack script change is needed.

Test plan

• Cut a versioned release (e.g. v1.0.3 or 1.0.3) and download dist.tar.gz
• Confirm package.json inside the tarball has that version
• Confirm a floating-alias follow-up run (if any) does not fail on version stamping

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Walkthrough

The release workflow now sets the package version from the release tag before packing, except when the tag is prerelease. It removes a leading v and runs npm version without creating a Git tag or failing when the version is unchanged.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 67c1b

The release workflow now stamps the packed package version from the release tag. No merge-blocking risk was identified. The manual release checks listed in the PR remain unverified, which is normal for a workflow change.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: stamping the package version from the release tag during releases.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the workflow change, version handling, skipped prerelease alias, and intended tarball result.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Review comments at @.github/workflows/build-release.yaml:
- Line 57: Update the release step that assigns `version` so the release tag is
not interpolated into Bash source. Pass `github.event.release.tag_name` through
the step’s `env` block as `RELEASE_TAG`, then read it from the script using
`"$RELEASE_TAG"` before retaining the existing version normalization.

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