Merge main into releases/v4

.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Create the GitHub release
+        if: steps.check.outputs.exists != 'true'
         env:
           PARTIAL_CHANGELOG: "${{ runner.temp }}/partial_changelog.md"
           VERSION: "${{ steps.getVersion.outputs.version }}"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 See the [releases page](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases) for the relevant changes to the CodeQL CLI and language packs.
 
+## 4.30.9 - 17 Oct 2025
+
+- Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.23.3. [#3205](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/3205)
+- Experimental: A new `setup-codeql` action has been added which is similar to `init`, except it only installs the CodeQL CLI and does not initialize a database. Do not use this in production as it is part of an internal experiment and subject to change at any time. [#3204](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/3204)
+
 ## 4.30.8 - 10 Oct 2025
 
 No user facing changes.

README.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Actions with special purposes and unlikely to be used directly:
 - `autobuild`: Attempts to automatically build the code. Only used for analyzing languages that require a build. Use the `build-mode: autobuild` input in the `init` action instead. For information about input parameters, see the [autobuild action definition](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/autobuild/action.yml).
 - `resolve-environment`: [Experimental] Attempts to infer a build environment suitable for automatic builds. For information about input parameters, see the [resolve-environment action definition](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/resolve-environment/action.yml).
 - `start-proxy`: [Experimental] Start the HTTP proxy server. Internal use only and will change without notice. For information about input parameters, see the [start-proxy action definition](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/start-proxy/action.yml).
+- `setup-codeql`: [Experimental] Similar to `init`, except it only installs the CodeQL CLI and does not initialize a database.
 
 ### Workflow Permissions