From af3d68217fb3c98fc1ea0c2c00be3d71da1df79a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Dangoor <adamdangoor@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 07:22:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add validation for gha-find-replace actions

Fail the workflow if no files are modified during file updates.
This prevents silent failures in the release process.
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2ccae040..60b4f939 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "underline=${underline}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Update changelog
+        id: update_changelog
         uses: jacobtomlinson/gha-find-replace@v3
         with:
           find: "Next\n----"
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ jobs:
           include: CHANGELOG.rst
           regex: false
 
+      - name: Check Update changelog was modified
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.update_changelog.outputs.modifiedFiles }}" = "0" ]; then
+            echo "Error: No files were modified when updating changelog"
+            exit 1
+          fi
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
         id: commit
         with: