Fix YAML writer and update Changelog.

YAML writer was outputting semi-correct alias information after the previous
metadata fix, however it wasn't totally accurate.
This change ensures with auto resolve any alias values.

Author: TomWright

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Nothing yet.
 
+## [v3.1.3] - 2025-12-18
+
+### Fixed
+- XML documents no longer create redundant `root` or `item` elements.
+- Dasel no longer loses value metadata when reading/writing to internal models.
+
 ## [v3.1.2] - 2025-12-17
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -721,7 +727,8 @@ See [documentation](https://daseldocs.tomwright.me) for all changes.
 
 - Everything!
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.1.2...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.1.3...HEAD
+[v3.1.3]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.1.2...v3.1.3
 [v3.1.2]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.1.1...v3.1.2
 [v3.1.1]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.1.0...v3.1.1
 [v3.1.0]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v3.0.0...v3.1.0

parsing/yaml/yaml_test.go

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ list:
 name2: *name
 `,
 		out: `name: Tom
-name2: *name
+name2: Tom
 `,
 	}.run)
 }

parsing/yaml/yaml_writer.go

@@ -32,17 +32,13 @@ func (j *yamlWriter) Write(value *model.Value) ([]byte, error) {
 func (yv *yamlValue) ToNode() (*yaml.Node, error) {
 	res := &yaml.Node{}
 
-	yamlAlias, ok := yv.value.Metadata["yaml-alias"].(string)
-	if ok {
-		//res.Kind = yaml.ScalarNode
-		res.Kind = yaml.AliasNode
-		res.Value = yamlAlias
-		//res.Alias = &yaml.Node{
-		//	Kind:  yaml.ScalarNode,
-		//	Value: yamlAlias,
-		//}
-		return res, nil
-	}
+	// TODO : Handle yaml aliases.
+	//yamlAlias, ok := yv.value.Metadata["yaml-alias"].(string)
+	//if ok {
+	//res.Kind = yaml.AliasNode
+	//res.Value = yamlAlias
+	//return res, nil
+	//}
 
 	switch yv.value.Type() {
 	case model.TypeString: