DEVX-73: fix: release publish failures and duplicate release commits

src/devx/ci/release.py

@@ -669,6 +669,20 @@ def main(dry_run: bool, skip_tests: bool, verify: bool) -> None:
         return
 
     current_tag = get_latest_tag()
+    # If the bumped version equals the current tag version, there's nothing
+    # new to release. git-cliff didn't bump because the commits since the last
+    # tag don't warrant a version change (e.g., only ci:/chore: commits).
+    # Creating a release commit with the same version would cause a tag
+    # conflict.
+    if current_tag and current_tag.lstrip("v") == new_version:
+        click.echo(
+            _(
+                "Version stays at v{version} — no version bump from git-cliff. "
+                "Commits since last tag don't warrant a new release. Skipping.",
+                version=new_version,
+            )
+        )
+        return
     click.echo(
         _(
             "Bumping version: {current} -> v{new_version}",

src/devx/translations.json

@@ -1990,5 +1990,13 @@
     "pl": "{file} już istnieje. Użyj --force, aby nadpisać.",
     "ru": "{file} already exists. Use --force to overwrite.",
     "zh": "{file} already exists. Use --force to overwrite."
+  },
+  "Version stays at v{version} — no version bump from git-cliff. Commits since last tag don't warrant a new release. Skipping.": {
+    "bg": "",
+    "de": "",
+    "en": "Version stays at v{version} — no version bump from git-cliff. Commits since last tag don't warrant a new release. Skipping.",
+    "pl": "",
+    "ru": "",
+    "zh": ""
   }
-}
+}