primap-community · JGuetschow · Apr 23, 2026 · Apr 23, 2026 · Apr 23, 2026 · Apr 23, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: generate changelog
         run: |
           uv run towncrier build --version=steps.package-version.outputs.version --yes
+          git commit -a -m "create changelog for version ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}"
 
       # Create Release if they differ
       - name: Create Draft GitHub Release
@@ -56,3 +57,4 @@ jobs:
           body_path: ".github/release_template.md"
           draft: true
           tag_name: v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}
+          files: ../../changelog.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ branch. Please create the pr as a draft first because this will save computing t
 
 
 ### versioning
-We manually update versions. the version number is store in `pyproject.toml`. It can either be updated manually or through
+We manually update versions. The version number is stored in `pyproject.toml`. It can either be updated manually or through
 
 ```
 uv version --bump [major|minor|patch]
 ```
 
 We only update the major version when a major new or breaking functionality is added or a major or breaking data format change is introduced. Minor version are updated for new input data versions and smaller functionality changes. The patch version is update for data corrections, bugfixes etc.
 
-Once a pr with a new version number is merged a release is created automatically.
+Once a pr with a new version number is merged a draft release is created automatically. After filling a short description and the most important changes the release can be published.
diff --git a/changelog/1.docs.md b/changelog/1.docs.md
diff --git a/changelog/1.fix.md b/changelog/1.fix.md
diff --git a/changelog/1.improvement.md b/changelog/1.improvement.md
diff --git a/changelog/3.fix.md b/changelog/3.fix.md
diff --git a/changelog/7.docs.md b/changelog/7.docs.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated README to reflect the release process.
diff --git a/changelog/7.fix.md b/changelog/7.fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improved release workflow to automatically delete old news files and save the current version of the changelog with the release.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "cdiac_ff_data"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Download CDIAC fossil fuel related CO2 emissions data and convert to primap2 format"
 readme = "README.md"
 #license = "CC BY-NC-SA"

diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
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		Improved release workflow to automatically delete old news files and save the current version of the changelog with the release.