Skip to content

Bug: changesets/action creates PRs for changesets that only reference ignored packages #541

@jbltx

Description

@jbltx

Problem

When all changeset files in .changeset/ only refer to packages listed in the ignore array of config.json, the Action still attempts to open version bump PRs, despite there being no valid changesets for non-ignored packages.

Expected behavior

No PR should be opened if all available changesets reference only ignored packages.

Actual behavior

The action creates PRs even when a local npx changeset status reports "NO packages to be bumped", and all changeset files are for only ignored packages. This is reproducible on v1.4.6 with recent @changesets/cli releases (v2.29.7).

Minimal Reproduction

  1. Create a monorepo with at least one ignored package (e.g., in .changeset/config.json: "ignore": ["my-ignored-package"]).
  2. Add a changeset targeting only the ignored package:
    npx changeset add my-ignored-package minor
  3. Push the changes and let changesets/action run on CI.
  4. Observe that a PR is created for version bump, even though npx changeset status on the branch says there is nothing to bump.

Environment

  • changesets/action: v1.4.6
  • @changesets/cli: v2.29.7
  • Node.js: 24.x
  • config.json (relevant):
    {
      "ignore": ["my-ignored-package"],
      "baseBranch": "main", // or your release branch
      ...
    }

Analysis

It appears the bug is caused by the Action not filtering out changesets for ignored packages in readChangesetState.ts.

See: https://github.com/changesets/action/files/src/readChangesetState.ts


Expected solution: Filter changesets so only those referencing non-ignored packages cause PR creation.

Additional context

  • Local workflow shows correct status; only CI (running action) gets this wrong.

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    No labels
    No labels

    Type

    No type
    No fields configured for issues without a type.

    Projects

    No projects

    Milestone

    No milestone

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions