v2.17.0

Changelog

Pro-only

New features

• feat(pro): add .Dist template variable (@caarlos0)
• feat(pro): add verify pipe and command (@caarlos0)
• feat(pro): allow to pass multiple license keys (@caarlos0)
• feat(pro): dockers_v2 hooks.if support (@caarlos0)

Bug fixes

• fix(pro): improve verify feature (@caarlos0)
• fix(pro): less verbose log (@caarlos0)
• fix(pro): use universal archive for darwin npm arm64 and amd64 (@caarlos0)

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Shared with OSS

New features

• feat(brew,cask,krew,nix,scoop,winget): default pull request branch name (@caarlos0)
• feat(docker): templated dockerfile and extra files in dockers_v2 (@caarlos0)
• feat(dockers/v2): retry build (@caarlos0)
• feat(nfpm): support msix packages (@umaidshahid and @caarlos0)
• feat(scm): allow a custom token on the release repository (@caarlos0)
• feat(scm): allow a custom token on the release repository (@caarlos0)
• feat(winget): allow configuring the manifest locale (@caarlos0)
• feat: Allow GOARM softfloat and hardfloat (@MDr164 and @caarlos0)

Security updates

• sec(deps): bump go-pkcs12 to v0.7.2 (GO-2026-5052) (@caarlos0)
• sec(deps): update golang.org/x/net (@caarlos0)

Bug fixes

• fix(builders): reject empty target string (@sueun-dev)
• fix(client): skip merge-upstream when target repo is not a fork (@jamessawle and @caarlos0)
• fix(deps): drop dep on docker/docker (@caarlos0)
• fix(mcp): clean subfolder path (@caarlos0)
• fix(nfpm): produce valid arch for Termux packages (@bltavares and @caarlos0)
• fix(winget): default head branch to a versioned template (@Sanjays2402)
• fix: return error when go.mod is unreadable in CheckGoModPipe (@SebTardif)

Documentation updates

• docs(casks): fix private-repo example broken by Homebrew 5.1.14 (@caarlos0)
• docs(nfpm): note tilde ConventionalFileName (@caarlos0)
• docs: announce v2.16 (@caarlos0)
• docs: doc authoring skill (@caarlos0)
• docs: fix (@caarlos0)
• docs: fix "lets" -> "let's" in quick-start guide (@s3onghyun)
• docs: fix typo in notarize.md (@albertchae)
• docs: good bye discord (@caarlos0)
• docs: improve home (@caarlos0)
• docs: updates (@caarlos0)

Other work

• Revert "ci: remove node cleanup" (@caarlos0)
• chore: auto-update generated files (@goreleaserbot)
• chore: auto-update generated files (@goreleaserbot)
• chore: auto-update generated files (@goreleaserbot)
• chore: auto-update generated files (@goreleaserbot)
• chore: godoc (@caarlos0)
• chore: update docs (@caarlos0)
• chore: update generated files (@caarlos0)
• chore: update golden files (@caarlos0)
• chore: update skill (@caarlos0)
• chore: update skill (@caarlos0)
• chore: updates (@caarlos0)