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From: shankar0123 <skreddy040@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 00:46:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ci(release): pin run-name + release title to tag (fix ugly
 auto-generated titles)
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Two GitHub-Actions defaults were producing ugly titles on every tag:

1. The Actions-tab workflow run title was auto-generated as
   `<commit-subject> #<run-number>` because release.yml had no `run-name:`.
   The v2.0.69 push showed up as
   "chore: rename Go module path to github.com/certctl-io/certctl #73"
   instead of the obvious "Release v2.0.69".

2. The Releases-page title was auto-generated by
   softprops/action-gh-release@v2 because the action's `with:` block had
   no `name:` field — it falls back to the most recent commit subject in
   that case, producing the same noise on the Releases page.

Fixes:
- Add `run-name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}` at the workflow top.
  `github.ref_name` resolves to the tag (e.g., `v2.0.69`) since the only
  trigger is `on: push: tags: ['v*']`. Actions tab now shows
  "Release v2.0.69".
- Add `name: ${{ github.ref_name }}` to the softprops/action-gh-release@v2
  step's `with:` block. Releases page now shows "v2.0.69" as the title
  instead of the commit subject.

Affects v2.0.70+. The v2.0.69 workflow run + release page that's already
in flight retain the bad titles (the workflow file is read at trigger
time); the v2.0.69 Releases-page title can be manually edited via the
GitHub UI ("Edit release" → set title to `v2.0.69` → Update release).
The Actions-tab run name for #73 is immutable post-trigger.

This same pattern likely affects ci.yml + the other workflows but the
operator-facing surface is the Release workflow's titles, so leaving
the CI workflows alone for now (they run continuously on master and
nobody clicks individual run titles).
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c413be0..22bcb83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 name: Release
 
+# Override the auto-generated run name (which would otherwise default to
+# the most recent commit subject + a #NN run number) so the Actions tab
+# shows "Release v2.0.69" instead of "chore: rename Go module path... #73".
+# `github.ref_name` resolves to the tag name (e.g., `v2.0.69`) for tag-triggered
+# workflows, which is the only trigger we set below.
+run-name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
 on:
   push:
     tags:
@@ -346,6 +353,11 @@ jobs:
         # noise that gives operators no signal about what actually changed.
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          # Pin the release title to the tag name. softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+          # falls back to the most recent commit subject when `name:` is omitted,
+          # which produces ugly titles like "chore: rename Go module path..." on
+          # the Releases page. `github.ref_name` evaluates to the tag (`v2.0.69`).
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           body: |
             > **Install / upgrade:** see the [Quick Start section in the README](https://github.com/certctl-io/certctl/blob/master/README.md#quick-start) for Docker Compose, agent install, Helm, and binary download instructions.