ci: switch release automation from semantic-release to release-please

.github/COPILOT_INSTRUCTIONS.md

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ This is a **Home Assistant custom component** for integrating MiniBrew Craft and
 
 1. **Automatic Release** (`.github/workflows/release.yml`)
    - Triggers on push to main
-   - Uses semantic-release to determine version from commits
-   - Waits for all validation checks to pass before releasing
-   - Updates manifest.json version automatically
+   - Waits for all validation checks to pass, then runs Release Please
+   - Release Please opens/updates a release PR with the version bump (manifest.json) and CHANGELOG.md entry
+   - Merging the release PR tags the commit and publishes the GitHub release
 
 2. **Draft Release** (`.github/workflows/draft-release.yml`)
    - Manual workflow dispatch or preview tags (v*-preview*, v*-beta*, v*-alpha*, v*-rc*)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ This is a **Home Assistant custom component** for integrating MiniBrew Craft and
 
 ### 8. Dependencies & Tools
 - **Dependabot** configured for GitHub Actions and Python dependencies
-- **Semantic-release** for version management
+- **Release Please** for version management and release PRs
 - **Commitlint** for commit message validation
 - **Git hooks** for local validation (scripts/commit-msg)
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ This is a **Home Assistant custom component** for integrating MiniBrew Craft and
 
 ### 10. Key Files to Never Modify Without Care
 - `manifest.json` - Must maintain exact structure and ordering
-- `pyproject.toml` - Semantic-release configuration
+- `release-please-config.json` / `.release-please-manifest.json` - Release Please configuration
 - `.commitlintrc.json` - Commit validation rules
 - Workflow files - Critical for CI/CD
 
@@ -125,26 +125,26 @@ Always include when relevant:
 - Main branch is protected
 - All changes via PRs
 - PRs require conventional commit titles
-- Auto-release on merge to main
+- Release Please opens/updates a release PR; merging it tags and publishes the release
 - Draft releases for manual review
 - Preview releases for PR testing
 
 ## Development Setup
 - Run `./scripts/setup-dev.sh` for environment setup
 - Installs git hooks for commit validation
-- Optional: semantic-release and commitlint tools
+- Optional: commitlint tools
 
 ## When Making Changes
 1. Always follow conventional commits
 2. Update relevant documentation
 3. Ensure validation checks pass
 4. Consider if README needs updating
-5. Check if manifest.json needs version bump (auto-handled by semantic-release)
+5. Check if manifest.json needs version bump (auto-handled by Release Please)
 6. No emojis anywhere
 
 ## File Paths Reference
 - Integration: `custom_components/minibrew/`
 - Workflows: `.github/workflows/`
 - Docs: `README.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `.github/RELEASE_WORKFLOWS.md`
-- Config: `pyproject.toml`, `.commitlintrc.json`, `.github/dependabot.yml`
+- Config: `release-please-config.json`, `.release-please-manifest.json`, `.commitlintrc.json`, `.github/dependabot.yml`
 - Scripts: `scripts/commit-msg`, `scripts/setup-dev.sh`

.github/RELEASE_WORKFLOWS.md

@@ -9,17 +9,15 @@ This project has three release workflows:
 **Triggers:** Automatically on every push to `main` branch
 
 **What it does:**
-- Uses semantic-release to analyze commit messages
-- Automatically determines version number based on commit types
-- Creates and publishes release immediately
-- Updates manifest.json version
-- Generates changelog from commits
+- Uses [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to analyze commit messages
+- Opens or updates a standing "chore(main): release X.Y.Z" pull request containing the version bump (`custom_components/minibrew/manifest.json`) and a `CHANGELOG.md` entry
+- Only tags the release and publishes the GitHub release once that pull request is merged to `main`
 
 **Version bump rules:**
 - Minor: `feat`
 - Patch: `fix`, `perf`, `ci`, `build`, `chore`
 
-**Usage:** Just merge your PR to main with proper conventional commit messages.
+**Usage:** Merge your PR to main with proper conventional commit messages, then review and merge the release PR that Release Please opens/updates to actually cut the release.
 
 ---
 

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -17,25 +17,3 @@ updates:
       - "github-actions"
     reviewers:
       - "stuartp44"
-
-  # Python dependencies
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      day: "monday"
-      time: "09:00"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-      prefix-development: "build"
-      include: "scope"
-    labels:
-      - "dependencies"
-      - "python"
-    reviewers:
-      - "stuartp44"
-    ignore:
-      # Ignore patch updates for stable dependencies
-      - dependency-name: "python-semantic-release"
-        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -89,52 +89,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate current commit
         run: echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | commitlint
 
-  release:
+  release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [validate-hacs, validate-hassfest, validate-manifest, validate-commits]
-    
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - name: Release Please
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install python-semantic-release "GitPython<3.1.60"
-
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Semantic Release
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          semantic-release version
-          semantic-release publish
-
-      - name: Update manifest.json version
-        if: success()
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | sed 's/^v//')
-          python -c "
-          import json
-          with open('custom_components/minibrew/manifest.json', 'r+') as f:
-              data = json.load(f)
-              data['version'] = '${VERSION}'
-              f.seek(0)
-              json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
-              f.truncate()
-          "
-          git add custom_components/minibrew/manifest.json
-          git commit -m "chore: update manifest version to ${VERSION}" || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin main || echo "No changes to push"
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.11.0"
+}

release-please-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "extra-files": [
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "custom_components/minibrew/manifest.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        }
+      ],
+      "changelog-sections": [
+        { "type": "feat", "section": "Added" },
+        { "type": "fix", "section": "Fixed" },
+        { "type": "perf", "section": "Changed" },
+        { "type": "refactor", "section": "Changed" },
+        { "type": "docs", "section": "Changed", "hidden": false },
+        { "type": "chore", "section": "Changed", "hidden": true },
+        { "type": "style", "section": "Changed", "hidden": true },
+        { "type": "test", "section": "Changed", "hidden": true },
+        { "type": "build", "section": "Changed", "hidden": true },
+        { "type": "ci", "section": "Changed", "hidden": true },
+        { "type": "revert", "section": "Changed" }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}

scripts/setup-dev.sh

@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@ else
     echo "Warning: .git directory not found, skipping Git hooks"
 fi
 
-# Install Python dependencies (optional)
-echo ""
-echo "Python development dependencies..."
-read -p "Do you want to install Python semantic-release tools? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
-echo
-if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-    if command -v pip &> /dev/null; then
-        pip install python-semantic-release
-        echo "Python semantic-release installed"
-    else
-        echo "Warning: pip not found, skipping Python dependencies"
-    fi
-fi
-
 # Install Node.js dependencies for commitlint (optional)
 echo ""
 echo "Node.js development dependencies..."