update: release-tagger action to version 6.0.0 (#2800 )

chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.10 to 4.32.2 (#2790 )
Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-02-17 04:47:29 -07:00 · 2026-02-09 22:42:38 +00:00 · 2026-02-09 13:44:36 -07:00 · 2026-02-09 13:42:32 -07:00 · 2026-02-09 13:42:20 -07:00 · 2026-02-09 13:41:55 -07:00
34 changed files with 6283 additions and 3746 deletions
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -254,6 +254,34 @@
      "contributions": [
        "code"
      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "RajendraP",
+      "name": "Rajendra Pandey",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8928165?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/RajendraP",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "undefined-moe",
+      "name": "undefined",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29992205?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://undefined.moe/",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "Jellyfrog",
+      "name": "Jellyfrog",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/759887?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/Jellyfrog",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "doc"
+      ]
    }
  ],
  "contributorsPerLine": 7,
--- a/.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      # Checkout the repository to the GitHub Actions runner
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
      - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.4.5
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@562ee3e92b8e92df8b67e0a5ff8aa8e261919c08 # v4.4.7
        with:
          # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
          # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ jobs:
      # Upload the SARIF file generated in the previous step
      - name: Upload SARIF results file
        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v3.29.5
        with:
          sarif_file: results.sarif
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v3.29.5
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v3.29.5

    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ jobs:
    #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh

    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v3.29.5
      with:
        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
--- a/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Greetings
-
-on: [pull_request_target, issues]
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-  issues: write
-
-jobs:
-  greeting:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/first-interaction@v1
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-          issue-message: "Thanks for reporting this issue, don't forget to star this project if you haven't already to help us reach a wider audience."
-          pr-message: "Thanks for implementing a fix, could you ensure that the test covers your changes if applicable."
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-comment-job-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-comment-job-example.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}

      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 0
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}

      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 0
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-triggered-job-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-triggered-job-example.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ permissions:

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      files:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: |
+          **.md **/**.md test/*.txt

 jobs:
  test:
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 0
@@ -35,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
        id: changed-files-glob
        uses: ./
        with:
-          files: |
-            test/*.txt
+          files: ${{ inputs.files }}
+          files_separator: " "  # Space delimited files (default is "\n")

      - name: Show output
        run: |
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
      matrix: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Get changed files
@@ -39,7 +39,19 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
      - name: Test
        run: |
          echo ${{ matrix.files }}
+
+  conditional-job:
+    name: Run Conditional Job
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [changed-files]
+    if: contains(needs.changed-files.outputs.matrix, 'README.md') # Conditional check for README
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Execute Conditional Logic
+        run: |
+          echo "README.md has been changed. Running conditional job."
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-job-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-job-example.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
      all_changed_files: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Get changed files
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
      all_changed_files: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Get changed files
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml
@@ -13,21 +13,22 @@ jobs:
  update-version:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Run release-tagger
-        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@v4
+        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@edf6289ce260a5210863a9f1c0a2c1306f71525f # v6.0.0
      - name: Sync release version.
-        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@v13
+        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2a7ef0deb39b3ecce887ee99d2261c6cef989d84 # v13.16
        id: sync-release-version
        with:
          pattern: '${{ github.repository }}@'
          only_major: true
+          use_tag_commit_hash: true
          paths: |
            README.md
      - name: Sync release package version.
-        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@v13
+        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2a7ef0deb39b3ecce887ee99d2261c6cef989d84 # v13.16
        id: sync-release-package-version
        with:
          pattern: '"version": "'
@@ -35,14 +36,15 @@ jobs:
          paths: |
            package.json
      - name: Run git-cliff
-        uses: tj-actions/git-cliff@v1
+        uses: tj-actions/git-cliff@679041f051a4d2ab452f7e5e7b0eed2abee21131 # v2.2.0
      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@98357b18bf14b5342f975ff684046ec3b2a07725 # v8.0.0
        with:
          base: "main"
          labels: "merge when passing"
+          sign-commits: true
          title: "Upgraded to ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"
          branch: "upgrade-to-${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"
          commit-message: "Upgraded from ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.old_version }} -> ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"
          body: "View [CHANGES](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.old_version }}...${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }})"
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ jobs:
    outputs:
      files_changed: ${{ steps.changed_files.outputs.files_changed }}
    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
          fetch-depth: 0
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}

-      - name: Use Node.js 20.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.4
+      - name: Use Node.js 24.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@6044e13b5dc448c55e2357c09f80417699197238 # v6.2.0
        with:
          cache: 'yarn'
-          node-version: '20.x'
+          node-version: '24.x'

      - name: Create coverage directory and clover.xml
        run: |
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ jobs:
          yarn install

      - name: Run eslint on changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@v25
+        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@536c35c8184b8bbd361d3703aa63439e0895c340 # v25.3.2
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
          config_path: ".eslintrc.json"
+          ignore_path: ".eslintignore"

      - name: Run build and test
        run: |
@@ -72,38 +72,29 @@ jobs:
        env:
          GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}

+      - name: Upload build assets
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: build-assets
+          path: dist
+
      - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
-        id: changed_files
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@a1c6acee9df209257a246f2cc6ae8cb6581c1edf # v20.0.4
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
+        id: verify_changed_files
        with:
          files: |
            src
            dist

-      - name: Commit files
-        if: steps.changed_files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+      - name: Verify outstanding changes
+        if: steps.verify_changed_files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add src dist
-          git commit -m "Added missing changes and modified dist assets."
-
-      - name: Push changes
-        if: steps.changed_files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-
-      - name: Upload build assets
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: build-assets
-          path: dist
+          echo "Uncommitted build/lint changes detected. Please run 'yarn all' locally and push the changes for review."
+          exit 1

      - name: Run codacy-coverage-reporter
-        uses: codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@v1
+        uses: codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@89d6c85cfafaec52c72b6c5e8b2878d33104c699 # v1.3.0
        continue-on-error: true
        with:
          project-token: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
@@ -118,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout into dir1
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
@@ -126,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
          path: dir1

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
          path: dir1/dist
@@ -152,13 +143,13 @@ jobs:
          bash

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
          path: dir2/dist

      - name: Checkout into dir2
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
@@ -194,13 +185,13 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -254,13 +245,13 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -284,6 +275,113 @@ jobs:
        shell:
          bash

+  test-skip-same-base-and-commit-sha:
+    name: Test changed-files skip same base and commit sha
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: needs.build.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download build assets
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          name: build-assets
+
+      - name: Get head SHA
+        id: head-sha
+        run: |
+          echo "sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with same base and commit sha
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.head-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          sha: ${{ steps.head-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          skip_same_sha: true
+
+      - name: Verify empty outputs
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files_count != '0' || steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed != 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected empty outputs; got count=${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files_count }} any_changed=${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed }}"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+  test-exclude-symlinks:
+    name: Test changed-files exclude symlinks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: needs.build.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download build assets
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          name: build-assets
+
+      - name: Run changed-files without symlink exclusion
+        id: changed-files-symlink-included
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: 2f2f6cf099167fa7d7c6aba8fc0421327e181a5a
+          sha: 8c4da285a3cb8b621b4a5cc251d6282b4b0a67a5
+
+      - name: Verify symlink is present
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-symlink-included.outputs.added_files, 'test/symlink-to-target')"
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected symlink to be present in added_files; got ${{ steps.changed-files-symlink-included.outputs.added_files }}"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files excluding symlinks
+        id: changed-files-symlink-excluded
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: 2f2f6cf099167fa7d7c6aba8fc0421327e181a5a
+          sha: 8c4da285a3cb8b621b4a5cc251d6282b4b0a67a5
+          exclude_symlinks: true
+
+      - name: Verify symlink is excluded
+        if: "contains(steps.changed-files-symlink-excluded.outputs.added_files, 'test/symlink-to-target') || contains(steps.changed-files-symlink-excluded.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/symlink-to-target')"
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected symlink to be excluded; got added=${{ steps.changed-files-symlink-excluded.outputs.added_files }} all=${{ steps.changed-files-symlink-excluded.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-symlink-included.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-symlink-excluded.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+
  test-using-branch-names-for-base-sha-and-sha-inputs:
    name: Test using branch names for base_sha and sha inputs
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -298,13 +396,13 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -337,13 +435,13 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -371,12 +469,12 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -405,14 +503,14 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
          persist-credentials: false
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -435,10 +533,10 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -490,10 +588,10 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -545,7 +643,7 @@ jobs:
      pull-requests: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout into dir1
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
@@ -553,7 +651,7 @@ jobs:
          path: dir1

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
          path: dir1/dist
@@ -577,14 +675,14 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
          path: dist
@@ -614,7 +712,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout into dir1
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
@@ -622,7 +720,7 @@ jobs:
          path: dir1

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
          path: dir1/dist
@@ -653,14 +751,14 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
          submodules: recursive
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -719,14 +817,14 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
          submodules: recursive
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -814,14 +912,14 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
          submodules: recursive
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}

      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -1000,7 +1098,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: a52f8621d26d5d9f54b80f74bda2d9eedff94693
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@@ -1038,7 +1136,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@@ -1117,7 +1215,7 @@ jobs:
        
    steps:
      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@@ -1125,7 +1223,7 @@ jobs:
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
  
      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets

@@ -1170,13 +1268,13 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          submodules: true
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
      - name: Download build assets
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7.0.0
        with:
          name: build-assets
      - name: Dump GitHub context
@@ -2161,9 +2259,9 @@ jobs:
          bash
      - name: Get branch name
        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v8
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@5250492686b253f06fa55861556d1027b067aeb5 # v9.0.2
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
-      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@3e9ad7370203c1e93d109be57f3b72eb0eb511b1 # v4.4.0
        id: last_successful_commit
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
        with:
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Format README.md

 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write
  pull-requests: write

 on:
@@ -13,21 +13,22 @@ jobs:
  sync-assets:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Run auto-doc
-        uses: tj-actions/auto-doc@v3
+        uses: tj-actions/auto-doc@b10ceedffd794ec29a8fa8700529f40c1b64a951 # v3.6.0
        with:
          use_code_blocks: true
          use_major_version: true
+          use_tag_commit_hash: true

      - name: Run remark
-        uses: tj-actions/remark@v3
+        uses: tj-actions/remark@10fc40701928cbafcc4a2d241679579d218144ff # v3

      - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@a1c6acee9df209257a246f2cc6ae8cb6581c1edf # v20.0.4
        id: verify_changed_files
        with:
          files: |
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Create Pull Request
        if: failure()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@98357b18bf14b5342f975ff684046ec3b2a07725 # v8.0.0
        with:
          base: "main"
          labels: "merge when passing"
@@ -49,4 +50,5 @@ jobs:
          branch: "chore/update-readme"
          commit-message: "Updated README.md"
          body: "Updated README.md"
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+          sign-commits: true
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-run-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-run-example.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20
+24
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 [![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?style=for-the-badge\&logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
 [![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?style=for-the-badge\&url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26package_id%3DUGFja2FnZS0yOTQyNTU4MDk5%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)

-[![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/4fe2f49c3ab144b0bbe4effc85a061a0)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=gh\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=\&utm_campaign=Badge_grade)
+[![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/d59579c4b70e453a93cd2147b5d57384)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=gh\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=\&utm_campaign=Badge_grade)
 [![CI](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 [![Update release version.](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml)

 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->

-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-27-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-30-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)

 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Effortlessly track all changed files and directories relative to a target branch
 *   [Credits 👏](#credits-)
 *   [Report Bugs 🐛](#report-bugs-)
 *   [Contributors ✨](#contributors-)
+*   [💼 Automate Your Job Search Too](#-automate-your-job-search-too)

 ## Features 🚀

@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Effortlessly track all changed files and directories relative to a target branch
    *   Between the last remote branch commit and the current HEAD.
 *   Restricts change detection to a subset of files and directories:
    *   Provides boolean output indicating changes in specific files.
-    *   Uses [Glob pattern](https://codepen.io/mrmlnc/pen/OXQjMe) matching.
+    *   Uses [Glob pattern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_\(programming\)) matching.
        *   Supports Globstar.
        *   Supports brace expansion.
        *   Supports negation.
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        # To compare changes between the current commit and the last pushed remote commit set `since_last_remote_commit: true`. e.g
        # with:
        #   since_last_remote_commit: true 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get all changed markdown files
        id: changed-markdown-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          # Avoid using single or double quotes for multiline patterns
          files: |
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get all test, doc and src files that have changed
        id: changed-files-yaml
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          files_yaml: |
            doc:
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**`
          files_ignore: docs/static.js
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47

      - name: List all changed files
        env:
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      # NOTE: `since_last_remote_commit: true` is implied by default and falls back to the previous local commit.

      - name: List all changed files
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->

 ```yaml
- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
  id: changed-files
  with:
    # Github API URL.
@@ -411,6 +412,11 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "false"
    exclude_submodules: ''

+    # Exclude symlinks from changed files.
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    exclude_symlinks: ''
+
    # Fail when the initial diff 
    # fails. 
    # Type: boolean
@@ -675,6 +681,12 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "false"
    skip_initial_fetch: ''

+    # Do not fail when base 
+    # and head SHAs are identical. 
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    skip_same_sha: ''
+
    # Tags pattern to ignore.
    # Type: string
    tags_ignore_pattern: ''
@@ -761,6 +773,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |                   <a name="output_all_modified_files_count"></a>[all\_modified\_files\_count](#output_all_modified_files_count)                   | string |                                                                                                                                       Returns the number of `all_modified_files`                                                                                                                                        |
 |                 <a name="output_all_old_new_renamed_files"></a>[all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files](#output_all_old_new_renamed_files)                  | string | Returns only files that are <br>Renamed and lists their old <br>and new names. **NOTE:** This <br>requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true`. <br>Also, keep in mind that <br>this output is global and <br>wouldn't be nested in outputs <br>generated when the `*_yaml_*` input <br>is used. (R)  |
 |        <a name="output_all_old_new_renamed_files_count"></a>[all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files\_count](#output_all_old_new_renamed_files_count)         | string |                                                                                                                                    Returns the number of `all_old_new_renamed_files`                                                                                                                                    |
+|                                         <a name="output_any_added"></a>[any\_added](#output_any_added)                                          | string |                                                                                                Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been added.                                                                                                  |
 |                                      <a name="output_any_changed"></a>[any\_changed](#output_any_changed)                                       | string |                      Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. This <br>defaults to `true` when no <br>patterns are specified. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                        |
 |                                      <a name="output_any_deleted"></a>[any\_deleted](#output_any_deleted)                                       | string |                                                             Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been deleted. <br>This defaults to `true` when <br>no patterns are specified. (D)                                                               |
 |                                     <a name="output_any_modified"></a>[any\_modified](#output_any_modified)                                     | string |            Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been modified. <br>This defaults to `true` when <br>no patterns are specified. i.e. <br>*includes a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*.             |
@@ -813,7 +826,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
 ...
 ```

@@ -826,7 +839,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        safe_output: false # set to false because we are using an environment variable to store the output and avoid command injection.

@@ -849,7 +862,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get all changed files and use a comma separator in the output
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        separator: ","
 ...
@@ -866,7 +879,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47

    - name: List all added files
      env:
@@ -889,7 +902,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47

    - name: Run a step if my-file.txt was modified
      if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'my-file.txt')
@@ -910,7 +923,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.

   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a Txt file
     id: changed-files-write-output-files-txt
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
     with:
       write_output_files: true

@@ -929,7 +942,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a JSON file
     id: changed-files-write-output-files-json
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
     with:
       json: true
       write_output_files: true
@@ -949,7 +962,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        files: |
          my-file.txt
@@ -972,7 +985,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        files: |
          my-file.txt
@@ -1023,7 +1036,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input.
      id: changed-files-specific-source-file
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        files_from_source_file: test/changed-files-list.txt
 ...
@@ -1040,7 +1053,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input and optionally specify more files.
      id: changed-files-specific-source-file-and-specify-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        files_from_source_file: |
          test/changed-files-list.txt
@@ -1061,7 +1074,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a different SHA
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ...
@@ -1078,7 +1091,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a different base SHA
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
 ...
@@ -1110,7 +1123,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47

      - name: List changed files
        env:
@@ -1120,7 +1133,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          files: .github/**

@@ -1151,7 +1164,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

    - name: Run changed-files with defaults in dir1
      id: changed-files-for-dir1
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        path: dir1

@@ -1176,13 +1189,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
      id: changed-files-quotepath
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        quotepath: "false"

    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled for a specified list of file(s)
      id: changed-files-quotepath-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        files: test/test-è.txt
        quotepath: "false"
@@ -1215,7 +1228,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

      - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run
        id: changed-files-base-sha-push
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1242,7 +1255,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

      - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run on the main branch
        id: changed-files-base-sha-pull-request
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
        with:
          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_pull_request.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1268,7 +1281,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
      id: changed-files-dir-names
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        dir_names: "true"
 ...
@@ -1285,7 +1298,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with JSON output
      id: changed-files-json
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        json: "true"
 ...
@@ -1302,13 +1315,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed-files since 2022-08-19
      id: changed-files-since
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        since: "2022-08-19"

    - name: Get changed-files until 2022-08-20
      id: changed-files-until
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47
      with:
        until: "2022-08-20"
 ...
@@ -1326,14 +1339,10 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

 *   [qgis/QGIS: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate spell checking](https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/a5333497e90ac9de4ca70463d8e0b64c3f294d63/.github/workflows/code_layout.yml#L147)

-*   [coder/code-server: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate detecting changes and run steps based on the outcome](https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/c32a31d802f679846876b8ad9aacff6cf7b5361d/.github/workflows/build.yaml#L48)
-
 *   [tldr-pages/tldr: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate detecting spelling errors](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/c1b714c55cb0048037b79a681a10d7f3ddb0164c/.github/workflows/codespell.yml#L18-L26)

 *   [nodejs/docker-node: uses tj-actions/changed-files to generate matrix jobs based on changes detected](https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/3c4fa6daf06a4786d202f2f610351837806a0380/.github/workflows/build-test.yml#L29)

-*   [refined-github: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate test URL validation in added/edited files](https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/blob/b754bfe58904da8a599d7876fdaaf18302785629/.github/workflows/features.yml#L35)
-
 *   [aws-doc-sdk-examples: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate testing](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/blob/2393723ef6b0cad9502f4852f5c72f7be58ca89d/.github/workflows/javascript.yml#L22)

 *   [nhost: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate testing based on changes detected](https://github.com/nhost/nhost/blob/71a8ce444618a8ac4d660518172fba4883c4014b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml#L44-L48)
@@ -1446,6 +1455,11 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://keisukeyamashita.com"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23056537?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="KeisukeYamashita"/><br /><sub><b>KeisukeYamashita</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=KeisukeYamashita" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://github.com/codesculpture"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/63452117?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Aravind"/><br /><sub><b>Aravind</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=codesculpture" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues?q=author%3Acodesculpture" title="Bug reports">🐛</a></td>
      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://lukaspfahler.de"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2308119?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Lukas Pfahler"/><br /><sub><b>Lukas Pfahler</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=Whadup" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://github.com/RajendraP"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8928165?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Rajendra Pandey"/><br /><sub><b>Rajendra Pandey</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=RajendraP" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://undefined.moe/"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29992205?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="undefined"/><br /><sub><b>undefined</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=undefined-moe" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+      <td align="center" valign="top" width="14.28%"><a href="https://github.com/Jellyfrog"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/759887?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Jellyfrog"/><br /><sub><b>Jellyfrog</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=Jellyfrog" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=Jellyfrog" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -1457,3 +1471,17 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->

 This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
+
+***
+
+## 💼 Automate Your Job Search Too
+
+You automate your CI/CD. Automate your job applications too.
+
+**[ApplySmart AI](https://applysmart.ai)** helps you:
+
+*   Generate tailored resumes & cover letters in seconds
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+*   Track applications like you track deployments
+
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--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ inputs:
    description: "Exclude changes to submodules."
    required: false
    default: "false"
+  exclude_symlinks:
+    description: "Exclude symlinks from changed files."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  skip_same_sha:
+    description: "Do not fail when base and head SHAs are identical."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
  fetch_missing_history_max_retries:
    description: "Maximum number of retries to fetch missing history."
    required: false
@@ -250,6 +258,8 @@ outputs:
    description: "Returns only files that are Added (A)."
  added_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `added_files`"
+  any_added:
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been added."
  copied_files:
    description: "Returns only files that are Copied (C)."
  copied_files_count:
@@ -324,7 +334,7 @@ outputs:
    description: "Returns all changed YAML keys when the `files_yaml` input is used. i.e. key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and renamed (ACMR)"

 runs:
-  using: 'node20'
+  using: 'node24'
  main: 'dist/index.js'

 branding:
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
--- a/dist/index.js.map
+++ b/dist/index.js.map
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@tj-actions/changed-files",
-  "version": "45.0.2",
+  "version": "45.0.8",
  "description": "Github action to retrieve all (added, copied, modified, deleted, renamed, type changed, unmerged, unknown) files and directories.",
  "main": "lib/main.js",
  "publishConfig": {
@@ -33,30 +33,30 @@
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#readme",
  "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-    "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
+    "@actions/core": "^2.0.0",
+    "@actions/exec": "^2.0.0",
    "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
-    "@octokit/rest": "^21.0.0",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^22.0.0",
    "@stdlib/utils-convert-path": "^0.2.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
    "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
    "yaml": "^2.3.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/jest": "^29.5.2",
+    "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.195",
    "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.2",
-    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
-    "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^25.0.0",
+    "@types/uuid": "^11.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.0",
    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.0",
    "eslint": "^8.43.0",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-github": "^5.0.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^29.0.1",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0-alpha.2",
-    "jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "jest": "^30.0.3",
    "prettier": "^3.0.0",
    "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
    "typescript": "^5.1.3"
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": [
-    "config:base"
-  ],
-  "enabled": true,
-  "prHourlyLimit": 10,
-  "prConcurrentLimit": 5,
-  "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
-  "addLabels": [
-    "dependencies",
-    "merge when passing"
-  ],
-  "assignees": [
-    "jackton1"
-  ],
-  "assignAutomerge": true,
-  "dependencyDashboard": true,
-  "dependencyDashboardAutoclose": true,
-  "lockFileMaintenance": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "automerge": true
-  },
-  "nvm": {
-    "enabled": false
-  },
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchUpdateTypes": [
-        "minor",
-        "patch",
-        "pin",
-        "digest"
-      ],
-      "automerge": true,
-      "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
-      "addLabels": [
-        "merge when passing"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "docker images",
-      "matchLanguages": [
-        "docker"
-      ],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": [
-        "minor",
-        "patch",
-        "pin",
-        "digest"
-      ],
-      "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
-      "addLabels": [
-        "merge when passing"
-      ],
-      "automerge": true
-    }
-  ]
-}
--- a/src/tests/snapshots/inputs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/tests/snapshots/inputs.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://jestjs.io/docs/snapshot-testing

 exports[`getInputs should correctly parse boolean inputs 1`] = `
 {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse boolean inputs 1`] = `
  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": "false",
+  "excludeSymlinks": "false",
  "failOnInitialDiffError": "false",
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": "false",
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": "false",
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse boolean inputs 1`] = `
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": "false",
  "skipInitialFetch": "true",
+  "skipSameSha": "false",
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "*",
  "token": "",
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse numeric inputs 1`] = `
  "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "excludeSymlinks": false,
  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse numeric inputs 1`] = `
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "skipSameSha": false,
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "",
  "token": "",
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse string inputs 1`] = `
  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "excludeSymlinks": false,
  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse string inputs 1`] = `
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "skipSameSha": false,
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "",
  "token": "token",
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
  "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "excludeSymlinks": false,
  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -237,6 +244,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "skipSameSha": false,
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "",
  "token": "",
@@ -260,6 +268,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
  "dirNamesMaxDepth": -2,
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "excludeSymlinks": false,
  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -299,6 +308,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "skipSameSha": false,
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "",
  "token": "",
@@ -321,6 +331,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should return default values when no inputs are provided 1`]
  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
  "escapeJson": false,
  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "excludeSymlinks": false,
  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -362,6 +373,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should return default values when no inputs are provided 1`]
  "since": "",
  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "skipSameSha": false,
  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
  "tagsPattern": "*",
  "token": "",
--- a/src/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ describe('utils test', () => {
        negationPatternsFirst: false,
        useRestApi: false,
        excludeSubmodules: false,
+        excludeSymlinks: false,
+        skipSameSha: false,
        fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 20,
        usePosixPathSeparator: false,
        tagsPattern: '*',
--- a/src/changedFiles.ts
+++ b/src/changedFiles.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
  getFilteredChangedFiles,
  gitRenamedFiles,
  gitSubmoduleDiffSHA,
+  isSymlinkInGitTree,
+  isSymlinkOnDisk,
  isWindows,
  jsonOutput,
  setArrayOutput
@@ -89,21 +91,17 @@ export const processChangedFiles = async ({
      core.endGroup()
    }

-    if (modifiedKeys.length > 0) {
-      await setArrayOutput({
-        key: 'modified_keys',
-        inputs,
-        value: modifiedKeys
-      })
-    }
+    await setArrayOutput({
+      key: 'modified_keys',
+      inputs,
+      value: modifiedKeys
+    })

-    if (changedKeys.length > 0) {
-      await setArrayOutput({
-        key: 'changed_keys',
-        inputs,
-        value: changedKeys
-      })
-    }
+    await setArrayOutput({
+      key: 'changed_keys',
+      inputs,
+      value: changedKeys
+    })
  }

  if (filePatterns.length === 0 && Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns).length === 0) {
@@ -224,7 +222,8 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
  outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
  fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory,
  failOnInitialDiffError,
-  failOnSubmoduleDiffError
+  failOnSubmoduleDiffError,
+  submoduleShas
 }: {
  workingDirectory: string
  diffSubmodule: boolean
@@ -234,6 +233,7 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
  fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory: boolean
  failOnInitialDiffError: boolean
  failOnSubmoduleDiffError: boolean
+  submoduleShas?: Record<string, {previousSha?: string; currentSha?: string}>
 }): Promise<ChangedFiles> => {
  const files = await getAllChangedFiles({
    cwd: workingDirectory,
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
      )

      if (submoduleShaResult.currentSha && submoduleShaResult.previousSha) {
+        if (submoduleShas) {
+          submoduleShas[submodulePath] = submoduleShaResult
+        }
        let diff = '...'

        if (
@@ -304,6 +307,139 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
  return files
 }

+export const filterSymlinksFromChangedFiles = async ({
+  changedFiles,
+  workingDirectory,
+  diffResult,
+  submodulePaths,
+  submoduleShas
+}: {
+  changedFiles: ChangedFiles
+  workingDirectory: string
+  diffResult: DiffResult
+  submodulePaths: string[]
+  submoduleShas?: Record<string, {previousSha?: string; currentSha?: string}>
+}): Promise<ChangedFiles> => {
+  const filtered: ChangedFiles = {
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Added]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Copied]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Modified]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.TypeChanged]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Unmerged]: [],
+    [ChangeTypeEnum.Unknown]: []
+  }
+
+  const cache = new Map<string, boolean>()
+  const diskCache = new Map<string, boolean>()
+
+  const getSubmoduleContext = (
+    filePath: string
+  ): {
+    cwd: string
+    relativePath: string
+    currentSha: string
+    previousSha: string
+    isSubmoduleRoot: boolean
+  } => {
+    const submodulePath = submodulePaths.find(p =>
+      filePath.startsWith(`${p}${path.sep}`)
+    )
+    if (!submodulePath) {
+      return {
+        cwd: workingDirectory,
+        relativePath: filePath,
+        currentSha: diffResult.currentSha,
+        previousSha: diffResult.previousSha,
+        isSubmoduleRoot: false
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (filePath === submodulePath) {
+      return {
+        cwd: workingDirectory,
+        relativePath: filePath,
+        currentSha: diffResult.currentSha,
+        previousSha: diffResult.previousSha,
+        isSubmoduleRoot: true
+      }
+    }
+
+    const submoduleWorkingDirectory = path.join(workingDirectory, submodulePath)
+    const relativePath = filePath.substring(submodulePath.length + 1)
+    const submoduleSha = submoduleShas?.[submodulePath]
+
+    return {
+      cwd: submoduleWorkingDirectory,
+      relativePath,
+      currentSha: submoduleSha?.currentSha || diffResult.currentSha,
+      previousSha: submoduleSha?.previousSha || diffResult.previousSha,
+      isSubmoduleRoot: false
+    }
+  }
+
+  const isSymlinkCached = async ({
+    cwd,
+    filePath,
+    sha,
+    preferDisk
+  }: {
+    cwd: string
+    filePath: string
+    sha: string
+    preferDisk: boolean
+  }): Promise<boolean> => {
+    if (preferDisk) {
+      const diskKey = `${cwd}|disk|${filePath}`
+      const cachedDisk = diskCache.get(diskKey)
+      if (cachedDisk !== undefined) {
+        return cachedDisk
+      }
+      const diskResult = await isSymlinkOnDisk({cwd, filePath})
+      diskCache.set(diskKey, diskResult)
+      if (diskResult) {
+        return true
+      }
+    }
+
+    const treeKey = `${cwd}|${sha}|${filePath}`
+    const cachedTree = cache.get(treeKey)
+    if (cachedTree !== undefined) {
+      return cachedTree
+    }
+    const treeResult = await isSymlinkInGitTree({cwd, sha, filePath})
+    cache.set(treeKey, treeResult)
+    return treeResult
+  }
+
+  for (const changeType of Object.keys(changedFiles) as ChangeTypeEnum[]) {
+    const files = changedFiles[changeType] || []
+    for (const filePath of files) {
+      const context = getSubmoduleContext(filePath)
+      if (context.isSubmoduleRoot) {
+        filtered[changeType].push(filePath)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      const isDeleted = changeType === ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted
+      const sha = isDeleted ? context.previousSha : context.currentSha
+      const isSymlink = await isSymlinkCached({
+        cwd: context.cwd,
+        filePath: context.relativePath,
+        sha,
+        preferDisk: !isDeleted
+      })
+
+      if (!isSymlink) {
+        filtered[changeType].push(filePath)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return filtered
+}
+
 function* getFilePaths({
  inputs,
  filePaths,
--- a/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
+++ b/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ export const setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus = async ({
    writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
    outputDir: inputs.outputDir
  })
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('any_added', outputPrefix),
+    value: addedFiles.paths.length > 0,
+    writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
+    outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
+    json: inputs.json
+  })

  const copiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
    inputs,
--- a/src/commitSha.ts
+++ b/src/commitSha.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export interface DiffResult {
  targetBranch: string
  diff: string
  initialCommit?: boolean
+  sameSha?: boolean
 }

 interface SHAForNonPullRequestEvent {
@@ -198,6 +199,19 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({

  if (inputs.baseSha && inputs.sha && currentBranch && targetBranch) {
    if (previousSha === currentSha) {
+      if (inputs.skipSameSha) {
+        core.info(
+          `Skipping diff because previous sha ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha ${currentSha}.`
+        )
+        return {
+          previousSha,
+          currentSha,
+          currentBranch,
+          targetBranch,
+          diff,
+          sameSha: true
+        }
+      }
      core.error(
        `Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha: ${currentSha}.`
      )
@@ -305,6 +319,19 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({
  core.debug(`Current branch: ${currentBranch}`)

  if (!initialCommit && previousSha === currentSha) {
+    if (inputs.skipSameSha) {
+      core.info(
+        `Skipping diff because previous sha ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha ${currentSha}.`
+      )
+      return {
+        previousSha,
+        currentSha,
+        currentBranch,
+        targetBranch,
+        diff,
+        sameSha: true
+      }
+    }
    core.error(
      `Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha: ${currentSha}.`
    )
@@ -430,6 +457,19 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({

  if (inputs.baseSha && inputs.sha && currentBranch && targetBranch) {
    if (previousSha === currentSha) {
+      if (inputs.skipSameSha) {
+        core.info(
+          `Skipping diff because previous sha ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha ${currentSha}.`
+        )
+        return {
+          previousSha,
+          currentSha,
+          currentBranch,
+          targetBranch,
+          diff,
+          sameSha: true
+        }
+      }
      core.error(
        `Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha: ${currentSha}.`
      )
@@ -561,7 +601,9 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
            core.info(
              'Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch again...'
            )
-            core.info(`Attempt ${i}/10`)
+            core.info(
+              `Attempt ${i}/${inputs.fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries || 10}`
+            )
          }
        }
      }
@@ -606,6 +648,19 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
  }

  if (previousSha === currentSha) {
+    if (inputs.skipSameSha) {
+      core.info(
+        `Skipping diff because previous sha ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha ${currentSha}.`
+      )
+      return {
+        previousSha,
+        currentSha,
+        currentBranch,
+        targetBranch,
+        diff,
+        sameSha: true
+      }
+    }
    core.error(
      `Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: ${previousSha} is equivalent to the current sha: ${currentSha}.`
    )
--- a/src/constant.ts
+++ b/src/constant.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS: Partial<Inputs> = {
  fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory: false,
  dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs: false,
  excludeSubmodules: false,
+  excludeSymlinks: false,
+  skipSameSha: false,
  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 20,
  usePosixPathSeparator: false,
  tagsPattern: '*',
--- a/src/inputs.ts
+++ b/src/inputs.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export type Inputs = {
  negationPatternsFirst: boolean
  useRestApi: boolean
  excludeSubmodules: boolean
+  excludeSymlinks: boolean
+  skipSameSha: boolean
  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries?: number
  usePosixPathSeparator: boolean
  tagsPattern: string
@@ -249,6 +251,14 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    required: false
  })

+  const excludeSymlinks = core.getBooleanInput('exclude_symlinks', {
+    required: false
+  })
+
+  const skipSameSha = core.getBooleanInput('skip_same_sha', {
+    required: false
+  })
+
  const fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries = core.getInput(
    'fetch_missing_history_max_retries',
    {required: false}
@@ -310,6 +320,8 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory,
    dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs,
    excludeSubmodules,
+    excludeSymlinks,
+    skipSameSha,
    usePosixPathSeparator,
    tagsPattern,
    tagsIgnorePattern,
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import {
  processChangedFiles,
  ChangeTypeEnum,
  getAllDiffFiles,
+  filterSymlinksFromChangedFiles,
  getChangedFilesFromGithubAPI,
-  getRenamedFiles
+  getRenamedFiles,
+  ChangedFiles
 } from './changedFiles'
 import {
  DiffResult,
@@ -127,11 +129,57 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
    return
  }

+  if (diffResult.sameSha) {
+    core.info('Base and head SHAs are identical; no changed files to report.')
+    const emptyChangedFiles: ChangedFiles = {
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Added]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Copied]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Modified]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.TypeChanged]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Unmerged]: [],
+      [ChangeTypeEnum.Unknown]: []
+    }
+    await processChangedFiles({
+      filePatterns,
+      allDiffFiles: emptyChangedFiles,
+      inputs,
+      yamlFilePatterns,
+      workingDirectory
+    })
+
+    if (inputs.includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles) {
+      await setOutput({
+        key: 'all_old_new_renamed_files',
+        value: inputs.json ? [] : '',
+        writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
+        outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
+        json: inputs.json,
+        safeOutput: inputs.safeOutput
+      })
+      await setOutput({
+        key: 'all_old_new_renamed_files_count',
+        value: '0',
+        writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
+        outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
+        json: inputs.json
+      })
+    }
+    core.info('All Done!')
+    core.endGroup()
+    return
+  }
+
  core.info(
    `Retrieving changes between ${diffResult.previousSha} (${diffResult.targetBranch}) → ${diffResult.currentSha} (${diffResult.currentBranch})`
  )

-  const allDiffFiles = await getAllDiffFiles({
+  const submoduleShas: Record<
+    string,
+    {previousSha?: string; currentSha?: string}
+  > = {}
+  let allDiffFiles = await getAllDiffFiles({
    workingDirectory,
    diffSubmodule,
    diffResult,
@@ -139,8 +187,20 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
    outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
    fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory: inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory,
    failOnInitialDiffError: inputs.failOnInitialDiffError,
-    failOnSubmoduleDiffError: inputs.failOnSubmoduleDiffError
+    failOnSubmoduleDiffError: inputs.failOnSubmoduleDiffError,
+    submoduleShas
  })
+
+  if (inputs.excludeSymlinks) {
+    core.info('Excluding symlinks from the diff')
+    allDiffFiles = await filterSymlinksFromChangedFiles({
+      changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
+      workingDirectory,
+      diffResult,
+      submodulePaths,
+      submoduleShas
+    })
+  }
  core.debug(`All diff files: ${JSON.stringify(allDiffFiles)}`)
  core.info('All Done!')
  core.endGroup()
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,69 @@ export const exists = async (filePath: string): Promise<boolean> => {
  }
 }

+/**
+ * Checks if a file is a symlink on disk
+ * @param cwd - working directory
+ * @param filePath - path to check
+ * @returns file is a symlink
+ */
+export const isSymlinkOnDisk = async ({
+  cwd,
+  filePath
+}: {
+  cwd: string
+  filePath: string
+}): Promise<boolean> => {
+  try {
+    const stat = await fs.lstat(path.join(cwd, filePath))
+    return stat.isSymbolicLink()
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a file is a symlink in a git tree
+ * @param cwd - working directory
+ * @param sha - commit sha
+ * @param filePath - path to check
+ * @returns file is a symlink
+ */
+export const isSymlinkInGitTree = async ({
+  cwd,
+  sha,
+  filePath
+}: {
+  cwd: string
+  sha: string
+  filePath: string
+}): Promise<boolean> => {
+  if (!sha) {
+    return false
+  }
+  const {stdout, exitCode} = await exec.getExecOutput(
+    'git',
+    ['ls-tree', '-r', sha, '--', filePath],
+    {
+      cwd,
+      ignoreReturnCode: true,
+      silent: !core.isDebug()
+    }
+  )
+
+  if (exitCode !== 0) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const line = stdout.split('\n').find(Boolean)
+  if (!line) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const [mode] = line.split(/\s+/)
+  return mode === '120000'
+}
+
 /**
 * Generates lines of a file as an async iterable iterator
 * @param filePath - path of file to read
@@ -819,14 +882,49 @@ export const cleanShaInput = async ({

  if (exitCode !== 0) {
    const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
-    // If it's not a valid commit sha, assume it's a branch name and get the HEAD sha
-    const {data: refData} = await octokit.rest.git.getRef({
-      owner: github.context.repo.owner,
-      repo: github.context.repo.repo,
-      ref: `heads/${sha}`
+    const owner = github.context.repo.owner
+    const repo = github.context.repo.repo
+    const isNotFoundError = (error: unknown): boolean =>
+      typeof error === 'object' &&
+      error !== null &&
+      'status' in error &&
+      (error as {status?: number}).status === 404
+    // If it's not a valid commit sha, assume it's a ref name first.
+    try {
+      const {data: refData} = await octokit.rest.git.getRef({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        ref: `heads/${sha}`
+      })
+
+      return refData.object.sha
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!isNotFoundError(error)) {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const {data: refData} = await octokit.rest.git.getRef({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        ref: `tags/${sha}`
+      })
+
+      return refData.object.sha
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!isNotFoundError(error)) {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
+
+    const {data: commitData} = await octokit.rest.git.getCommit({
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      commit_sha: sha
    })

-    return refData.object.sha
+    return commitData.sha
  }

  return stdout.trim()
--- a/test/demo
+++ b/test/demo
--- a/test/symlink-target.txt
+++ b/test/symlink-target.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Symlink target fixture.
--- a/test/symlink-to-target
+++ b/test/symlink-to-target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+symlink-target.txt
--- a/test/test.txt
+++ b/test/test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a test file...
+This is a test file
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock