Extend list of files that should be ignored for triggering release (#203

)

ci/scripts/tag-new-release.sh

@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@ fi
 
 only_ci_changes=true
 for file in $(git diff --name-only "$latest_release"..HEAD); do 
-    # check if $file does not start with "ci/"
-    if [[ ! $file =~ ^ci/ ]]; then
-        echo "Found file that is not in ci/ directory: $file"
-        only_ci_changes=false
-        break
+    # check if the file path does not start with "ci/", ".", doesn't end with .md, nor it's a Makefile
+    if [[ $file == ci* ]]; then
+        continue
     fi
+    if [[ $file == .* ]]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ $file == *.md ]]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ $file =~ Makefile ]]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+    echo "Found file that is not in ci/ directory, it's not a hidden file/directory, an .md file nor Makefile: $file"
+    only_ci_changes=false
+    break
 done
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