From 411f3f79e1e7b1dec2a0ce86597315f76bef0cf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: subhu339 <sk3656770@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:25:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add releasezri check command workflow documentation

---
 docs/releasezri/integrate.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/releasezri/integrate.md b/docs/releasezri/integrate.md
index e5dc245..767be7b 100644
--- a/docs/releasezri/integrate.md
+++ b/docs/releasezri/integrate.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ have to use `v` before this template variable.
 - `RZ_DATE`: System date in `yyyy-mm-dd` format.
 - `RZ_TIME`: System time in `hh:mm:ss` format.
 
-
 ## Add the release note generation script
 
 Copy-paste [`scripts/rz.py`](https://github.com/codezri/releasezri/blob/main/scripts/rz.py) into your project.
@@ -76,6 +75,26 @@ Add a workflow step to create release notes.
     ./scripts/rz.py create ${{github.event.inputs.version}}
 ```
 
+## Check for unreleased changes (optional)
+
+Before creating a release, you may want to confirm there are actually unreleased changes to avoid
+publishing an empty release. Run `rz.py check`, which prints `ST_HAS_CHANGES` or `ST_NO_CHANGES`
+depending on whether the `Unreleased` section in `CHANGELOG.md` has content.
+
+```yaml
+- name: Check for unreleased changes
+  id: check
+  run: |
+    chmod +x ./scripts/rz.py
+    echo "status=$(./scripts/rz.py check)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+- name: Stop if no changes
+  if: steps.check.outputs.status == 'ST_NO_CHANGES'
+  run: |
+    echo "No unreleased changes found."
+    exit 1
+```
+
 Add another step to commit and push changelog's updates.
 
 ```yaml
@@ -92,13 +111,12 @@ Finally, publish your release with notes and artifacts.
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Create a GitHub release
-  uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-  with:
-      tag: v${{github.event.inputs.version}}
-      name: Neutralinojs v${{github.event.inputs.version}} released!
-      bodyFile: ./.tmprz/release_notes.md
-      artifacts: './bin/neutralinojs-v${{github.event.inputs.version}}.zip'
-      draft: true
+  run: |
+    gh release create v${{github.event.inputs.version}} \
+      --title "Neutralinojs v${{github.event.inputs.version}} released!" \
+      --notes-file ./.tmprz/release_notes.md
+  env:
+    GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
 See a complete workflow
@@ -107,4 +125,4 @@ The ReleaseZri project itself maintains release notes with ReleaseZri.
 See its workflow [here](https://github.com/codezri/releasezri/blob/main/.github/workflows/create-release.yml).
 
 If you need to learn more about DevOps practices and why we built ReleaseZri you can read
-[this](https://codezri.org/blog/how-we-save-our-time-with-devops) article.
+[this](https://codezri.org/blog/how-we-save-our-time-with-devops) article.
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