fix

Author: neoscie

.github/workflows/create-release.yml

@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ on:
           - minor
           - major
 
-      continue_prerelease:
-        type: boolean
-        description: Continue existing prerelease (if available)
-        default: false
-
       specific_version:
         type: string
         description: Specify exact version (e.g., 3.3.0-alpha.1) - overrides other version settings
@@ -52,25 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: debug git tags
-        run: |
-          echo "All tags:"
-          git tag -l
-          echo "---"
-          echo "Tags sorted by version:"
-          git tag -l --sort=-v:refname
-          echo "---"
-          echo "Alpha tags sorted by version:"
-          git tag -l "*-alpha*" --sort=-v:refname
-          echo "---"
-          echo "Tag details:"
-          git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short) %(objecttype) %(taggerdate)" refs/tags/
-          echo "---"
-          echo "Latest tag details:"
-          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-          echo "Latest tag: $LATEST_TAG"
-          git show $LATEST_TAG
-
       - name: initialize mandatory git config
         run: |
           git config user.name "GitHub Release Bot"
@@ -81,24 +57,31 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run release-it
         run: |
-          params=()          # Determine prerelease logic
+          params=()
+          
+          # Determine prerelease logic
           if [[ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.specific_version }}" ]]; then
             params+=(--release=${{ github.event.inputs.specific_version }})
-          # Determine prerelease logic
           elif [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}" == "stable" ]]; then
             params+=(--${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }})
-          elif [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.continue_prerelease }}" == "true" ]]; then
+          else
+            # For prerelease types (alpha, beta, rc)
             # Add verbose logging to understand release-it's process
             params+=(--verbose)
             # Tell release-it to use prerelease tags
             params+=(--preReleaseId=${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }})
-            params+=(--increment=prerelease)
-            params+=(--preRelease=${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }})
             params+=(--git.tagMatch="v*-${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}.*")
-            params+=(--plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.keepUnreleased)
-            params+=(--no-plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.strictLatest)
-          else
-            params+=(--${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }})
+            
+            # Check if we already have a prerelease of this type
+            LATEST_PRERELEASE=$(git tag -l "*-${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}*" --sort=-v:refname | head -n 1)
+            if [[ -n "$LATEST_PRERELEASE" ]]; then
+              echo "Found existing prerelease: $LATEST_PRERELEASE - continuing prerelease series"
+              params+=(--increment=prerelease)
+            else
+              echo "No existing prerelease found - starting new prerelease series"
+              params+=(--${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }})
+            fi
+            
             params+=(--preRelease=${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }})
             params+=(--plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.keepUnreleased)
             params+=(--no-plugins.@release-it/keep-a-changelog.strictLatest)
@@ -113,4 +96,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "command: release-it ${params[@]}"
           release-it "${params[@]}"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}