GRM-34: fix: skip commit when version file unchanged in release.py

scripts/release.py

@@ -116,10 +116,21 @@ def update_init_version(new_version: str) -> None:
         f.write(updated)
 
 
-def create_release_commit(new_version: str) -> None:
-    """Stage version file and create a release commit."""
+def create_release_commit(new_version: str) -> bool:
+    """Stage version file and create a release commit.
+
+    Returns True if a commit was created, False if there were no changes
+    (e.g., version file already at the target version).
+    """
     run_cmd(["git", "add", INIT_FILE])
+    # Check if there are staged changes
+    status = run_cmd(["git", "diff", "--cached", "--quiet"], check=False)
+    if status.returncode == 0:
+        # No staged changes — version file already at target
+        click.echo(_("Version file already at v{version}, skipping commit.", version=new_version))
+        return False
     run_cmd(["git", "commit", "-m", f"chore(release): prepare for v{new_version}"])
+    return True
 
 
 def create_and_push_tag(new_version: str, changelog: str, dry_run: bool) -> None:
@@ -179,13 +190,15 @@ def main(dry_run: bool) -> None:
     update_init_version(new_version)
     click.echo(_("Updated version in {init}", init=INIT_FILE))
 
-    # Create release commit
-    create_release_commit(new_version)
-    click.echo(_("Created release commit."))
-
-    # Push commit to master
-    run_cmd(["git", "push", "origin", "master"])
-    click.echo(_("Pushed release commit to master."))
+    # Create release commit (may be skipped if version unchanged)
+    committed = create_release_commit(new_version)
+    if committed:
+        click.echo(_("Created release commit."))
+        # Push commit to master
+        run_cmd(["git", "push", "origin", "master"])
+        click.echo(_("Pushed release commit to master."))
+    else:
+        click.echo(_("Skipping commit push — version unchanged."))
 
     # Create and push tag
     create_and_push_tag(new_version, changelog, dry_run)