fix: skip update_versions.py on release builds to prevent dirty state

Author: sameeul

.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml

@@ -46,15 +46,17 @@ jobs:
           git describe --tags --long
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Update version files
+      - name: Verify version detection
         run: |
           python -m pip install setuptools-scm
-          # Extract version from tag name if this is a release
+          # For release tags, version files are already updated by release-please
+          # Don't run update_versions.py to avoid dirtying the working directory
           if [ -n "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ] && [[ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == v* ]]; then
             VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
-            echo "Using release version: $VERSION"
-            python scripts/update_versions.py --version "$VERSION"
+            echo "Release build - version files already updated to: $VERSION"
+            echo "Skipping update_versions.py to keep working directory clean"
           else
+            echo "Development build - updating version files"
             python scripts/update_versions.py
           fi
           # Verify setuptools-scm version detection
@@ -140,15 +142,17 @@ jobs:
           git describe --tags --long
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Update version files
+      - name: Verify version detection
         run: |
           python -m pip install setuptools-scm
-          # Extract version from tag name if this is a release
+          # For release tags, version files are already updated by release-please
+          # Don't run update_versions.py to avoid dirtying the working directory
           if [ -n "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ] && [[ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == v* ]]; then
             VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
-            echo "Using release version: $VERSION"
-            python scripts/update_versions.py --version "$VERSION"
+            echo "Release build - version files already updated to: $VERSION"
+            echo "Skipping update_versions.py to keep working directory clean"
           else
+            echo "Development build - updating version files"
             python scripts/update_versions.py
           fi
           # Verify setuptools-scm version detection