chore: mark prerelease tags automatically in GoReleaser - #232
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Add prerelease: auto to release config so GoReleaser detects semver prerelease suffixes (-rc, -alpha, -beta) and sets the GitHub release prerelease flag accordingly.
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Summary
Add
prerelease: autoto.goreleaser.yamlso GoReleaser automatically detects semver prerelease suffixes (-rc.N,-alpha.N,-beta.N) and sets the GitHub releaseprereleaseflag accordingly.Problem
The
v1.7.0-rc.1release was published as a full release despite having a prerelease suffix. This meansbrew upgradewould install it as the latest stable version, and the GitHub releases page shows it alongside stable releases without distinction.Change
One-line addition to the existing
release:block in.goreleaser.yaml.Stable tags (e.g.,v1.7.0) continue to be marked as full releases.