chore: Use ghactl (#98)

Signed-off-by: Steve Hipwell <steve.hipwell@gmail.com>

Author: stevehipwell

.github/workflows/dependabot-changelog.yaml

@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ jobs:
           commit-message: "chore: Update changelog for Dependabot"
           changelog: ./CHANGELOG.md
           section-header: "Changed"
-          changelog-entry-pattern: "Update _[dep]_ from `[old]` to `[new]`. ([pr-link]) _@dependabot_"
+          changelog-entry-pattern: "Update _[dep]_ from `[old]` to `[new]`. ([pr-link]) @dependabot"
           push-changes: true

.github/workflows/validate-gh-action.yaml

@@ -59,18 +59,21 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Install auto-doc
-        uses: action-stars/install-tool-from-github-release@1fa61c3bea52eca3bcdb1f5c961a3b113fe7fa54 # v0.2.6
-        if: inputs.auto_doc
+      - name: Install ghactl
+        uses: action-stars/ghactl-action@c556c5f2cfcb1f6643bdecf1bf601c706954a37a # v0.0.1
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
-          owner: tj-actions
-          repository: auto-doc
-          arch_amd64: x86_64
-          os_linux: Linux
-          check_command: auto-doc --help
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           version: latest
 
+      - name: Install tools
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          ghactl tool install --owner tj-actions --repo auto-doc --version latest
+          ghactl tool install --owner google --repo yamlfmt --version latest
+
       - name: Run auto-doc check
         if: inputs.auto_doc
         run: |
@@ -83,18 +86,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Install yamlfmt
-        uses: action-stars/install-tool-from-github-release@1fa61c3bea52eca3bcdb1f5c961a3b113fe7fa54 # v0.2.6
-        if: inputs.yamlfmt
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
-          owner: google
-          repository: yamlfmt
-          arch_amd64: x86_64
-          os_linux: Linux
-          check_command: yamlfmt -version
-          version: latest
-
       - name: Run yamlfmt check
         if: inputs.yamlfmt
         run: |

.github/workflows/validate-gh-workflows.yaml

@@ -49,30 +49,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install actionlint
-        uses: action-stars/install-tool-from-github-release@1fa61c3bea52eca3bcdb1f5c961a3b113fe7fa54 # v0.2.6
+      - name: Install ghactl
+        uses: action-stars/ghactl-action@c556c5f2cfcb1f6643bdecf1bf601c706954a37a # v0.0.1
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
-          owner: rhysd
-          repository: actionlint
-          check_command: actionlint -version
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
           version: latest
 
+      - name: Install tools
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          ghactl tool install --owner rhysd --repo actionlint --version latest
+          ghactl tool install --owner tj-actions --repo auto-doc --version latest
+          ghactl tool install --owner google --repo yamlfmt --version latest
+
       - name: Run actionlint
         run: actionlint -shellcheck=shellcheck
 
-      - name: Install auto-doc
-        uses: action-stars/install-tool-from-github-release@1fa61c3bea52eca3bcdb1f5c961a3b113fe7fa54 # v0.2.6
-        if: inputs.auto_doc
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
-          owner: tj-actions
-          repository: auto-doc
-          arch_amd64: x86_64
-          os_linux: Linux
-          check_command: auto-doc --help
-          version: latest
-
       - name: Run auto-doc check
         if: inputs.auto_doc
         run: |
@@ -106,18 +101,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Install yamlfmt
-        uses: action-stars/install-tool-from-github-release@1fa61c3bea52eca3bcdb1f5c961a3b113fe7fa54 # v0.2.6
-        if: inputs.yamlfmt
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
-          owner: google
-          repository: yamlfmt
-          arch_amd64: x86_64
-          os_linux: Linux
-          check_command: yamlfmt -version
-          version: latest
-
       - name: Run yamlfmt check
         if: inputs.yamlfmt
         run: |

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+## [v0.11.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Changed
+
+- Use [action-stars/ghactl-action](https://github.com/action-stars/ghactl-action) ([`ghactl`](https://github.com/action-stars/ghactl)) for installing tools from GitHub releases. ([#98](https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/pull/98)) @stevehipwell
+- Update _Dependabot_ changelog formatting to no longer italicize the `@dependabot` username. ([#98](https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/pull/98)) @stevehipwell
+
 ## [v0.10.0] - 2026-07-01
 
 ### Changed
@@ -247,7 +254,8 @@
 <!--
 RELEASES
 -->
-[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/compare/v0.10.0...HEAD
+[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/compare/v0.11.0...HEAD
+[v0.11.0]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/releases/tag/v0.11.0
 [v0.10.0]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/releases/tag/v0.10.0
 [v0.9.0]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/releases/tag/v0.9.0
 [v0.8.0]: https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/releases/tag/v0.8.0