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+name: Nightly Release v3-alpha
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 2 * * *'  # 2 AM UTC daily
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      force_release:
+        description: 'Force release even if no changes detected'
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Run in dry-run mode (no actual release)'
+        required: false
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+
+jobs:
+  nightly-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/v3-alpha'
+    
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    
+    - name: Setup Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.24'
+    
+    - name: Install Task
+      uses: arduino/setup-task@v2
+      with:
+        version: 3.x
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    
+    - name: Setup Git
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+        git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+    
+    - name: Check for existing release tag
+      id: check_tag
+      run: |
+        if git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "has_tag=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=$(git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "has_tag=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Check for unreleased changelog content
+      id: changelog_check
+      run: |
+        echo "🔍 Checking UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md for content..."
+        
+        # Run the release script in check mode to see if there's content
+        cd v3/tasks/release
+        
+        # Use the release script itself to check for content
+        if go run release.go --check-only 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "has_unreleased_content=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "✅ Found unreleased changelog content"
+        else
+          echo "has_unreleased_content=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "ℹ️  No unreleased changelog content found"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Quick change detection and early exit
+      id: quick_check
+      run: |
+        echo "🔍 Quick check for changes to determine if we should continue..."
+        
+        # First check if we have unreleased changelog content
+        if [ "${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_unreleased_content }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "✅ Found unreleased changelog content, proceeding with release"
+          echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "should_continue=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "reason=Found unreleased changelog content" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          exit 0
+        fi
+        
+        # If no unreleased changelog content, check for git changes as fallback
+        echo "No unreleased changelog content found, checking for git changes..."
+        
+        # Check if current commit has a release tag
+        if git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD 2>/dev/null; then
+          CURRENT_TAG=$(git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD)
+          echo "Current commit has release tag: $CURRENT_TAG"
+          
+          # For tagged commits, check if there are changes since the tag
+          COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list ${CURRENT_TAG}..HEAD --count)
+          if [ "$COMMIT_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "has_changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "should_continue=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "reason=No changes since existing tag $CURRENT_TAG and no unreleased changelog content" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "should_continue=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+        else
+          # No current tag, check against latest release
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git tag --list "v3.0.0-alpha.*" | sort -V | tail -1)
+          if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "No previous release found, proceeding with release"
+            echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "should_continue=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD --count)
+            if [ "$COMMIT_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+              echo "Found $COMMIT_COUNT commits since $LATEST_TAG"
+              echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "should_continue=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "has_changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "should_continue=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "reason=No changes since latest release $LATEST_TAG and no unreleased changelog content" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Early exit - No changes detected
+      if: |
+        steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'false' && 
+        github.event.inputs.force_release != 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "🛑 EARLY EXIT: ${{ steps.quick_check.outputs.reason }}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "ℹ️  No changes detected since last release and force_release is not enabled."
+        echo "   Workflow will exit early to save resources."
+        echo ""
+        echo "   To force a release anyway, run this workflow with 'force_release=true'"
+        echo ""
+        echo "## 🛑 Early Exit Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "**Reason:** ${{ steps.quick_check.outputs.reason }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "**Action:** Workflow exited early to save resources" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "**Force Release:** Set 'force_release=true' to override this behavior" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        exit 0
+    
+    - name: Continue with release process
+      if: |
+        steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || 
+        github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "✅ Proceeding with release process..."
+        if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.force_release }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "🔨 FORCE RELEASE: Overriding change detection"
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Run release script
+      id: release
+      if: |
+        steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || 
+        github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true'
+      run: |
+        cd v3
+        
+        echo "🚀 Running release task..."
+        echo "======================================================="
+        
+        # Initialize error tracking
+        RELEASE_ERRORS=""
+        RELEASE_SUCCESS=true
+        
+        # Store the original version for comparison
+        ORIGINAL_VERSION=$(cat internal/version/version.txt 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+        echo "📌 Current version: $ORIGINAL_VERSION"
+        
+        # Run the release task and capture output with error handling
+        if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "🧪 DRY RUN MODE: Simulating release task execution"
+          # In dry run, we'll simulate the task without making actual changes
+          OUTPUT=$(task release 2>&1 || true)
+          RELEASE_EXIT_CODE=0  # Always succeed in dry run
+          echo "$OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "🚀 LIVE MODE: Executing release task"
+          OUTPUT=$(task release 2>&1)
+          RELEASE_EXIT_CODE=$?
+          echo "$OUTPUT"
+          
+          if [ $RELEASE_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "❌ Release task failed with exit code $RELEASE_EXIT_CODE"
+            RELEASE_ERRORS="$RELEASE_ERRORS\n- Release task execution failed: $OUTPUT"
+            RELEASE_SUCCESS=false
+          else
+            echo "✅ Release task completed successfully"
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Verify version file exists and is readable
+        if [ ! -f "internal/version/version.txt" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Version file not found: internal/version/version.txt"
+          RELEASE_ERRORS="$RELEASE_ERRORS\n- Version file not found after release task execution"
+          RELEASE_SUCCESS=false
+          RELEASE_VERSION="unknown"
+        else
+          RELEASE_VERSION=$(cat internal/version/version.txt 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+          if [ "$RELEASE_VERSION" == "unknown" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to read version from file"
+            RELEASE_ERRORS="$RELEASE_ERRORS\n- Failed to read version from version.txt"
+            RELEASE_SUCCESS=false
+          else
+            echo "✅ Successfully read version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Check if version changed
+        VERSION_CHANGED="false"
+        if [ "$ORIGINAL_VERSION" != "$RELEASE_VERSION" ] && [ "$RELEASE_VERSION" != "unknown" ]; then
+          echo "✅ Version changed from $ORIGINAL_VERSION to $RELEASE_VERSION"
+          VERSION_CHANGED="true"
+        else
+          echo "ℹ️  Version unchanged: $RELEASE_VERSION"
+        fi
+        
+        RELEASE_TAG="${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+        RELEASE_TITLE="There'${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+        
+        # Set outputs for next steps
+        echo "version=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "tag=$RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "title=$RELEASE_TITLE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "is_prerelease=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "is_latest=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "has_changes=${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_unreleased_content }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "success=$RELEASE_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "version_changed=$VERSION_CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        # Generate release notes from UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md if it has content
+        if [ "${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_unreleased_content }}" == "true" ] && [ "$RELEASE_SUCCESS" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "📝 Generating release notes from UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md..."
+          
+          # Use the release script to extract changelog content
+          cd tasks/release
+          if CHANGELOG_CONTENT=$(go run release.go --extract-changelog 2>&1); then
+            if [ -n "$CHANGELOG_CONTENT" ] && [ "$CHANGELOG_CONTENT" != "No changelog content found." ]; then
+              echo "### Changes in this release:" > ../../release-notes.txt
+              echo "" >> ../../release-notes.txt
+              echo "$CHANGELOG_CONTENT" >> ../../release-notes.txt
+              echo "✅ Successfully extracted changelog content"
+              echo "release_notes_file=release-notes.txt" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "ℹ️  No changelog content to extract"
+              echo "No detailed changelog available for this release." > ../../release-notes.txt
+              echo "release_notes_file=release-notes.txt" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "⚠️  Failed to extract changelog content: $CHANGELOG_CONTENT"
+            echo "No detailed changelog available for this release." > ../../release-notes.txt
+            RELEASE_ERRORS="$RELEASE_ERRORS\n- Failed to extract changelog content for release notes"
+            echo "release_notes_file=release-notes.txt" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+          cd ../..
+        else
+          echo "release_notes_file=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          if [ "$RELEASE_SUCCESS" != "true" ]; then
+            echo "⚠️  Skipping release notes generation due to release task failure"
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Set error output for later steps
+        if [ -n "$RELEASE_ERRORS" ]; then
+          echo "release_errors<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo -e "$RELEASE_ERRORS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "has_release_errors=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "has_release_errors=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Create and push git tag
+      id: git_tag
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        steps.check_tag.outputs.has_tag == 'false' && 
+        github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.success == 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "🏷️  Creating and pushing git tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+        
+        # Initialize error tracking
+        GIT_ERRORS=""
+        GIT_SUCCESS=true
+        
+        # Create git tag with error handling
+        if git tag -a "${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}" -m "Release ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" 2>&1; then
+          echo "✅ Successfully created git tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+        else
+          echo "❌ Failed to create git tag"
+          GIT_ERRORS="$GIT_ERRORS\n- Failed to create git tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          GIT_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Push tag with retry logic and error handling
+        if [ "$GIT_SUCCESS" == "true" ]; then
+          RETRY_COUNT=0
+          MAX_RETRIES=3
+          PUSH_SUCCESS=false
+          
+          while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ] && [ "$PUSH_SUCCESS" == "false" ]; do
+            RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
+            echo "🔄 Attempting to push tag (attempt $RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)..."
+            
+            if git push origin "${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}" 2>&1; then
+              echo "✅ Successfully pushed git tag to origin"
+              PUSH_SUCCESS=true
+            else
+              echo "❌ Failed to push git tag (attempt $RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)"
+              if [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
+                echo "⏳ Waiting 5 seconds before retry..."
+                sleep 5
+              fi
+            fi
+          done
+          
+          if [ "$PUSH_SUCCESS" == "false" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to push git tag after $MAX_RETRIES attempts"
+            GIT_ERRORS="$GIT_ERRORS\n- Failed to push git tag after $MAX_RETRIES attempts"
+            GIT_SUCCESS=false
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Set outputs for later steps
+        echo "success=$GIT_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        if [ -n "$GIT_ERRORS" ]; then
+          echo "git_tag_errors<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo -e "$GIT_ERRORS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "has_git_errors=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "has_git_errors=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Commit and push changes
+      id: git_commit
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.success == 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "📝 Committing and pushing changes..."
+        
+        # Initialize error tracking
+        COMMIT_ERRORS=""
+        COMMIT_SUCCESS=true
+        
+        # Add any changes made by the release script with error handling
+        if git add . 2>&1; then
+          echo "✅ Successfully staged changes"
+        else
+          echo "❌ Failed to stage changes"
+          COMMIT_ERRORS="$COMMIT_ERRORS\n- Failed to stage changes with git add"
+          COMMIT_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Check if there are changes to commit
+        if [ "$COMMIT_SUCCESS" == "true" ]; then
+          if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "📝 Changes detected, creating commit..."
+            
+            # Create commit with error handling
+            if git commit -m "🤖 Automated nightly release ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
+            
+            Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
+            
+            Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>" 2>&1; then
+              echo "✅ Successfully created commit"
+              
+              # Push changes with retry logic
+              RETRY_COUNT=0
+              MAX_RETRIES=3
+              PUSH_SUCCESS=false
+              
+              while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ] && [ "$PUSH_SUCCESS" == "false" ]; do
+                RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
+                echo "🔄 Attempting to push changes (attempt $RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)..."
+                
+                if git push origin v3-alpha 2>&1; then
+                  echo "✅ Successfully pushed changes to v3-alpha branch"
+                  PUSH_SUCCESS=true
+                else
+                  echo "❌ Failed to push changes (attempt $RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)"
+                  if [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
+                    echo "⏳ Waiting 5 seconds before retry..."
+                    sleep 5
+                  fi
+                fi
+              done
+              
+              if [ "$PUSH_SUCCESS" == "false" ]; then
+                echo "❌ Failed to push changes after $MAX_RETRIES attempts"
+                COMMIT_ERRORS="$COMMIT_ERRORS\n- Failed to push changes after $MAX_RETRIES attempts"
+                COMMIT_SUCCESS=false
+              fi
+            else
+              echo "❌ Failed to create commit"
+              COMMIT_ERRORS="$COMMIT_ERRORS\n- Failed to create git commit"
+              COMMIT_SUCCESS=false
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "ℹ️  No changes to commit"
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Set outputs for later steps
+        echo "success=$COMMIT_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        if [ -n "$COMMIT_ERRORS" ]; then
+          echo "commit_errors<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo -e "$COMMIT_ERRORS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "has_commit_errors=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "has_commit_errors=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Read release notes
+      id: read_notes
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        steps.release.outputs.release_notes_file != '' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        cd v3
+        if [ -f "release-notes.txt" ]; then
+          # Read the release notes and handle multiline content
+          RELEASE_NOTES=$(cat release-notes.txt)
+          echo "release_notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$RELEASE_NOTES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "release_notes=No release notes available" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Test GitHub Release Creation (DRY RUN)
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "🧪 DRY RUN: Would create GitHub release with the following parameters:"
+        echo "======================================================================="
+        echo "Tag Name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+        echo "Release Name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.title }}"
+        echo "Is Prerelease: ${{ steps.release.outputs.is_prerelease }}"
+        echo "Is Latest: ${{ steps.release.outputs.is_latest }}"
+        echo "Has Changes: ${{ steps.release.outputs.has_changes }}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Release Body Preview:"
+        echo "## Wails v3 Alpha Release - ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "${{ steps.read_notes.outputs.release_notes }}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "---"
+        echo ""
+        echo "🤖 This is an automated nightly release generated from the latest changes in the v3-alpha branch."
+        echo ""
+        echo "**Installation:**"
+        echo "\`\`\`bash"
+        echo "go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails@${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+        echo "\`\`\`"
+        echo ""
+        echo "**⚠️ Alpha Warning:** This is pre-release software and may contain bugs or incomplete features."
+        echo ""
+        echo "✅ DRY RUN: GitHub release creation test completed successfully!"
+
+    - name: Create GitHub Release (LIVE)
+      id: github_release
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.success == 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      continue-on-error: true
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
+        release_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.title }}
+        body: |
+          ## Wails v3 Alpha Release - ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
+          
+          ${{ steps.read_notes.outputs.release_notes }}
+          
+          ---
+          
+          🤖 This is an automated nightly release generated from the latest changes in the v3-alpha branch.
+          
+          **Installation:**
+          ```bash
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails@${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
+          ```
+          
+          **⚠️ Alpha Warning:** This is pre-release software and may contain bugs or incomplete features.
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: ${{ steps.release.outputs.is_prerelease == 'true' }}
+    
+    - name: Handle GitHub Release Creation Result
+      id: release_result
+      if: |
+        (steps.quick_check.outputs.should_continue == 'true' || github.event.inputs.force_release == 'true') &&
+        github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.success == 'true' &&
+        steps.release.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "📋 Checking GitHub release creation result..."
+        
+        # Initialize error tracking
+        GITHUB_ERRORS=""
+        GITHUB_SUCCESS=true
+        
+        # Check if GitHub release creation succeeded
+        if [ "${{ steps.github_release.outcome }}" == "success" ]; then
+          echo "✅ GitHub release created successfully"
+          echo "🔗 Release URL: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.html_url }}"
+        else
+          echo "❌ GitHub release creation failed"
+          GITHUB_ERRORS="$GITHUB_ERRORS\n- GitHub release creation failed with outcome: ${{ steps.github_release.outcome }}"
+          GITHUB_SUCCESS=false
+          
+          # Attempt fallback: try to create release using GitHub CLI as backup
+          echo "🔄 Attempting fallback release creation using GitHub CLI..."
+          
+          # Install GitHub CLI if not available
+          if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
+            echo "📦 Installing GitHub CLI..."
+            curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+            echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
+            sudo apt update
+            sudo apt install gh -y
+          fi
+          
+          # Try creating release with GitHub CLI
+          if gh release create "${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}" \
+            --title "${{ steps.release.outputs.title }}" \
+            --notes "## Wails v3 Alpha Release - ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
+
+          ${{ steps.read_notes.outputs.release_notes }}
+
+          ---
+
+          🤖 This is an automated nightly release generated from the latest changes in the v3-alpha branch.
+
+          **Installation:**
+          \`\`\`bash
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails@${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
+          \`\`\`
+
+          **⚠️ Alpha Warning:** This is pre-release software and may contain bugs or incomplete features." \
+            --prerelease 2>&1; then
+            echo "✅ Fallback GitHub release creation succeeded"
+            GITHUB_SUCCESS=true
+            GITHUB_ERRORS=""
+          else
+            echo "❌ Fallback GitHub release creation also failed"
+            GITHUB_ERRORS="$GITHUB_ERRORS\n- Fallback GitHub CLI release creation also failed"
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Set outputs for summary
+        echo "success=$GITHUB_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        if [ -n "$GITHUB_ERRORS" ]; then
+          echo "github_errors<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo -e "$GITHUB_ERRORS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "has_github_errors=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "has_github_errors=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Error Summary and Reporting
+      id: error_summary
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        echo "📊 Generating comprehensive error summary..."
+        
+        # Initialize error tracking
+        TOTAL_ERRORS=0
+        ERROR_SUMMARY=""
+        OVERALL_SUCCESS=true
+        
+        # Check for changelog errors
+        if [ "${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Changelog processing errors detected"
+          ERROR_SUMMARY="$ERROR_SUMMARY\n### 📄 Changelog Processing Errors\n${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.changelog_errors }}\n"
+          TOTAL_ERRORS=$((TOTAL_ERRORS + 1))
+          OVERALL_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Check for release script errors
+        if [ "${{ steps.release.outputs.has_release_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Release script errors detected"
+          ERROR_SUMMARY="$ERROR_SUMMARY\n### 🚀 Release Script Errors\n${{ steps.release.outputs.release_errors }}\n"
+          TOTAL_ERRORS=$((TOTAL_ERRORS + 1))
+          OVERALL_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Check for git tag errors
+        if [ "${{ steps.git_tag.outputs.has_git_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Git tag errors detected"
+          ERROR_SUMMARY="$ERROR_SUMMARY\n### 🏷️  Git Tag Errors\n${{ steps.git_tag.outputs.git_tag_errors }}\n"
+          TOTAL_ERRORS=$((TOTAL_ERRORS + 1))
+          OVERALL_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Check for git commit errors
+        if [ "${{ steps.git_commit.outputs.has_commit_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Git commit errors detected"
+          ERROR_SUMMARY="$ERROR_SUMMARY\n### 📝 Git Commit Errors\n${{ steps.git_commit.outputs.commit_errors }}\n"
+          TOTAL_ERRORS=$((TOTAL_ERRORS + 1))
+          OVERALL_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Check for GitHub release errors
+        if [ "${{ steps.release_result.outputs.has_github_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "❌ GitHub release errors detected"
+          ERROR_SUMMARY="$ERROR_SUMMARY\n### 🐙 GitHub Release Errors\n${{ steps.release_result.outputs.github_errors }}\n"
+          TOTAL_ERRORS=$((TOTAL_ERRORS + 1))
+          OVERALL_SUCCESS=false
+        fi
+        
+        # Set outputs for final summary
+        echo "total_errors=$TOTAL_ERRORS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "overall_success=$OVERALL_SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        if [ -n "$ERROR_SUMMARY" ]; then
+          echo "error_summary<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo -e "$ERROR_SUMMARY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+        
+        # Log summary
+        if [ "$OVERALL_SUCCESS" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "✅ Workflow completed successfully with no errors"
+        else
+          echo "⚠️  Workflow completed with $TOTAL_ERRORS error categories"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Summary
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "## 🧪 DRY RUN Release Test Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        else
+          echo "## 🚀 Nightly Release Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        echo "================================" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Version:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Tag:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Version Changed:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.version_changed }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Has existing tag:** ${{ steps.check_tag.outputs.has_tag }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Has unreleased changelog content:** ${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_unreleased_content }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Has changes:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.has_changes }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Is prerelease:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.is_prerelease }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- **Is latest:** ${{ steps.release.outputs.is_latest }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        
+        # Overall status
+        if [ "${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.overall_success }}" == "true" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}" == "true" ]; then
+            echo "- **Mode:** 🧪 DRY RUN (no actual release created)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- **Status:** ✅ Test completed successfully" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "- **Mode:** 🚀 Live release" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- **Status:** ✅ Release created successfully" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "- **Mode:** ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true' && '🧪 DRY RUN' || '🚀 Live release' }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Status:** ⚠️  Completed with ${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.total_errors }} error(s)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "### Release Processing" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        if [ "${{ steps.release.outputs.version_changed }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "✅ **Version was incremented** and release created" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        else
+          echo "ℹ️  **Version was not changed** - no release created" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "### Changelog Processing" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        if [ "${{ steps.changelog_check.outputs.has_unreleased_content }}" == "true" ]; then
+          echo "✅ **UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md** had content and was processed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Content moved to main changelog" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md reset with template" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        else
+          echo "ℹ️  **UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md** had no content to process" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        
+        # Error reporting section
+        if [ "${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.total_errors }}" -gt 0 ]; then
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "## ⚠️  Error Report" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Total Error Categories:** ${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.total_errors }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.error_summary }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### 🔧 Troubleshooting Tips" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Check the individual step logs above for detailed error messages" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Verify GitHub token permissions (contents: write, pull-requests: read)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Ensure UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md follows the expected format" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Check for network connectivity issues if git/GitHub operations failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Re-run the workflow with 'force_release=true' if needed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "### Release Notes Preview" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        if [ -n "${{ steps.read_notes.outputs.release_notes }}" ]; then
+          echo "${{ steps.read_notes.outputs.release_notes }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        else
+          echo "No specific release notes generated" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        fi
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "---" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "*Generated by automated nightly release workflow with enhanced error handling and changelog integration*" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        
+        # Set final workflow status
+        if [ "${{ steps.error_summary.outputs.overall_success }}" != "true" ]; then
+          echo "⚠️  Workflow completed with errors. Check the summary above for details."
+          exit 1
+        fi
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