Merge releases/v3 into releases/v2

.github/update-release-branch.py

@@ -186,16 +186,17 @@ def process_changelog_for_backports(source_branch_major_version, target_branch_m
   with open('CHANGELOG.md', 'r') as f:
 
     # until we find the first section, just duplicate all lines
-    while True:
+    found_first_section = False
+    while not found_first_section:
       line = f.readline()
       if not line:
         raise Exception('Could not find any change sections in CHANGELOG.md') # EOF
 
-      output += line
       if line.startswith('## '):
         line = line.replace(f'## {source_branch_major_version}', f'## {target_branch_major_version}')
-        # we have found the first section, so now handle things differently
-        break
+        found_first_section = True
+
+      output += line
 
     # found_content tracks whether we hit two headings in a row
     found_content = False

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ See the [releases page](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases) for th
 
 Note that the only difference between `v2` and `v3` of the CodeQL Action is the node version they support, with `v3` running on node 20 while we continue to release `v2` to support running on node 16. For example `3.22.11` was the first `v3` release and is functionally identical to `2.22.11`. This approach ensures an easy way to track exactly which features are included in different versions, indicated by the minor and patch version numbers.
 
+## 2.25.1 - 17 Apr 2024
+
+- We are rolling out a feature in April/May 2024 that improves the reliability and performance of analyzing code when analyzing a compiled language with the `autobuild` [build mode](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages#codeql-build-modes). [#2235](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2235)
+- Fix a bug where the `init` Action would fail if `--overwrite` was specified in `CODEQL_ACTION_EXTRA_OPTIONS`. [#2245](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2245)
+
 ## 2.25.0 - 15 Apr 2024
 
 - The deprecated feature for extracting dependencies for a Python analysis has been removed. [#2224](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2224)