chore(ci): remove emojis from workflows to comply with repo standards

- Keep messaging clear and consistent

Author: casibbald

.github/workflows/helm.yaml.disabled

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ jobs:
       # in the unified-release.yaml workflow. This manual step is no longer needed.
       - name: Chart Update Notice
         run: |
-          echo "ℹ️  Chart version updates are now handled automatically by release-please"
-          echo "📋 The unified-release.yaml workflow will update:"
+          echo "Chart version updates are now handled automatically by release-please"
+          echo "The unified-release.yaml workflow will update:"
           echo "   - Chart appVersion to match application version"
           echo "   - Chart version to match application version (without 'v' prefix)"
           echo "   - Image tag in values.yaml"
-          echo "✅ No manual chart updates required"
+          echo "No manual chart updates required"
       - name: Generate updated helm reference
         # Needs to run after chart update, before docs update
         run: |
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ jobs:
           base: main
           title: "chore(release): Updates for ${{ env.GITOPS_VERSION }}"
           body: |
-           ## ⚠️ Breaking changes
+           ## Breaking changes
            Describe any breaking changes here, or delete this block
 
-           ## ✍️ Action required
+           ## Action required
            Describe any user facing actions here, or delete this block.
 
-           ## 💸 Features and improvements
+           ## Features and improvements
            Describe any user facing changes here, or delete this block.
 
            Examples of user facing changes:

.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml

@@ -52,24 +52,24 @@ jobs:
           
           # Validate that chart appVersion matches application version
           if [[ "$CHART_APP_VERSION" != "$APP_VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "❌ Error: Chart appVersion ($CHART_APP_VERSION) does not match application version ($APP_VERSION)"
+            echo "Error: Chart appVersion ($CHART_APP_VERSION) does not match application version ($APP_VERSION)"
             exit 1
           fi
           
           # Validate that image tag matches application version
           if [[ "$IMAGE_TAG" != "$APP_VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "❌ Error: Image tag ($IMAGE_TAG) does not match application version ($APP_VERSION)"
+            echo "Error: Image tag ($IMAGE_TAG) does not match application version ($APP_VERSION)"
             exit 1
           fi
           
           # Validate that chart version follows expected pattern (remove 'v' prefix from app version)
           EXPECTED_CHART_VERSION=$(echo "$APP_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//')
           if [[ "$CHART_VERSION" != "$EXPECTED_CHART_VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "❌ Error: Chart version ($CHART_VERSION) does not match expected version ($EXPECTED_CHART_VERSION)"
+            echo "Error: Chart version ($CHART_VERSION) does not match expected version ($EXPECTED_CHART_VERSION)"
             exit 1
           fi
           
-          echo "✅ All versions are synchronized correctly"
+          echo "All versions are synchronized correctly"
 
   publish-npm-package:
     needs: [release-please, validate-versions]
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
           CHART_FILE="helm-release/weave-gitops-${CHART_VERSION}.tgz"
           
           if [[ ! -f "$CHART_FILE" ]]; then
-            echo "❌ Error: Chart file $CHART_FILE not found"
+            echo "Error: Chart file $CHART_FILE not found"
             ls -la helm-release/
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -221,18 +221,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Create release summary
         run: |
-          echo "# 🚀 Release Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "# Release Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Version:** ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Tag:** ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "## 📦 Components Released" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- ✅ Application binaries (GoReleaser)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- ✅ Container images (ghcr.io/weaveworks/wego-app)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- ✅ Helm chart (ghcr.io/weaveworks/charts)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- ✅ NPM package (@weaveworks scope)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "## Components Released" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Application binaries (GoReleaser)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Container images (ghcr.io/weaveworks/wego-app)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Helm chart (ghcr.io/weaveworks/charts)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- NPM package (@weaveworks scope)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "## 🔄 Version Synchronization" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "## Version Synchronization" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "All components have been released with synchronized versions:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "- Application: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "- Chart AppVersion: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.github/workflows/release-please.yaml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ localhost.pem
 
 # Ignore generated credentials from google-github-actions/auth
 gha-creds-*.json
-
+tasks/*.md
 # Ignore VIM's swap files
 *.swp