From 9983a6cbb5ddeaa1934c6604e07c2487e3f79070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:49:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] remove sync file removal changes from release docs
 script

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index 86be5aa8..b24a39c1 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ function injectUnreleasedToDoc(docPath, unreleasedContent) {
   return `${frontmatter}\n\n${beforeReleases}${releaseHeading}\n\n${unreleasedContent}\n\n${releaseSections}`;
 }
 
-// This file exists only in the fork (MendixMobile/docs) and not in upstream (mendix/docs).
-// Removing it in our branch ensures it doesn't appear in the cross-fork PR diff.
-const FORK_SYNC_FILE = ".github/workflows/sync.yml";
-
 async function cloneDocsRepo() {
   const git = simpleGit();
   const docsCloneDir = fs.mkdtempSync(
@@ -131,10 +127,6 @@ async function updateDocsNTReleaseNotes(unreleasedContent) {
 }
 
 async function createPRUpdateDocsNTReleaseNotes(git) {
-  // Remove the fork's sync.yml so it doesn't appear in the cross-fork PR diff.
-  if (fs.existsSync(FORK_SYNC_FILE)) {
-    await git.rm(FORK_SYNC_FILE);
-  }
   await git.add(TARGET_FILE);
   await git.commit(
     `docs: update mobile release notes for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`,

From 7e4df9db9f2920ca8573f514a162ff5fb72260af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:04:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/16] add sync step and create directory if missing

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs     | 5 ++---
 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index b24a39c1..2aff2be4 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ function buildFrontmatter() {
 // Docs
 function injectUnreleasedToDoc(docPath, unreleasedContent) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(DOCS_PARENT_DIR)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Parent directory not found: ${DOCS_PARENT_DIR}\nA new Studio Pro parent folder requires manual setup in the docs repo.`,
-    );
+    console.log(`Parent directory not found. Creating: ${DOCS_PARENT_DIR}`);
+    fs.mkdirSync(DOCS_PARENT_DIR, { recursive: true });
   }
 
   const date = new Date();
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
index e1c0e693..f13a90b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
+        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}

From 01f74f4729ec619e592d2c874557c3ae32b1ccd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:17:02 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/16] testing commit for folder creation

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index 2aff2be4..bb1d6d01 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const DOCS_REPO_OWNER = "MendixMobile";
 const DOCS_UPSTREAM_OWNER = "mendix";
 const DOCS_BRANCH_NAME = `update-native-template-release-notes-v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`;
 
-const DOCS_PARENT_DIR = `content/en/docs/releasenotes/mobile/native-template/nt-studio-pro-${STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR}-parent`;
+const DOCS_PARENT_DIR = `content/en/docs/releasenotes/mobile/native-template/nt-studio-pro-12-parent`;
 const TARGET_FILE = `${DOCS_PARENT_DIR}/nt-${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}-rn.md`;
 
 const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT });

From 9cc4e88628ed96df2454ffc8acc127ff9fd0bfc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:25:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] revert folder creation testing commit

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index bb1d6d01..2aff2be4 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const DOCS_REPO_OWNER = "MendixMobile";
 const DOCS_UPSTREAM_OWNER = "mendix";
 const DOCS_BRANCH_NAME = `update-native-template-release-notes-v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`;
 
-const DOCS_PARENT_DIR = `content/en/docs/releasenotes/mobile/native-template/nt-studio-pro-12-parent`;
+const DOCS_PARENT_DIR = `content/en/docs/releasenotes/mobile/native-template/nt-studio-pro-${STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR}-parent`;
 const TARGET_FILE = `${DOCS_PARENT_DIR}/nt-${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}-rn.md`;
 
 const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT });

From a9cbbda5da8e1970161085348f2125141ec090e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:22 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/16] merge publishing flow with release flow

---
 .github/workflows/release-it.yml | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-it.yml b/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
index 49bf65b5..d98b7ddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ on:
           - preminor
           - premajor
           - prepatch
+      studio_pro_version:
+        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder for changelog publishing)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
+          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -37,4 +45,19 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "github-action"
           release-it -VV --increment=${{ github.event.inputs.version }} --ci --github.release --github.draft --git.commitMessage="chore: release v\${version}"  --git.tagName="v\${version}"
 
-      
+      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
+        if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["patch","minor","major"]'), github.event.inputs.version) }}
+        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+
+      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
+        if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["patch","minor","major"]'), github.event.inputs.version) }}
+        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
+
+      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
+        if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["patch","minor","major"]'), github.event.inputs.version) }}
+        env:
+          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
+        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs

From 7b7bcc53e5dd15af56e21143c7dfee8f5db9dda0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:04:13 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/16] delete publish changelog yaml file and update release
 list

---
 .../workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml   | 44 -------------------
 .github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml    |  2 -
 2 files changed, 46 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f13a90b6..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      branch:
-        description: 'Branch to read the changelog and version from'
-        required: true
-        default: 'master'
-        type: string
-      studio_pro_version:
-        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder)'
-        required: true
-        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
-          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
-        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: .nvmrc
-
-      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
-        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
-
-      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
-        env:
-          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
-        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
index 79bce7ec..c5cf562e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,3 @@ jobs:
             A new version of Native Template has been released with updated version compatibility information.
 
             Please review the PR for more details: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
-
-            📝 *Reminder:* Run the <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml|Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs> workflow to publish the release notes to the docs repo.

From 0fe6ea632f157720bfdd8b7120be6f7cd2442e3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:19:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/16] Add sync logic to run every day

---
 .github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2da07aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Sync Docs Fork Daily
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Daily at midnight UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:      # Allow manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Sync MendixMobile/docs fork with upstream
+        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}

From b220839edd19216eef6efa75fb8af48de80dfdac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:44:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/16] Revert "delete publish changelog yaml file and update
 release list"

This reverts commit f8f8f72724120dc48531ec9ad140f6805653617c.
---
 .../workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml   | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml    |  2 +
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f13a90b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to read the changelog and version from'
+        required: true
+        default: 'master'
+        type: string
+      studio_pro_version:
+        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
+          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
+        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+
+      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
+        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
+
+      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
+        env:
+          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
+        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
index c5cf562e..79bce7ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ jobs:
             A new version of Native Template has been released with updated version compatibility information.
 
             Please review the PR for more details: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
+
+            📝 *Reminder:* Run the <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml|Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs> workflow to publish the release notes to the docs repo.

From 9d4dce518fac8c1d17042fd955fec35dfec7d0b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:46:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] Add logic to raise PR in NT to update changelog

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index 2aff2be4..4a0bf6ec 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ const STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR = process.env.STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR;
 const GIT_AUTHOR_NAME = "MendixMobile";
 const GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL = "moo@mendix.com";
 
+// Native Template Repo Settings
+const NT_REPO_OWNER = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER || "mendix";
+const NT_REPO_NAME = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+  ? process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split("/")[1]
+  : "native-template";
+const NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME = `update-changelog-v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`;
+
 // Docs Repo Settings
 const DOCS_REPO_NAME = "docs";
 const DOCS_REPO_OWNER = "MendixMobile";
@@ -41,6 +48,14 @@ const TARGET_FILE = `${DOCS_PARENT_DIR}/nt-${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}-rn.md`;
 
 const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT });
 
+function getToday() {
+  const today = new Date();
+  const yyyy = today.getFullYear();
+  const mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+  const dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd}`;
+}
+
 function extractUnreleasedChangelog() {
   const changelogPath = path.resolve(
     path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "CHANGELOG.md"),
@@ -52,13 +67,71 @@ function extractUnreleasedChangelog() {
   if (!match) throw new Error("No [Unreleased] section found!");
   const unreleasedContent = match[1].trim();
   if (!unreleasedContent) throw new Error("No changes under [Unreleased]!");
-  return unreleasedContent;
+  return { changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath };
 }
 
 function buildFrontmatter() {
   return `---\ntitle: "Native Template ${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}"\nurl: /releasenotes/mobile/nt-${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}-rn/\nweight: 1\ndescription: "Native Template ${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_MAJOR}"\n---`;
 }
 
+// Changelog Update for Native Template Repo
+function updateChangelog({ changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath }) {
+  const today = getToday();
+  const newSection = `## [${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}] - ${today}\n\n${unreleasedContent}\n\n`;
+  const unreleasedRegex =
+    /^## \[Unreleased\](.*?)(?=^## \[\d+\.\d+\.\d+\][^\n]*|\Z)/ms;
+  const updatedChangelog = changelog.replace(
+    unreleasedRegex,
+    `## [Unreleased]\n\n${newSection}`
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(changelogPath, updatedChangelog, "utf-8");
+}
+
+async function createPRUpdateChangelog() {
+  const git = simpleGit();
+
+  await git.addConfig("user.name", GIT_AUTHOR_NAME, ["--global"]);
+  await git.addConfig("user.email", GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, ["--global"]);
+
+  await git.checkoutLocalBranch(NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME);
+
+  await git.add("CHANGELOG.md");
+  await git.commit(`chore: update CHANGELOG for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`);
+  await git.push("origin", NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME, ["--force-with-lease"]);
+
+  const prBody = `
+Automated update of CHANGELOG.md for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}.
+
+This PR moves the \`[Unreleased]\` section content to a new versioned section \`[${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}]\`.
+
+---
+
+**Note:**
+This pull request was automatically generated by an automation process managed by the Mobile team.
+**Please do not take any action on this pull request unless it has been reviewed and approved by a member of the Mobile team.**
+`;
+
+  await octokit.pulls.create({
+    owner: NT_REPO_OWNER,
+    repo: NT_REPO_NAME,
+    title: `Update CHANGELOG for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`,
+    head: NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME,
+    base: "master",
+    body: prBody,
+    draft: true,
+  });
+}
+
+async function updateNTChangelog(changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath) {
+  try {
+    updateChangelog({ changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath });
+    await createPRUpdateChangelog();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("❌ Updating NT Changelog failed:", err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 // Docs
 function injectUnreleasedToDoc(docPath, unreleasedContent) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(DOCS_PARENT_DIR)) {
@@ -162,7 +235,7 @@ async function updateNTReleaseNotes(unreleasedContent) {
     updateDocsNTReleaseNotes(unreleasedContent);
     await createPRUpdateDocsNTReleaseNotes(git);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error("❌ Updating NT Release Notes failed:", err);
+    console.error("❌ Updating NT Release Notes in Docs failed:", err);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }
@@ -176,7 +249,12 @@ function readVersionFromPackageJson() {
 }
 
 (async () => {
-  const unreleasedContent = extractUnreleasedChangelog();
+  const { changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath } =
+    extractUnreleasedChangelog();
+
+  // Update CHANGELOG.md in native-template repo
+  await updateNTChangelog(changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath);
 
+  // Update release notes in docs repo
   await updateNTReleaseNotes(unreleasedContent);
 })();

From 6f295026329120126399d718f417998415304be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:10:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/16] Fix base branch for changelog in NT

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index 4a0bf6ec..d68b2ff3 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ async function createPRUpdateChangelog() {
   await git.addConfig("user.name", GIT_AUTHOR_NAME, ["--global"]);
   await git.addConfig("user.email", GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, ["--global"]);
 
+  // Get the current branch name (the one selected in GitHub Actions UI)
+  const currentBranch = await git.revparse(["--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]);
+
   await git.checkoutLocalBranch(NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME);
 
   await git.add("CHANGELOG.md");
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ This pull request was automatically generated by an automation process managed b
     repo: NT_REPO_NAME,
     title: `Update CHANGELOG for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`,
     head: NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME,
-    base: "master",
+    base: currentBranch,
     body: prBody,
     draft: true,
   });

From 594be380dc45750ef6953ad7857296856ad8d680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:17:23 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/16] Use force to push to NT branch

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index d68b2ff3..9f0dd51e 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function createPRUpdateChangelog() {
 
   await git.add("CHANGELOG.md");
   await git.commit(`chore: update CHANGELOG for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`);
-  await git.push("origin", NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME, ["--force-with-lease"]);
+  await git.push("origin", NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME, ["--force"]);
 
   const prBody = `
 Automated update of CHANGELOG.md for v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}.

From 1f0cc864b94766a8ed215995e10a16a35218f454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:25:24 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 12/16] Delete Publishing changelog job and update release list

---
 .../workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml   | 44 -------------------
 .github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml    |  4 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 47 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f13a90b6..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      branch:
-        description: 'Branch to read the changelog and version from'
-        required: true
-        default: 'master'
-        type: string
-      studio_pro_version:
-        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder)'
-        required: true
-        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
-          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
-        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: .nvmrc
-
-      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
-        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
-
-      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
-        env:
-          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
-        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
index 79bce7ec..f2076010 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_releases_list.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,4 @@ jobs:
 
             A new version of Native Template has been released with updated version compatibility information.
 
-            Please review the PR for more details: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
-
-            📝 *Reminder:* Run the <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml|Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs> workflow to publish the release notes to the docs repo.
+            Please review the PR for more details: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ steps.pr.outputs.number }}
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From f2271f9adc1a6fc7691795a7233ead62c0a9ecd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:35:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 13/16] Improvements in release script and pipeline file

---
 .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs | 7 +++----
 .github/workflows/release-it.yml            | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
index 9f0dd51e..e23166c4 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ const GIT_AUTHOR_NAME = "MendixMobile";
 const GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL = "moo@mendix.com";
 
 // Native Template Repo Settings
-const NT_REPO_OWNER = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER || "mendix";
-const NT_REPO_NAME = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-  ? process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split("/")[1]
-  : "native-template";
+const NT_REPO_OWNER = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER;
+const NT_REPO_NAME = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split("/")[1];
 const NT_CHANGELOG_BRANCH_NAME = `update-changelog-v${NATIVE_TEMPLATE_VERSION}`;
 
 // Docs Repo Settings
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ function updateChangelog({ changelog, unreleasedContent, changelogPath }) {
   fs.writeFileSync(changelogPath, updatedChangelog, "utf-8");
 }
 
+// Raise a PR to update the CHANGELOG.md in the native-template repo
 async function createPRUpdateChangelog() {
   const git = simpleGit();
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-it.yml b/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
index d98b7ddd..6b0fd916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-it.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["patch","minor","major"]'), github.event.inputs.version) }}
         run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
 
-      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
+      - name: Create Changelog PR in native-template and release notes PR in mendix/docs
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["patch","minor","major"]'), github.event.inputs.version) }}
         env:
           MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}

From 94b134ab8fdb96d99eeae9a6061da97e00033af5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:13:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] remove the sync job as it will be on master

---
 .github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml | 15 ---------------
 1 file changed, 15 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2da07aa9..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-docs-fork-daily.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: Sync Docs Fork Daily
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Daily at midnight UTC
-  workflow_dispatch:      # Allow manual trigger
-
-jobs:
-  sync:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Sync MendixMobile/docs fork with upstream
-        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}

From 9ea060dda864199af8b92129abd6ce0a9ff20731 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:08:04 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 15/16] add publish job for testing new pAT

---
 .../workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml   | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..089b9566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to read the changelog and version from'
+        required: true
+        default: 'master'
+        type: string
+      studio_pro_version:
+        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
+          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
+        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+
+      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
+        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
+
+      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
+        env:
+          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
+          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
+        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
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From 306b8c6e2b27a69c1399660cb0bd688663cfc49a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saurabh Chavan <saurabh.chavan@mendix.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:23:24 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 16/16] remove publish changelog to docs yml file

---
 .../workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml   | 44 -------------------
 1 file changed, 44 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 089b9566..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog-to-docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Changelog to Mendix Docs
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      branch:
-        description: 'Branch to read the changelog and version from'
-        required: true
-        default: 'master'
-        type: string
-      studio_pro_version:
-        description: 'Studio Pro major version (determines the docs parent folder)'
-        required: true
-        default: 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - 'Studio Pro 10.x'
-          - 'Studio Pro 11.x'
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Sync docs fork with upstream
-        run: gh repo sync MendixMobile/docs --branch development --force
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: .nvmrc
-
-      - name: Install docs release script dependencies
-        run: npm ci --prefix .github/scripts
-
-      - name: Create release notes PR in mendix/docs Github repository
-        env:
-          MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.MENDIX_MOBILE_DOCS_PR_GITHUB_PAT }}
-          STUDIO_PRO_MAJOR: ${{ github.event.inputs.studio_pro_version == 'Studio Pro 10.x' && '10' || '11' }}
-        run: node .github/scripts/release-native-template.mjs
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