ci: drop release drafter
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #6262 (commit 1a127efa1) deleted the unused release-drafter workflow and config (22 lines) after maintainers rejected the v7 upgrade fix in #6253.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #6262 was approved by two reviewers and merged as commit 1a127efa1, removing .github/workflows/release-drafter.yml and its configuration following the discussion in #6253, where maintainers chose deletion over upgrading the unused release drafter.
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Issue body
Drops the release drafter workflows based on the discussion in #6253.
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- [x] I've followed the [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
- [x] I've signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/).
- [ ] I've successfully run `make lint && make test`.
- [ ] I've added or updated any relevant documentation.
- [ ] In documents I changed, I [added a meta description](https://canonical-starflow.readthedocs-hosted.com/how-to/add-a-page-meta-description/) if one was missing.
- [ ] I've updated the relevant release notes.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #6262 (commit 1a127efa1) deleted the unused release-drafter workflow and config (22 lines) after maintainers rejected the v7 upgrade fix in #6253. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #6262 removed the release-drafter workflow and configuration following the decision in #6253, deleting 22 lines. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged to remove release drafter workflows per discussion #6253. Approved by two reviewers, the change deletes two CI configuration files and removes 22 lines of code after passing integration and security checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged the removal of release drafter CI workflows following discussion in issue #6253. The maintainer updated the repository configuration to eliminate the deprecated automation. |
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#6253
(confidence 92%)
Prior PR attempting to fix the release-drafter workflow (v7); closed unmerged as superseded by this deletion PR
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6253 ci: fix release-drafter workflow | snapcraft | closed | Closed unmerged after maintainers chose deletion over v7 compatibility; PR #6262 removed release-drafter in commit 1a127efa1. | |
| #245 ci: remove release drafter | craft-platforms | merged | Merged PR #245 removed the unused Release Drafter configuration after Renovate's v7 update caused its workflow to fail; merged as commit 6591487. | |
| #369 ci: drop release-drafter workflow | starbase | merged | Merged PR #369 (commit ccfe2a3, "ci: drop release-drafter workflow"), deleting the unused release-drafter workflow and its config (-40 lines) since each repo keeps its own changelogs/release notes. | |
| #375 ci: drop release drafter | craft-store | merged | Merged in canonical/craft-store#375 via commit 16a4bf6, deleting the Release Drafter workflow and repository configuration. | |
| #6251 build(deps): update release-drafter/release-drafter action to v7.3.1 (main) | snapcraft | closed | Release-drafter v7.3.1 update was closed unmerged; maintainers chose to remove the workflow instead, as reflected by commit ccfe2a36c. | |
| #5314 ci: remove duplicate release-drafter workflow | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #5314 in d20682815, deleting a duplicate 16-line release-drafter workflow after two approvals and with no unresolved review comments. | |
| #1239 ci: remove release-drafter workflow | rockcraft | merged | Merged PR #1239 (commit 2ea803a2) deleted the redundant release-drafter workflow (-41 lines, 2 files) because the publish workflow already generates release notes. Approved by 2 reviewers; only unrelated source-spread-tests failed. | |
| #760 ci: remove release-drafter workflow | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #760 removed the obsolete release-drafter GitHub Actions workflow via commit 1e44ec7. | |
| #5597 ci: add release-drafter workflow | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #5597 as commit a6f87915c, restoring the Release Drafter workflow to generate contributor lists for future releases. | |
| #3117 ci: setup release-drafter | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3117 in commit 6f6e6040e, adding release-drafter configuration for automated release-note drafting. |