chore: remove release-please, use tag-based releases (#205)

Release-please added complexity without value since versions need to
be manually specified anyway to stay in sync with Fable. Replaced with
a simpler workflow that triggers on GitHub release publish events.

- Replace release-please workflow with publish-on-release workflow
- Remove release-please-config.json and .release-please-manifest.json
- Clean up duplicate entries in CHANGELOG.md
- Simplify RELEASING.md with new process

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: dbrattli

.github/workflows/release-please.yml .github/workflows/publish.yml.github/workflows/release-please.yml renamed to .github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -1,29 +1,14 @@
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
 
-name: Release Please
+name: Publish NuGet
 
 jobs:
-  release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
   publish:
-    needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
@@ -48,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack NuGet
         env:
-          TAG_NAME: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
         run: just pack-version ${TAG_NAME#v}
 
       - name: Push NuGet

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -2,35 +2,24 @@
 
 ## [5.0.0-alpha.21.5](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21.4...v5.0.0-alpha.21.5) (2025-12-21)
 
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* remove XUnit dependency from Testing module ([3a35e44](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/3a35e4404624a0c2c13b8c869ff987ac7c81a7d7))
-
-## [5.0.0-alpha.21.4](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21.4...v5.0.0-alpha.21.4) (2025-12-21)
-
-
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * remove XUnit dependency from Testing module ([3a35e44](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/3a35e4404624a0c2c13b8c869ff987ac7c81a7d7))
 
 ## [5.0.0-alpha.21.4](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21.3...v5.0.0-alpha.21.4) (2025-12-21)
 
-
 ### Features
 
 * add Fable.Python.Testing module for cross-platform testing ([#186](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/186)) ([2356705](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/235670557cfb1913b9e67f7ad2e0fd4772a6de6b))
 
 ## [5.0.0-alpha.21.3](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21.2...v5.0.0-alpha.21.3) (2025-12-19)
 
-
 ### Features
 
 * add Fable.Types module for runtime type detection ([#184](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/184)) ([6e1e902](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/6e1e902a0203d24206c3a7e6719383e464193fd5))
 
 ## [5.0.0-alpha.21.2](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21.1...v5.0.0-alpha.21.2) (2025-12-18)
 
-
 ### Features
 
 * add typed array support to Json serialization ([#182](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/182)) ([ef67b4b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/ef67b4ba9258fde6a3f4ff3db0b843228953e7bc))
@@ -41,32 +30,13 @@
 
 * Add Json static class with Fable-aware serialization ([#175](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/175)) ([1eb5005](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/1eb500523c6d6f43247bc3510a6045ec8d9d9d4e))
 
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* correct manifest to last released version ([bb9cb88](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/bb9cb881c00b7ea6809ad3a87a35a7ebc0ff9008))
-* remove versioning strategy from release-please config ([ce84cae](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/ce84caeeb7caa24eaecd96fb8e0723e7cb6e7c6a))
-* update release-please to use prerelease versioning ([7c219e8](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/7c219e848fd3201d4567685ddfefae48c362856c))
-
-## [5.0.0-alpha.21.0](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.21...v5.0.0-alpha.21.0) (2025-12-16)
+## [5.0.0-alpha.21.0](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.20.2...v5.0.0-alpha.21.0) (2025-12-16)
 
 ### Features
 
 * Add exception types ([#173](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/173)) ([72f09b2](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/72f09b2ff6e208e3ab057430a355814611abd46c))
-* add Python stdlib bindings for logging, random, and expand string module ([#166](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/166)) ([709d6c2](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/709d6c2b29199965926ff639727fdcc1bb2e1fb8))
-* add write ([334e800](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/334e80089c081bda25633f83dae037fc6c8fe6f5))
-* Added bindings for Pydantic and FastAPI + examples ([#151](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/151)) ([826629e](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/826629e465fca15d444a4ca37b851b8aab488f9a))
-* Fable v5 ([#147](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/147)) ([abf8e6a](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/abf8e6a1f7bbc2eae152431d04d6b8b5675f7795))
 * FastAPI async handlers ([#174](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/174)) ([26cec1f](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/26cec1f239f9244a7c1da1d00bbf1a479596bb3c))
 
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* add missing models.py for pydantic example and update README ([#168](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/168)) ([b76ce98](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/b76ce989e0598d0007a8a1be9addfea97936eae7))
-* handle return type correctly ([a634168](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/a6341684ac8bb3f1b244f448c22e1fe6f208fbc0))
-* relax FSharp.Core dependency to >= 5.0.0 ([#163](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/163)) ([10eb65b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/10eb65b22a157078e1b66bd8fb202b0cd2acbedc))
-* update pyproject toml details ([#62](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/62)) ([b511351](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/b5113514ca6b4a9ba00734e9b3caaf363f3385af))
-* use plain int/string types for open ([b202a25](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/b202a25bd7f48538fadc50125294a9252714d364))
-* use string types for open ([f211f8b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/f211f8bb9445dd6930926fe48aab6a69720dd30f))
-
 ### Miscellaneous Chores
 
 * sync with Fable 5.0.0-alpha.21 ([fd2685c](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/fd2685c2f992c2d8058ac1bc1261d647271359df))
@@ -81,9 +51,9 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* relax FSharp.Core dependency to >= 5.0.0 ([#163](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/163)) ([10eb65b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/10eb65b22a157078e1b66bd8fb202b0cd2acbedc))
+* relax FSharp.Core dependency to >= 5.0.0 ([#163](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/issues/163)) ([10eb65b](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/commit/10eb65b22a157078e1b66bd8fb202b0cd2acbedc))
 
-## [5.0.0-alpha.20](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v5.0.0-alpha.20...v5.0.0-alpha.20) (2025-12-08)
+## [5.0.0-alpha.20](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/compare/v4.0.0...v5.0.0-alpha.20) (2025-12-08)
 
 ### Features
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,69 +1,37 @@
 # Releasing Fable.Python
 
-This document describes the release process for Fable.Python and how to keep versions in sync with Fable.
-
 ## Version Format
 
 Fable.Python uses the version format `X.Y.Z-alpha.N.P` where:
 
-- `X.Y.Z-alpha.N` matches the Fable version (e.g., `5.0.0-alpha.21`)
+- `X.Y.Z-alpha.N` matches the Fable version (e.g., `5.0.0-alpha.22`)
 - `P` is the patch version for Fable.Python releases (0, 1, 2, etc.)
 
-Example: `5.0.0-alpha.21.0`, `5.0.0-alpha.21.1`, `5.0.0-alpha.21.2`
+Example: `5.0.0-alpha.22.0`, `5.0.0-alpha.22.1`, `5.0.0-alpha.22.2`
 
 ## Release Process
 
-This project uses [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to automate releases. Release-please creates and maintains a release PR that updates automatically as commits are merged to main.
-
-**Important:** Due to the custom version format, use `Release-As:` to specify the version.
-
-### Setting the Version
-
-Add `Release-As:` in the commit message or PR description:
-
-#### In the commit message
-
-```text
-feat: add new feature
-
-Release-As: 5.0.0-alpha.21.1
-```
-
-#### In the PR description
+1. Go to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable.Python/releases)
+2. Click **"Draft a new release"**
+3. Create a new tag in the format `v5.0.0-alpha.22.0` (with `v` prefix)
+4. Set the release title (e.g., `5.0.0-alpha.22.0`)
+5. Write release notes (or use "Generate release notes")
+6. For pre-release versions, check **"Set as a pre-release"**
+7. Click **"Publish release"**
 
-Add this line anywhere in the PR body:
+The publish workflow will automatically build and push the NuGet package.
 
-```text
-Release-As: 5.0.0-alpha.21.1
-```
+## Syncing with a New Fable Version
 
-Release-please will use the specified version for the release.
-
-### Syncing with a New Fable Version
-
-When Fable releases a new version (e.g., `5.0.0-alpha.22`):
+When Fable releases a new version (e.g., `5.0.0-alpha.23`):
 
 1. Update the codebase to work with the new Fable version
-2. Use `Release-As: 5.0.0-alpha.22.0` in the commit or PR
-3. Merge the release-please PR
+2. Create a release with tag `v5.0.0-alpha.23.0`
 
-### Version History Example
+## Version History Example
 
 - `5.0.0-alpha.21.0` (initial sync with Fable 5.0.0-alpha.21)
 - `5.0.0-alpha.21.1` (first patch)
 - `5.0.0-alpha.21.2` (second patch)
 - `5.0.0-alpha.22.0` (sync with Fable 5.0.0-alpha.22)
 - `5.0.0-alpha.22.1` (first patch for alpha.22)
-
-## Configuration Files
-
-- `release-please-config.json` - Release-please configuration (release type, tag format)
-- `.release-please-manifest.json` - Tracks the current released version
-
-## Conventional Commits
-
-This project uses [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
-
-- `feat:` - New features
-- `fix:` - Bug fixes
-- `chore:`, `docs:`, `style:`, `refactor:`, `test:` - Other changes