fix(release): fetch tags so changelog tracks versions correctly#775
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… correctly git fetch origin main --quiet doesn't fetch tags. Tags created by the auto-tag workflow on GitHub never reached the developer's local repo, so git describe fell back to v0.0.5 and the changelog included every commit since the beginning of time. Adding --tags fixes this. Also rewrites CHANGELOG.md with correct per-version entries based on actual tag ranges.
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just releasechangelog was including every commit since the beginning of time instead of just commits since the last release. Both v0.3.1 (#769) and v0.3.2 (#774) showed "Changes since v0.0.5" with 200+ commits.Root cause:
git fetch origin main --quieton justfile line 391 fetches the branch but not tags. Tags created by the auto-tag workflow on GitHub never reached the developer's local repo, sogit describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v[0-9]*'fell back tov0.0.5(the most recent tag reachable via commit parents).--tagsto the fetch sogit describefinds the latest version tagCHANGELOG.mdwith correct per-version entries based on actual tag ranges