docs: remove deleted release tag references

Moves changelog link generation from inline heading format
  ## [1.1.0](https://...) - date
to reference-style definitions at the bottom of the file
  ## [1.1.0] - date
  ...
  [Unreleased]: https://.../src/branch/main
  [1.1.0]: https://.../releases/tag/v1.1.0

This keeps headings plain, which simplifies changelog parsing (the
awk pattern in publish/action.yml now matches without special-casing
the inline URL), and follows the canonical Keep a Changelog style.

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # vociferate
 
-[![Main Validation](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/push-validation.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=push)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/push-validation.yml)
+[![Main Validation](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/push-validation.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=push)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/runs/latest?workflow=push-validation.yml&branch=main&event=push)
-[![Prepare Release](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/prepare-release.yml/badge.svg?event=workflow_dispatch)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/prepare-release.yml)
+[![Prepare Release](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/prepare-release.yml/badge.svg?event=workflow_dispatch)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/runs/latest?workflow=prepare-release.yml)
-[![Do Release](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/do-release.yml/badge.svg?event=push)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/do-release.yml)
+[![Do Release](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/workflows/do-release.yml/badge.svg?event=push)](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/actions/runs/latest?workflow=do-release.yml)
 [![Coverage](https://s3.hrafn.xyz/aether-workflow-report-artefacts/vociferate/branch/main/coverage-badge.svg)](https://s3.hrafn.xyz/aether-workflow-report-artefacts/vociferate/branch/main/coverage.html)
 
 `vociferate` is an `aether` release orchestration tool written in Go for repositories that
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ revision.
 ## Use In Other Repositories
 
 Vociferate ships two composite actions that together cover the full release flow.
-Pin both to the same released tag.
+Until release tags are created, reference `@main`. Once tags exist again, pin both actions to the same released tag.
 
 ### `prepare` — update files, commit, and push tag
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@v1.0.0
+      - uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@main
         with:
           version: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ For repositories that embed the version inside source code, pass `version-file`
 and `version-pattern`:
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@v1.0.0
+- uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/prepare@main
   with:
     version-file: internal/myapp/version/version.go
     version-pattern: 'const Version = "([^"]+)"'
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ assets after it runs:
 
 ```yaml
 - id: publish
-  uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/publish@v1.0.0
+  uses: git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/publish@main
 
 - name: Upload my binary
   run: |
@@ -167,12 +167,7 @@ Defaults:
 
 When no `--version-file` flag is provided, `vociferate` derives the current version from the most recent released section heading in the changelog (`## [x.y.z] - ...`). If no prior releases exist, it defaults to `0.0.0` and recommends `v1.0.0` as the first tag.
 
-During prepare, vociferate also normalizes changelog heading links when it can determine the repository URL (from CI environment variables or `origin` git remote):
+During prepare, vociferate can normalize changelog heading links when it can determine the repository URL (from CI environment variables or `origin` git remote). If you prefer changelog headings to stay plain while tags are being rebuilt, leave the changelog as plain headings and avoid retaining historical release-tag links.
-
-- `## [Unreleased]` becomes a link to the repository main branch.
-- `## [x.y.z] - YYYY-MM-DD` becomes a link to the corresponding release page.
-
-If the repository URL cannot be determined, headings remain in plain form.
 
 When running `--version`, the `release-version` file is created automatically if it does not exist, so new repositories do not need to pre-seed it.
 

changelog.md

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 A `### Breaking` section is used in addition to Keep a Changelog's standard sections to explicitly document changes that are backwards-incompatible but would otherwise appear under `### Changed`. Entries under `### Breaking` trigger a major version bump in automated release recommendation logic.
 
-## [Unreleased](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)
+## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.1.0](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.0) - 2026-03-20
+### Changed
+
+- README workflow badges now link to the latest workflow run pages instead of the workflow definition pages.
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -21,11 +23,6 @@ A `### Breaking` section is used in addition to Keep a Changelog's standard sect
 - S3 coverage artefact publishing (HTML report, badge, JSON summary) in push validation pipeline.
 - CLI tests and internal helper tests raising total coverage to 84%.
 - Test suite isolation against ambient CI environment variables for changelog link generation tests.
-
-## [1.0.0](http://teapot:3000/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.0.0) - 2026-03-20
-
-### Added
-
 - Go CLI for changelog-driven release preparation and semantic version recommendation.
 - Version recommendation from changelog release headings, including first-release support (`0.0.0` base -> `v1.0.0`).
 - Automatic `release-version` creation/update during release preparation.

internal/vociferate/vociferate.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var releasedSectionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\] - `)
 var linkedReleasedSectionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\](?:\([^\n)]*\))? - `)
 var unreleasedHeadingRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[Unreleased\](?:\([^\n)]*\))?\n`)
 var releaseHeadingRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\](?:\([^\n)]*\))? - `)
+var refLinkLineRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^\[[^\]]+\]: \S`)
 
 type Options struct {
 	// VersionFile is the path to the file that stores the current version,
@@ -412,19 +413,38 @@ func addChangelogLinks(text, repoURL string) string {
 		return text
 	}
 
-	mainURL := repoURL + "/src/branch/main"
+	// Normalize headings to plain format, stripping any existing inline links.
-	text = unreleasedHeadingRe.ReplaceAllString(text, fmt.Sprintf("## [Unreleased](%s)\n", mainURL))
+	text = unreleasedHeadingRe.ReplaceAllString(text, "## [Unreleased]\n")
-
 	text = releaseHeadingRe.ReplaceAllStringFunc(text, func(match string) string {
 		parts := releaseHeadingRe.FindStringSubmatch(match)
 		if len(parts) < 2 {
 			return match
 		}
 		version := parts[1]
-		return fmt.Sprintf("## [%s](%s/releases/tag/v%s) - ", version, repoURL, version)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("## [%s] - ", version)
 	})
 
-	return text
+	// Strip any trailing reference link block (blank lines followed by ref link lines).
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimRight(text, "\n"), "\n")
+	cutAt := len(lines)
+	for i := len(lines) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(lines[i]) == "" || refLinkLineRe.MatchString(lines[i]) {
+			cutAt = i
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	text = strings.Join(lines[:cutAt], "\n") + "\n"
+
+	// Build and append reference link definitions.
+	linkDefs := []string{fmt.Sprintf("[Unreleased]: %s/src/branch/main", repoURL)}
+	for _, match := range releasedSectionRe.FindAllStringSubmatch(text, -1) {
+		if len(match) >= 2 {
+			linkDefs = append(linkDefs, fmt.Sprintf("[%s]: %s/releases/tag/v%s", match[1], repoURL, match[1]))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimRight(text, "\n") + "\n\n" + strings.Join(linkDefs, "\n") + "\n"
 }
 
 func parseSemver(version string) (semver, error) {

internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UpdatesVersionAndPromotesUnreleasedNotes() {
 
 	changelogBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(s.rootDir, "changelog.md"))
 	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
-	require.Equal(s.T(), "# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)\n\n## [1.1.7](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20\n\n### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n- New thing.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Old thing.\n\n## [1.1.6](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Historical note.\n", string(changelogBytes))
+	require.Equal(s.T(), "# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased]\n\n## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20\n\n### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n- New thing.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Old thing.\n\n## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Historical note.\n\n[Unreleased]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main\n[1.1.7]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7\n[1.1.6]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6\n", string(changelogBytes))
 }
 
 func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_ReturnsErrorWhenUnreleasedSectionMissing() {
@@ -244,9 +244,12 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHrafnXYZEnvironmentForChangelogLinks()
 	require.NoError(s.T(), readErr)
 	changelog := string(changelogBytes)
 
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased]\n")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[Unreleased]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.7]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.6]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6")
 }
 
 func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHubEnvironmentForChangelogLinks() {
@@ -260,7 +263,10 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHubEnvironmentForChangelogLinks() {
 	require.NoError(s.T(), readErr)
 	changelog := string(changelogBytes)
 
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased]\n")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.7]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.6]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6")
 }