chore(deps): bump js-yaml from 5.2.0 to 5.2.2

Bumps [js-yaml](https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml) from 5.2.0 to 5.2.2.
- [Changelog](https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/compare/5.2.0...5.2.2)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: js-yaml
  dependency-version: 5.2.2
  dependency-type: direct:production
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -37,25 +37,21 @@ jobs:
           - goreleaser
           - goreleaser-pro
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: stable
-      -
-        name: Check
+      - name: Check
         uses: ./
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           args: check --verbose
           workdir: ./test
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+      - name: GoReleaser
         if: ${{ !(github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.distribution == 'goreleaser-pro') }}
         uses: ./
         env:
@@ -81,30 +77,25 @@ jobs:
           - true
           - false
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      -
-        name: Install cosign
+      - name: Install cosign
         if: matrix.cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d58896d6a1865668819e1d91763c7751a165e159 # v3.9.2
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@6f9f17788090df1f26f669e9d70d6ae9567deba6 # v4.1.2
+      - name: GoReleaser
         if: ${{ !(github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.distribution == 'goreleaser-pro') }}
         uses: ./
         with:
           distribution: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           install-only: true
-      -
-        name: Check
+      - name: Check
         if: ${{ !(github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.distribution == 'goreleaser-pro') }}
         run: |
           goreleaser check --verbose
@@ -120,25 +111,21 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      -
-        name: Import GPG key
+      - name: Import GPG key
         id: import_gpg
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@2dc316deee8e90f13e1a351ab510b4d5bc0c82cd # v7.0.0
         with:
           gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_TEST }}
           passphrase: ${{ secrets.PASSPHRASE_TEST }}
-      -
-        name: Check
+      - name: Check
         uses: ./
         with:
           version: latest
@@ -146,8 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           workdir: ./test
         env:
           GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+      - name: GoReleaser
         uses: ./
         with:
           version: latest
@@ -159,31 +145,26 @@ jobs:
   upload-artifact:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      -
-        name: Check
+      - name: Check
         uses: ./
         with:
           args: check --verbose
           workdir: ./test
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+      - name: GoReleaser
         uses: ./
         with:
           args: release --skip=publish --clean --snapshot
           workdir: ./test
-      -
-        name: Upload assets
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+      - name: Upload assets
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: myapp
           path: ./test/dist/*
@@ -191,24 +172,20 @@ jobs:
   dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+      - name: GoReleaser
         uses: ./
         with:
           args: release --config .goreleaser-dist.yml --skip=publish --clean --snapshot
           workdir: ./test
-      -
-        name: Check dist
+      - name: Check dist
         run: |
           tree -nh ./test/_output
 
@@ -225,27 +202,24 @@ jobs:
           - goreleaser-pro
           - goreleaser
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
-      -
-        name: GoReleaser
+      - name: GoReleaser
         uses: ./
         with:
           install-only: true
           distribution: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
           version: nightly
-      -
-        name: Check
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Check
         run: |
           goreleaser check -f ./test/.goreleaser.yml
           goreleaser --version
           goreleaser --version | grep nightly
-

.github/workflows/release-major-tag.yml

@@ -28,19 +28,15 @@ jobs:
   tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Git config
+      - name: Git config
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-      -
-        name: Move ${{ github.event.inputs.major_version }} to ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
+      - name: Move ${{ github.event.inputs.major_version }} to ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
         run: git tag -f ${{ github.event.inputs.major_version }} ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
-      -
-        name: Push
+      - name: Push
         run: git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.major_version }} --force

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -19,28 +19,24 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v6.0.0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: npm
-      -
-        name: Install cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d58896d6a1865668819e1d91763c7751a165e159 # v3.9.2
-      -
-        name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install cosign
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@6f9f17788090df1f26f669e9d70d6ae9567deba6 # v4.1.2
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
-      -
-        name: Test
+      - name: Test
         run: npm test
-      -
-        name: Upload coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@57e3a136b779b570ffcdbf80b3bdc90e7fab3de2 # v6.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload coverage
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f # v7.0.0
         with:
           files: ./coverage/clover.xml

.github/workflows/validate.yml

@@ -19,45 +19,35 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      -
-        name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v6.0.0
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: npm
-      -
-        name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
-      -
-        name: Format check
+      - name: Format check
         run: npm run format-check
-      -
-        name: Lint
+      - name: Lint
         run: npm run lint
 
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      -
-        name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v6.0.0
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.0.0
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: npm
-      -
-        name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
-      -
-        name: Rebuild dist
+      - name: Rebuild dist
         run: npm run build
-      -
-        name: Compare dist
+      - name: Compare dist
         id: diff
         run: |
           if [ "$(git diff --ignore-space-at-eol dist | wc -l)" -gt "0" ]; then
@@ -65,10 +55,9 @@ jobs:
             git diff dist
             exit 1
           fi
-      -
-        name: Upload built dist on failure
+      - name: Upload built dist on failure
         if: ${{ failure() && steps.diff.conclusion == 'failure' }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
@@ -76,20 +65,16 @@ jobs:
   vendor:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      -
-        name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v6.0.0
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.0.0
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: npm
-      -
-        name: Refresh package-lock.json
+      - name: Refresh package-lock.json
         run: npm install --package-lock-only
-      -
-        name: Compare package-lock.json
+      - name: Compare package-lock.json
         run: |
           if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain -- package-lock.json)" ]; then
             echo "package-lock.json is out of sync with package.json. Run 'npm install' and commit." >&2

README.md

@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ checksums file against the GoReleaser release workflow's OIDC identity. If
 > versions the cosign step is silently skipped — only the `checksums.txt`
 > SHA-256 verification runs.
 
+> **Note**: when `version: nightly` is used, the action resolves the
+> latest immutable `vX.Y.Z-<sha>-nightly` release from the GitHub
+> Releases API. Pass `GITHUB_TOKEN` to the action step (as in the example
+> above) to avoid unauthenticated API rate limits.
+
 To enable signature verification, install cosign before running the action:
 
 ```yaml
@@ -222,11 +227,28 @@ Following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys
 |------------------|---------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `distribution`   | String  | `goreleaser` | GoReleaser distribution, either `goreleaser` or `goreleaser-pro` |
 | `version`**¹**   | String  | `~> v2`      | GoReleaser version                                               |
+| `version-file`**²** | String  |              | Read the GoReleaser version from a file (see below)              |
 | `args`           | String  |              | Arguments to pass to GoReleaser                                  |
 | `workdir`        | String  | `.`          | Working directory (below repository root)                        |
 | `install-only`   | Bool    | `false`      | Just install GoReleaser                                          |
 
 > **¹** Can be a fixed version like `v0.117.0` or a max satisfying semver one like `~> 0.132`. In this case this will return `v0.132.1`.
+>
+> **²** Path to a file containing the GoReleaser version. Resolved relative
+> to `workdir`. Currently only [`.tool-versions`](https://asdf-vm.com/manage/configuration.html#tool-versions)
+> (asdf/mise) format is supported. When set, this takes precedence over `version`.
+>
+> ```yaml
+> # .tool-versions
+> goreleaser 2.13.0
+> ```
+>
+> ```yaml
+> - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v7
+>   with:
+>     version-file: .tool-versions
+>     args: release --clean
+> ```
 
 ### outputs
 

__tests__/github.test.ts

@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ describe('getRelease', () => {
     expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
   });
 
-  it('returns nightly GoReleaser GitHub release', async () => {
+  it('resolves nightly to a <version>-<sha>-nightly release for OSS GoReleaser', async () => {
     const release = await github.getRelease('goreleaser', 'nightly');
     expect(release).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
+    expect(release.tag_name).toMatch(github.nightlyTagRegex);
   });
 
-  it('returns nightly GoReleaser Pro GitHub release', async () => {
+  it('resolves nightly to a <version>-<sha>-nightly release for GoReleaser Pro', async () => {
     const release = await github.getRelease('goreleaser-pro', 'nightly');
     expect(release).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
+    expect(release.tag_name).toMatch(github.nightlyTagRegex);
   });
 
   it('returns v0.182.0 GoReleaser Pro GitHub release', async () => {
@@ -104,3 +104,16 @@ describe('getRelease', () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe('latestNightlyRelease', () => {
+  it('returns the newest nightly by published_at even when API order is wrong', () => {
+    const release = github.latestNightlyRelease([
+      {tag_name: 'v2.16.0-c9b458fa-nightly', published_at: '2026-05-12T01:27:50Z'},
+      {tag_name: 'v2.16.0-6724de64-nightly', published_at: '2026-05-13T01:32:53Z'},
+      {tag_name: 'v2.16.0-2827930b-nightly', published_at: '2026-05-17T01:34:11Z'},
+      {tag_name: 'v2.15.4', published_at: '2026-04-21T14:07:57Z'}
+    ]);
+
+    expect(release?.tag_name).toEqual('v2.16.0-2827930b-nightly');
+  });
+});

__tests__/goreleaser.test.ts

@@ -16,11 +16,38 @@ describe('install', () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 
+  // The following pinned versions exercise install across release eras to
+  // guard against regressions in checksum handling and the cosign skip path:
+  //   - v0.182.0  : pre-checksums-signing era
+  //   - v1.26.2   : cosign v2 detached `.sig` only
+  //   - v2.12.4   : last release before sigstore bundles (cosign skipped)
+  //   - v2.13.0   : first release with cosign v3 sigstore bundle
+  //   - v2.15.3   : recent release with sigstore bundle
+  it('acquires v0.182.0 (pre-signing) version of GoReleaser', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v0.182.0');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
+  it('acquires v1.26.2 (cosign v2 .sig) version of GoReleaser', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v1.26.2');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
+  it('acquires v2.12.4 (last pre-sigstore-bundle) version of GoReleaser', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v2.12.4');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
   it('acquires v2.13.0 (minimum cosign-verifiable) version of GoReleaser', async () => {
     const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v2.13.0');
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 
+  it('acquires v2.15.3 (recent sigstore-bundle) version of GoReleaser', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v2.15.3');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
   it('acquires latest v2 version of GoReleaser Pro', async () => {
     const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser-pro', '~> v2');
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
@@ -77,14 +104,14 @@ describe('getCertificateIdentity', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('uses nightly-oss.yml@refs/heads/main for OSS nightly', () => {
-    expect(goreleaser.getCertificateIdentity('goreleaser', 'nightly')).toEqual(
+  it('uses nightly-oss.yml@refs/heads/main for OSS nightly tag', () => {
+    expect(goreleaser.getCertificateIdentity('goreleaser', 'v2.16.0-abc1234-nightly')).toEqual(
       'https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/.github/workflows/nightly-oss.yml@refs/heads/main'
     );
   });
 
-  it('uses nightly-pro.yml@refs/heads/main for Pro nightly', () => {
-    expect(goreleaser.getCertificateIdentity('goreleaser-pro', 'nightly')).toEqual(
+  it('uses nightly-pro.yml@refs/heads/main for Pro nightly tag', () => {
+    expect(goreleaser.getCertificateIdentity('goreleaser-pro', 'v2.16.0-eaeb08c50-nightly')).toEqual(
       'https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser-pro-internal/.github/workflows/nightly-pro.yml@refs/heads/main'
     );
   });
@@ -112,6 +139,14 @@ describe('verifyChecksum', () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
   }, 120000);
 
+  it('installs a pre-v2.13 release (no sigstore bundle) without failing when cosign is present', async () => {
+    // v2.12.x is the last release that did NOT publish checksums.txt.sigstore.json.
+    // The action must still install it cleanly: checksum verified, cosign step skipped.
+    await requireCosign();
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', 'v2.12.4');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 120000);
+
   it('throws on checksum mismatch', async () => {
     const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'gha-'));
     const archive = path.join(dir, 'fake.tar.gz');

__tests__/version.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import {describe, expect, it, beforeEach, afterEach} from '@jest/globals';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import {getRequestedVersion} from '../src/version';
+import {Inputs} from '../src/context';
+
+const baseInputs = (overrides: Partial<Inputs>): Inputs => ({
+  distribution: 'goreleaser',
+  version: '~> v2',
+  versionFile: '',
+  args: '',
+  workdir: '.',
+  installOnly: false,
+  ...overrides
+});
+
+describe('getRequestedVersion', () => {
+  let tmpDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'goreleaser-version-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tmpDir, {recursive: true, force: true});
+  });
+
+  const writeToolVersions = (content: string, name = '.tool-versions'): void => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tmpDir, name), content);
+  };
+
+  describe('without version-file', () => {
+    it('returns the version input as-is', () => {
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({version: 'v1.2.3'}))).toBe('v1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('returns the default version when none is provided', () => {
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({version: '~> v2'}))).toBe('~> v2');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with .tool-versions', () => {
+    it('parses an unprefixed version and adds the v prefix', () => {
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser 1.2.3\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('v1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('keeps an existing v prefix without doubling it', () => {
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser v1.2.3\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('v1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('takes precedence over the version input', () => {
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser 1.2.3\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({version: 'v9.9.9', versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe(
+        'v1.2.3'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('ignores other tools and picks goreleaser', () => {
+      writeToolVersions(['nodejs 20.10.0', 'goreleaser 2.13.0', 'python 3.12.1', ''].join('\n'));
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('v2.13.0');
+    });
+
+    it('skips full-line and inline comments', () => {
+      writeToolVersions(['# pinned for CI', 'goreleaser 2.13.0 # minimum cosign-verifiable', ''].join('\n'));
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('v2.13.0');
+    });
+
+    it('preserves "latest"', () => {
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser latest\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('latest');
+    });
+
+    it('uses only the first version when multiple fallbacks are listed', () => {
+      // asdf supports listing fallback versions; we install the first match.
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser 2.13.0 2.12.4\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toBe('v2.13.0');
+    });
+
+    it('accepts an absolute path and ignores workdir', () => {
+      const abs = path.join(tmpDir, '.tool-versions');
+      fs.writeFileSync(abs, 'goreleaser 2.13.0\n');
+      expect(getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: abs, workdir: '/nonexistent'}))).toBe('v2.13.0');
+    });
+
+    it('throws when the file does not exist', () => {
+      expect(() => getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toThrow(
+        /version-file not found/
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('throws when the file has no goreleaser entry', () => {
+      writeToolVersions(['nodejs 20.10.0', 'python 3.12.1', ''].join('\n'));
+      expect(() => getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toThrow(
+        /No goreleaser entry/
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('throws when the goreleaser entry has no version', () => {
+      writeToolVersions('goreleaser\n');
+      expect(() => getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.tool-versions', workdir: tmpDir}))).toThrow(
+        /No version specified for goreleaser/
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with an unsupported file', () => {
+    it('throws a clear error', () => {
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tmpDir, '.go-version'), '1.2.3\n');
+      expect(() => getRequestedVersion(baseInputs({versionFile: '.go-version', workdir: tmpDir}))).toThrow(
+        /Unsupported version-file/
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});

action.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ inputs:
     description: 'GoReleaser version'
     default: '~> v2'
     required: false
+  version-file:
+    description: |
+      Read the GoReleaser version from a file. Path is resolved relative to
+      `workdir`. Currently only `.tool-versions` (asdf/mise) is supported.
+      When set, takes precedence over `version`.
+    required: false
   args:
     description: 'Arguments to pass to GoReleaser'
     required: false

package-lock.json

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
       "name": "goreleaser-action",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@actions/core": "^3.0.0",
+        "@actions/core": "^3.0.1",
         "@actions/exec": "^3.0.0",
-        "@actions/http-client": "^4.0.0",
+        "@actions/http-client": "^4.0.1",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^4.0.0",
-        "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
-        "semver": "^7.7.4",
+        "js-yaml": "^5.2.2",
+        "semver": "^7.8.5",
         "yargs": "^18.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/core": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zYt6cz+ivnTmiT/ksRVriMBOiuoUpDCJJlZ5KPl2/FRdvwU3f7MPh9qftvbkXJThragzUZieit2nyHUyw53Seg==",
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a6d/Nwahm9fliVGRhdhofo40HjHQasUPusmc7vBfyky+7Z+P2A1J68zyFVaNcEclc/Se+eO595oAr5nwEIoIUA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/exec": "^3.0.0",
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QuwPsgVMsD6qaPD57GLZi9sqzAZCtiJT8kVBCDpLtxhL5MydQ4gS+DrejtZZPdIYyB1e95uCK9Luyds7ybHI3g==",
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+Nvd1ImaOZBSoPbsUtEhv+1z99H12xzncCkz0a3RuehINE81FZSe2QTj3uvAPTcJX/SCzUQHQ0D1GrPMbrPitg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "tunnel": "^0.0.6",
@@ -685,6 +685,29 @@
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/js-yaml": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1td788aAnnZ5qs7V2QIRl1owjtYpbKt749Y3xauqQgwIIGF/xXWz1wMTEBx5O3LK3lXLVuqXPdPxj2BoFHaW9Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/puzrin"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/nodeca"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "argparse": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/minimatch": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
@@ -2757,6 +2780,29 @@
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1td788aAnnZ5qs7V2QIRl1owjtYpbKt749Y3xauqQgwIIGF/xXWz1wMTEBx5O3LK3lXLVuqXPdPxj2BoFHaW9Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/puzrin"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/nodeca"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "argparse": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/minimatch": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
@@ -4217,15 +4263,25 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qQKT4zQxXl8lLwBtHMWwaTcGfFOZviOJet3Oy/xmGk2gZH677CJM9EvtfdSkgWcATZhj/55JZ0rmy3myCT5lsA==",
+      "version": "5.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-5.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dayzUzKkJ1MkuUtZglSebU43utNXH0OWQByK9rKOOuYIO8M5TV1y+n8ALMdG0rdzBnfNkOmZEqrURepb0ejqBw==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/puzrin"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/nodeca"
+        }
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "argparse": "^2.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.mjs"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/jsesc": {
@@ -5058,9 +5114,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.7.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vFKC2IEtQnVhpT78h1Yp8wzwrf8CM+MzKMHGJZfBtzhZNycRFnXsHk6E5TxIkkMsgNS7mdX3AGB7x2QM2di4lA==",
+      "version": "7.8.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.8.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y7/KDsb8LjooZpwaqGyulO6DQlksgCncchHGk+sZIY4SBvUocMBEFH5Ur1fI4dV+Jvl0w6cjvucaIi40puRioA==",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
@@ -5609,9 +5665,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici": {
-      "version": "6.24.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-6.24.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sC+b0tB1whOCzbtlx20fx3WgCXwkW627p4EA9uM+/tNNPkSS+eSEld6pAs9nDv7WbY1UUljBMYPtu9BCOrCWKA==",
+      "version": "6.27.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-6.27.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YmfV3YnEDzXRC5lZ2jWtWWHKGUm1zIt8AhesR1tens+HTNv+YZlN/dp6G727LOvMJ8xjP9Be7Y2Sdr96LDm+pg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.17"

package.json

@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
   ],
   "author": "CrazyMax",
   "license": "MIT",
-
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^3.0.0",
+    "@actions/core": "^3.0.1",
     "@actions/exec": "^3.0.0",
-    "@actions/http-client": "^4.0.0",
+    "@actions/http-client": "^4.0.1",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^4.0.0",
-    "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
-    "semver": "^7.7.4",
+    "js-yaml": "^5.2.2",
+    "semver": "^7.8.5",
     "yargs": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

src/context.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const osArch: string = os.arch();
 export interface Inputs {
   distribution: string;
   version: string;
+  versionFile: string;
   args: string;
   workdir: string;
   installOnly: boolean;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<Inputs> {
   return {
     distribution: core.getInput('distribution') || 'goreleaser',
     version: core.getInput('version') || '~> v2',
+    versionFile: core.getInput('version-file'),
     args: core.getInput('args'),
     workdir: core.getInput('workdir') || '.',
     installOnly: core.getBooleanInput('install-only')

src/github.ts

@@ -28,8 +28,23 @@ const withRetry = async <T>(operation: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> => {
 
 export interface GitHubRelease {
   tag_name: string;
+  published_at?: string;
 }
 
+// Matches the new-style nightly release tag pattern: vX.Y.Z-<sha>-nightly
+export const nightlyTagRegex = /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+-[0-9a-f]+-nightly$/i;
+
+export const isNightlyTag = (tag: string): boolean => {
+  return nightlyTagRegex.test(tag);
+};
+
+export const latestNightlyRelease = (releases: Array<GitHubRelease>): GitHubRelease | undefined => {
+  return releases
+    .filter(r => nightlyTagRegex.test(r.tag_name))
+    .sort((a, b) => (b.published_at || '').localeCompare(a.published_at || ''))
+    .shift();
+};
+
 export const getRelease = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise<GitHubRelease> => {
   if (version === 'latest') {
     core.warning("You are using 'latest' as default version. Will lock to '~> v2'.");
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ export const getRelease = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise
 
 export const getReleaseTag = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise<GitHubRelease> => {
   if (version === 'nightly') {
-    return {tag_name: version};
+    return resolveNightly(distribution);
   }
 
   // If version is a specific version (not a range), skip the JSON check
@@ -81,6 +96,39 @@ export const getReleaseTag = async (distribution: string, version: string): Prom
   throw new Error(`Cannot find GoReleaser release ${version} in ${url}`);
 };
 
+// resolveNightly looks up the latest immutable nightly release of the form
+// `vX.Y.Z-<sha>-nightly` on the GitHub releases of the given distribution.
+const resolveNightly = async (distribution: string): Promise<GitHubRelease> => {
+  const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/goreleaser/${distribution}/releases?per_page=100`;
+  core.debug(`Resolving latest nightly release from ${url}`);
+
+  const releases = await withRetry(async () => {
+    const http: httpm.HttpClient = new httpm.HttpClient('goreleaser-action');
+    const headers: {[name: string]: string} = {
+      Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json',
+      'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28'
+    };
+    const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+    if (token) {
+      headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`;
+    }
+    const resp: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await http.get(url, headers);
+    const body = await resp.readBody();
+    const statusCode = resp.message.statusCode || 500;
+    if (statusCode >= 400) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to list releases from ${url} with status code ${statusCode}: ${body}`);
+    }
+    return <Array<GitHubRelease>>JSON.parse(body);
+  });
+
+  const match = latestNightlyRelease(releases);
+  if (!match) {
+    throw new Error(`No '<version>-<sha>-nightly' release found in ${url}`);
+  }
+  core.info(`Resolved nightly to ${match.tag_name}`);
+  return match;
+};
+
 const resolveVersion = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise<string | null> => {
   const allTags: Array<string> | null = await getAllTags(distribution);
   if (!allTags) {

src/goreleaser.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+import * as yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import * as context from './context';
 import * as github from './github';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async function verifyCosignSignature(
 
 export const getCertificateIdentity = (distribution: string, tag: string): string => {
   const pro = isPro(distribution);
-  if (tag === 'nightly') {
+  if (github.isNightlyTag(tag)) {
     const workflow = pro ? 'nightly-pro.yml' : 'nightly-oss.yml';
     const repo = pro ? 'goreleaser-pro-internal' : 'goreleaser';
     return `https://github.com/goreleaser/${repo}/.github/workflows/${workflow}@refs/heads/main`;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const getFilename = (distribution: string): string => {
 };
 
 export async function getDistPath(yamlfile: string): Promise<string> {
-  const cfg = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(yamlfile, 'utf8'));
+  const cfg = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(yamlfile, 'utf8')) as {dist?: string};
   return cfg.dist || 'dist';
 }
 

src/main.ts

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ import yargs from 'yargs';
 import type {Arguments} from 'yargs';
 import * as context from './context';
 import * as goreleaser from './goreleaser';
+import {getRequestedVersion} from './version';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const inputs: context.Inputs = await context.getInputs();
-    const bin = await goreleaser.install(inputs.distribution, inputs.version);
-    core.info(`GoReleaser ${inputs.version} installed successfully`);
+    const version = getRequestedVersion(inputs);
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install(inputs.distribution, version);
+    core.info(`GoReleaser ${version} installed successfully`);
 
     if (inputs.installOnly) {
       const goreleaserDir = path.dirname(bin);

src/version.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import {Inputs} from './context';
+
+// Resolves the GoReleaser version to install.
+//
+// When `version-file` is set, it is read from disk and parsed; the resolved
+// value takes precedence over the `version` input. Otherwise, `version` is
+// returned as-is (it always has a default — see context.getInputs).
+export function getRequestedVersion(inputs: Inputs): string {
+  if (!inputs.versionFile) {
+    return inputs.version;
+  }
+
+  const filePath = path.isAbsolute(inputs.versionFile)
+    ? inputs.versionFile
+    : path.join(inputs.workdir || '.', inputs.versionFile);
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+    throw new Error(`version-file not found: ${filePath}`);
+  }
+
+  const basename = path.basename(filePath);
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
+
+  switch (basename) {
+    case '.tool-versions':
+      return parseToolVersions(content, filePath);
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported version-file: ${filePath} (only .tool-versions is supported)`);
+  }
+}
+
+// Parses a single `goreleaser <version>` entry out of a `.tool-versions` file
+// (asdf/mise format). Full-line `#` comments and inline `# ...` suffixes are
+// stripped. When a tool lists multiple fallback versions only the first is
+// used. Bare semvers are returned with a leading `v`; constraint expressions
+// (`~> v2`, `latest`, ...) are returned as-is.
+function parseToolVersions(content: string, filePath: string): string {
+  for (const rawLine of content.split('\n')) {
+    const line = rawLine.replace(/#.*$/, '').trim();
+    if (!line) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const tokens = line.split(/\s+/);
+    if (tokens[0] !== 'goreleaser') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const version = tokens[1];
+    if (!version) {
+      throw new Error(`No version specified for goreleaser in ${filePath}`);
+    }
+    return /^\d/.test(version) ? `v${version}` : version;
+  }
+  throw new Error(`No goreleaser entry found in ${filePath}`);
+}