From b41eb6e763338ec6460d0f22fdee8b3f8a1bf476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Joseph T. Lyons" <JosephTLyons@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:24:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add fallback message when preview changelog is empty (#46260)

Avoid publishing preview releasing that say nothing in the release
notes:

<img width="947" height="258" alt="SCR-20260107-ioxx"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97204551-8f55-43fb-8c9c-35491a4f1378"
/>

Release Notes:

- N/A *or* Added/Fixed/Improved ...
---
 script/draft-release-notes | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/script/draft-release-notes b/script/draft-release-notes
index 2436aa6617..da819da88e 100755
--- a/script/draft-release-notes
+++ b/script/draft-release-notes
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ async function main() {
     }
   }
 
-  console.log(releaseNotes.join("\n") + "\n");
+  if (releaseNotes.length === 0) {
+    const compareUrl = `https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/compare/${priorTag}...${tag}#commits_bucket`;
+    console.log(`No public-facing changes in this release. [View the commits](${compareUrl}).\n`);
+  } else {
+    console.log(releaseNotes.join("\n") + "\n");
+  }
 }
 
 function getCommits(oldTag, newTag) {