attempted fix

Author: Unreal-Dan

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -34,30 +34,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build x64 Release
         run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{ env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION }} /p:Platform=${{ env.PLATFORM }} ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH }}
 
-      - name: Determine version and create tag if needed
+      - name: Determine version
         id: version
         shell: cmd
         run: |
           @echo off
-          REM -- Attempt to retrieve the latest tag, assuming x.y.z format. Redirect errors.
+          REM Attempt to retrieve the latest tag (expected format: x.y.z). Suppress errors.
           for /f "delims=" %%t in ('git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2^>nul') do set LATEST_TAG=%%t
 
-          REM If no tag was found, default to 0.0.0.
           if not defined LATEST_TAG (
               echo No tag found. Defaulting to 0.0.0.
               set "LATEST_TAG=0.0.0"
-              REM Count all commits and subtract 1 (so that the first commit is version 0.0.0).
+              REM Count all commits. Subtract 1 so the first commit remains 0.0.0.
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-list HEAD --count') do set ALL_COUNT=%%i
-              set /a COMMITS_SINCE=%ALL_COUNT%-1
+              set /a COMMITS_SINCE=ALL_COUNT - 1
+              if %COMMITS_SINCE% lss 0 set COMMITS_SINCE=0
           ) else (
-              REM If a tag was found, count commits since that tag.
+              REM If a tag exists, count commits from that tag to HEAD.
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-list %LATEST_TAG%..HEAD --count') do set COMMITS_SINCE=%%i
           )
 
           echo Latest tag: %LATEST_TAG%
           echo Commits since latest tag: %COMMITS_SINCE%
 
-          REM If a tag existed (other than our default) then compare its commit to HEAD.
+          REM If a tag exists other than the default base, compare its commit hash with HEAD.
           if not "%LATEST_TAG%"=="0.0.0" (
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-list -n 1 %LATEST_TAG%') do set TAG_COMMIT=%%i
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-parse HEAD') do set CURRENT_COMMIT=%%i
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ jobs:
                   goto WriteOutput
               )
           ) else (
-              REM For our default base tag case, if no commits after the first commit, keep version 0.0.0.
+              REM For our default base tag case, if no additional commits exist, remain at 0.0.0.
               if "%COMMITS_SINCE%"=="0" (
                   set "VERSION=0.0.0"
                   goto WriteOutput
               )
           )
 
-          REM Otherwise, split LATEST_TAG into major, minor, and patch.
+          REM Otherwise, split LATEST_TAG (assumed in x.y.z format) into its parts.
           for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=." %%a in ("%LATEST_TAG%") do (
               set MAJOR=%%a
               set MINOR=%%b
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ jobs:
           set "VERSION=%MAJOR%.%MINOR%.%NEW_PATCH%"
           echo New version: %VERSION%
 
-          REM Create an annotated tag on the current commit and push it.
-          git tag -a %VERSION% -m "Auto-incremented tag %VERSION%"
+          REM Create a lightweight tag (so no commit signature is required) and push it.
+          git tag %VERSION%
           git push origin %VERSION%
 
           :WriteOutput
-          REM Write the computed version into the GitHub actions output environment file.
+          REM Write the computed version to the GitHub Actions output environment file.
           echo version=%VERSION%>> %GITHUB_OUTPUT%