Merge pull request #154 from itk-dev/fix/changelog-base-ref-env

Pass github.base_ref to the changelog check through env

Author: turegjorup

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Changelog", this file is a reverse-chronological list of merged pull requests.
 
 ## Open PR's
 
+- [PR-154](https://github.com/itk-dev/devops_itkdev-docker/pull/154) - 2026-10-05 -
+  Pass `github.base_ref` to the changelog workflow through `env` instead of
+  interpolating it into the shell command
 - [PR-153](https://github.com/itk-dev/devops_itkdev-docker/pull/153) - 2026-09-29 -
   Added basic template for python base projects
 - [PR-152](https://github.com/itk-dev/devops_itkdev-docker/pull/152) - 2026-09-15 -

github/workflows/changelog.yaml

@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch
 
       - name: Check that changelog has been updated.
-        run: git diff --exit-code origin/${{ github.base_ref }} -- CHANGELOG.md && exit 1 || exit 0
+        env:
+          BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        run: git diff --exit-code "origin/$BASE_REF" -- CHANGELOG.md && exit 1 || exit 0

templates/python/.github/workflows/changelog.yaml

@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch
 
       - name: Check that changelog has been updated.
-        run: git diff --exit-code origin/${{ github.base_ref }} -- CHANGELOG.md && exit 1 || exit 0
+        env:
+          BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        run: git diff --exit-code "origin/$BASE_REF" -- CHANGELOG.md && exit 1 || exit 0