From 5faeb8297a72f0d8efb105faf5bbd3a913c73708 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "harshitha.d" <harshitha.d@contentstack.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:21:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] update workflow

---
 .github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
index acce65c3..a5448616 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-# Ensures package.json and CHANGELOG.md are bumped compared to the latest tag when relevant files change.
+# Catches when developers forget to add a version bump for their changes.
+# Code changes (e.g. lib/) require package.json + CHANGELOG.md; test-only or comment-only in lib/ skip.
 name: Check Version Bump
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'package.json'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
 
 jobs:
   version-bump:
@@ -17,12 +15,43 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Detect changed files and version bump
+        id: detect
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse HEAD^2 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            FILES=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^1 HEAD^2)
+          else
+            FILES=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD)
+          fi
+          VERSION_FILES_CHANGED=false
+          echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'package.json' && VERSION_FILES_CHANGED=true
+          echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'CHANGELOG.md' && VERSION_FILES_CHANGED=true
+          echo "version_files_changed=$VERSION_FILES_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          CODE_CHANGED=false
+          echo "$FILES" | grep -qE '^lib/|^webpack/|^dist/' && CODE_CHANGED=true
+          echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'package.json' && CODE_CHANGED=true
+          echo "code_changed=$CODE_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Skip when only test/docs/config changed
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.code_changed != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "No release-affecting files changed (e.g. only test/docs). Skipping version-bump check."
+          exit 0
+
+      - name: Fail when version bump was missed
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.code_changed == 'true' && steps.detect.outputs.version_files_changed != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::This PR has code changes but no version bump. Please bump the version in package.json and add an entry in CHANGELOG.md."
+          exit 1
+
       - name: Setup Node
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.code_changed == 'true' && steps.detect.outputs.version_files_changed == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '22.x'
 
       - name: Check version bump
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.code_changed == 'true' && steps.detect.outputs.version_files_changed == 'true'
         run: |
           set -e
           PKG_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version.replace(/^v/, '')")

From 3548a4f189421c02f9f94976a186dd239d8623f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "harshitha.d" <harshitha.d@contentstack.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:31:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] refine version bump check workflow

---
 .github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
index a5448616..4c7fee86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Catches when developers forget to add a version bump for their changes.
-# Code changes (e.g. lib/) require package.json + CHANGELOG.md; test-only or comment-only in lib/ skip.
+# Code changes (lib/, webpack/, dist/) require package.json + CHANGELOG.md.
+# Skips for: test-only, docs, .github (workflows/config), or comment-only in lib/.
 name: Check Version Bump
 
 on:
@@ -27,15 +28,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'package.json' && VERSION_FILES_CHANGED=true
           echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'CHANGELOG.md' && VERSION_FILES_CHANGED=true
           echo "version_files_changed=$VERSION_FILES_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Only lib/, webpack/, dist/, package.json count as release-affecting; .github/ and test/ do not
           CODE_CHANGED=false
           echo "$FILES" | grep -qE '^lib/|^webpack/|^dist/' && CODE_CHANGED=true
           echo "$FILES" | grep -qx 'package.json' && CODE_CHANGED=true
           echo "code_changed=$CODE_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Skip when only test/docs/config changed
+      - name: Skip when only test/docs/.github changed
         if: steps.detect.outputs.code_changed != 'true'
         run: |
-          echo "No release-affecting files changed (e.g. only test/docs). Skipping version-bump check."
+          echo "No release-affecting files changed (e.g. only test/docs/.github). Skipping version-bump check."
           exit 0
 
       - name: Fail when version bump was missed

From 1c31149536175c557bddd59eac4c9ef95e6b0e50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "harshitha.d" <harshitha.d@contentstack.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:38:05 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] update version bump check workflow

---
 .github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
index 4c7fee86..787c53cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Catches when developers forget to add a version bump for their changes.
 # Code changes (lib/, webpack/, dist/) require package.json + CHANGELOG.md.
-# Skips for: test-only, docs, .github (workflows/config), or comment-only in lib/.
+# Skips for: test-only, docs, .github (workflows/config).
 name: Check Version Bump
 
 on: