Release v0.9.1-test

Author: Thomas Stromberg

Makefile

@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ BUNDLE_VERSION = 1
 BUNDLE_ID = dev.codegroove.r2r
 
 # Version information for builds
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+# Try VERSION file first (for release tarballs), then fall back to git
+VERSION_FILE := $(shell cat cmd/goose/VERSION 2>/dev/null)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null)
+BUILD_VERSION := $(or $(VERSION_FILE),$(GIT_VERSION),dev)
 GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
 BUILD_DATE := $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-LDFLAGS := -X main.version=$(GIT_VERSION) -X main.commit=$(GIT_COMMIT) -X main.date=$(BUILD_DATE)
+LDFLAGS := -X main.version=$(BUILD_VERSION) -X main.commit=$(GIT_COMMIT) -X main.date=$(BUILD_DATE)
 
 .PHONY: all build clean deps run app-bundle install install-darwin install-unix install-windows test release
 
@@ -278,6 +281,12 @@ release:
 	@$(MAKE) test
 	@echo "Running linters..."
 	@$(MAKE) lint
+	@echo "Creating VERSION file..."
+	@echo "$(VERSION)" > cmd/goose/VERSION
+	@git add cmd/goose/VERSION
+	@if [ -n "$$(git diff --cached --name-only)" ]; then \
+		git commit -m "Release $(VERSION)"; \
+	fi
 	@echo "Checking for uncommitted changes..."
 	@if [ -n "$$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then \
 		echo "Error: Working directory has uncommitted changes"; \
@@ -286,6 +295,7 @@ release:
 	fi
 	@echo "Creating and pushing tag $(VERSION)..."
 	@git tag -a "$(VERSION)" -m "Release $(VERSION)"
+	@git push origin main
 	@git push origin "$(VERSION)"
 	@echo "✓ Release $(VERSION) created and pushed successfully"
 	@echo "  View release at: https://github.com/codeGROOVE-dev/goose/releases/tag/$(VERSION)"

cmd/goose/VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.9.1-test

cmd/goose/main.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	_ "embed"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -24,13 +25,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v57/github"
 )
 
+// VERSION file embedded at compile time (created by make release)
+//
+//go:embed VERSION
+var versionFile string
+
 // Version information - set during build with -ldflags.
+// If not set via ldflags, getVersion() will read from embedded VERSION file.
 var (
 	version = "dev"
 	commit  = "unknown"
 	date    = "unknown"
 )
 
+// getVersion returns the version string, preferring ldflags but falling back to VERSION file.
+func getVersion() string {
+	// If version was set via ldflags and isn't the default, use it
+	if version != "" && version != "dev" {
+		return version
+	}
+	// Fall back to embedded VERSION file
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(versionFile); v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	return "dev"
+}
+
 const (
 	cacheTTL                  = 10 * 24 * time.Hour // 10 days - rely mostly on PR UpdatedAt
 	runningTestsCacheTTL      = 2 * time.Minute     // Short TTL for PRs with incomplete tests to catch completions quickly
@@ -134,7 +154,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Handle version flag
 	if showVersion {
-		fmt.Printf("goose version %s\ncommit: %s\nbuilt: %s\n", version, commit, date)
+		fmt.Printf("goose version %s\ncommit: %s\nbuilt: %s\n", getVersion(), commit, date)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
@@ -176,7 +196,7 @@ func main() {
 		Level:     logLevel,
 	}
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, opts)))
-	slog.Info("Starting Goose", "version", version, "commit", commit, "date", date)
+	slog.Info("Starting Goose", "version", getVersion(), "commit", commit, "date", date)
 	slog.Info("Configuration", "update_interval", updateInterval, "max_retries", maxRetries, "max_delay", maxRetryDelay)
 	slog.Info("Browser auto-open configuration",
 		"startup_delay", browserOpenDelay,