fix: scope prerelease note reuse by version

changes/release-notes-attribution-placement.md

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ type: fixed
 area: release
 
 - Kept the GitHub release `What's Changed` and `New Contributors` attribution sections when CI regenerates release notes from the committed changelog.
+- Scoped prerelease note reuse to the same base version so a new beta line starts from current fragments instead of stale notes from older prereleases.

docs/RELEASING.md

@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
    committed file — so review it before committing. If you add more
    `changes/*.md` fragments for a later beta/RC, rerun
    `bun run changelog:prerelease-notes --version <version>`; the generator uses
-   the existing prerelease notes as the baseline and asks Claude to merge only
-   the new fragment material. Do not run `bun run changelog:build`.
+   the existing prerelease notes as the baseline only when their hidden
+   `prerelease-base-version` marker matches the current base version, and asks
+   Claude to merge only the new fragment material. Do not run
+   `bun run changelog:build`.
 6. Tag the commit: `git tag v<version>`.
 7. Push commit + tag.
 

release/prerelease-notes.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 > This is a prerelease build for testing. Stable changelog and docs-site updates remain pending until the final stable release.
 
+<!-- prerelease-base-version: 0.17.0 -->
+
 ## Highlights
 ### Changed
 

scripts/build-changelog.test.ts

@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion writes cumulative beta notes without mutati
 
     const prereleaseNotes = fs.readFileSync(outputPath, 'utf8');
     assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /^> This is a prerelease build for testing\./m);
+    assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /<!-- prerelease-base-version: 0\.11\.3 -->/);
     assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /## Highlights\n### Added\n- Polished: added entry\./);
     assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /### Fixed\n- Polished: fixed entry\./);
     assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /## Installation\n\nSee the README and docs\/installation guide/);
@@ -620,6 +621,8 @@ test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion reuses existing prerelease notes when addin
   const existingNotes = [
     '> This is a prerelease build for testing. Stable changelog and docs-site updates remain pending until the final stable release.',
     '',
+    '<!-- prerelease-base-version: 0.11.3 -->',
+    '',
     '## Highlights',
     '### Added',
     '- Overlay: Previous beta entry.',
@@ -679,6 +682,61 @@ test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion reuses existing prerelease notes when addin
   }
 });
 
+test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion ignores unmarked prerelease notes from an older release line', async () => {
+  const { writePrereleaseNotesForVersion } = await loadModule();
+  const workspace = createWorkspace('prerelease-ignore-unmarked-old-notes');
+  const projectRoot = path.join(workspace, 'SubMiner');
+  const existingNotes = [
+    '> This is a prerelease build for testing. Stable changelog and docs-site updates remain pending until the final stable release.',
+    '',
+    '## Highlights',
+    '### Added',
+    '- Settings Window: Previous release line entry.',
+    '',
+    '## Installation',
+    '',
+    'See the README and docs/installation guide for full setup steps.',
+    '',
+  ].join('\n');
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'changes'), { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'release'), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(projectRoot, 'package.json'),
+    JSON.stringify({ name: 'subminer', version: '0.17.0-beta.1' }, null, 2),
+    'utf8',
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'release', 'prerelease-notes.md'), existingNotes, 'utf8');
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(projectRoot, 'changes', '001.md'),
+    [
+      'type: changed',
+      'area: overlay',
+      '',
+      '- Replaced subtitle delay actions with native mpv keybindings.',
+    ].join('\n'),
+    'utf8',
+  );
+
+  try {
+    const stub = defaultStubClaude();
+    const outputPath = writePrereleaseNotesForVersion({
+      cwd: projectRoot,
+      version: '0.17.0-beta.1',
+      deps: { runClaude: stub.runClaude },
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(stub.calls.length, 1, 'prerelease should issue exactly one Claude call');
+    assert.doesNotMatch(stub.calls[0]!.input, /EXISTING PRERELEASE NOTES/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(stub.calls[0]!.input, /Settings Window: Previous release line entry/);
+
+    const prereleaseNotes = fs.readFileSync(outputPath, 'utf8');
+    assert.match(prereleaseNotes, /### Changed\n- Polished: changed entry\./);
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(workspace, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion prompts Claude to revise stale prerelease bullets instead of appending fix churn', async () => {
   const { writePrereleaseNotesForVersion } = await loadModule();
   const workspace = createWorkspace('prerelease-net-outcome-prompt');
@@ -686,6 +744,8 @@ test('writePrereleaseNotesForVersion prompts Claude to revise stale prerelease b
   const existingNotes = [
     '> This is a prerelease build for testing. Stable changelog and docs-site updates remain pending until the final stable release.',
     '',
+    '<!-- prerelease-base-version: 0.12.0 -->',
+    '',
     '## Highlights',
     '### Added',
     '- Config Window: Previous beta entry.',

scripts/build-changelog.ts

@@ -93,6 +93,40 @@ function isSupportedPrereleaseVersion(version: string): boolean {
   return /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-(beta|rc)\.\d+$/u.test(normalizeVersion(version));
 }
 
+function resolvePrereleaseBaseVersion(version: string): string {
+  const match = /^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)-(?:beta|rc)\.\d+$/u.exec(normalizeVersion(version));
+  if (!match) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unsupported prerelease version (${version}). Expected x.y.z-beta.N or x.y.z-rc.N.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return match[1]!;
+}
+
+function renderPrereleaseBaseVersionMarker(version: string): string {
+  return `<!-- prerelease-base-version: ${resolvePrereleaseBaseVersion(version)} -->`;
+}
+
+function extractPrereleaseBaseVersionMarker(notes: string): string | null {
+  return (
+    /<!--\s*prerelease-base-version:\s*(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\s*-->/u.exec(notes)?.[1] ?? null
+  );
+}
+
+function stripPrereleaseMetadata(notes: string): string {
+  return notes
+    .replace(/<!--\s*prerelease-base-version:\s*\d+\.\d+\.\d+\s*-->\s*/u, '')
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function resolveReusablePrereleaseNotes(notes: string, version: string): string | undefined {
+  const existingBaseVersion = extractPrereleaseBaseVersionMarker(notes);
+  if (existingBaseVersion !== resolvePrereleaseBaseVersion(version)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return stripPrereleaseMetadata(notes);
+}
+
 function verifyRequestedVersionMatchesPackageVersion(
   options: Pick<ChangelogOptions, 'cwd' | 'version' | 'deps'>,
 ): void {
@@ -669,13 +703,16 @@ function renderReleaseNotes(
     disclaimer?: string;
     contributions?: Contribution[];
     contributorSections?: string[];
+    metadata?: string[];
   },
 ): string {
   const prefix = options?.disclaimer ? [options.disclaimer, ''] : [];
+  const metadata = options?.metadata?.length ? [...options.metadata, ''] : [];
   const contributorSections =
     options?.contributorSections ?? renderContributorsSections(options?.contributions ?? []);
   return [
     ...prefix,
+    ...metadata,
     '## Highlights',
     changes,
     '',
@@ -705,6 +742,7 @@ function writeReleaseNotesFile(
     outputPath?: string;
     contributions?: Contribution[];
     contributorSections?: string[];
+    metadata?: string[];
   },
 ): string {
   const mkdirSync = deps?.mkdirSync ?? fs.mkdirSync;
@@ -1038,7 +1076,7 @@ export function writePrereleaseNotesForVersion(options?: ChangelogOptions): stri
 
   const prereleaseNotesPath = path.join(cwd, PRERELEASE_NOTES_PATH);
   const existingReleaseNotes = existsSync(prereleaseNotesPath)
-    ? readFileSync(prereleaseNotesPath, 'utf8')
+    ? resolveReusablePrereleaseNotes(readFileSync(prereleaseNotesPath, 'utf8'), version)
     : undefined;
   const changes = polishFragmentsWithClaude(fragments, {
     mode: 'release-notes',
@@ -1052,6 +1090,7 @@ export function writePrereleaseNotesForVersion(options?: ChangelogOptions): stri
       '> This is a prerelease build for testing. Stable changelog and docs-site updates remain pending until the final stable release.',
     outputPath: PRERELEASE_NOTES_PATH,
     contributions,
+    metadata: [renderPrereleaseBaseVersionMarker(version)],
   });
 }