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What's Changed

Highlighted Feature:

• fix: bump packager minimum dep by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3551

This version of Forge enables the new Windows ASAR integrity feature in Electron. When ASAR integrity is enabled, your Electron app will verify the header hash of the ASAR archive on runtime. If no hash is present or if there is a mismatch in the hashes, the app will forcefully terminate.

More information about this feature can be found in Electron's documentation here: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/tutorial/asar-integrity.md#using-electron-tooling

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(cli): add plugin-fuses to import script by @Santhoshmani1 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3535
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/github-app-commit-action from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3555
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/project-actions from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3557
• build(deps): bump webpack-dev-middleware from 5.3.3 to 5.3.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3545
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3556
• chore: update listr2 version by @yangannyx in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3542
• docs: Typo in Interface MakerDMGConfig by @zsewa in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3550

New Contributors

• @zsewa made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3550
• @Santhoshmani1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3535

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v7.3.1...v7.4.0

What's Changed

Highlighted Feature:

• build: Bump @electron/windows-sign deps by @felixrieseberg in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3524

This change enables advanced code signing with [@electron/windows-sign][@electron/windows-sign], supporting two different ways to codesign your application and the installer:

1. Modern: By passing a windowsSign option, which will be passed to [@electron/windows-sign]. This method allows full customization of the code-signing process - and supports more complicated scenarios like cloud-hosted EV certificates, custom sign pipelines, and per-file overrides. It also supports all existing "simple" codesigning scenarios, including just passing a certificate file and password. Please see https://github.com/@electron/windows-sign for all possible configuration options.

   When passing windowsSign, do not pass any other available parameters at the top level (like certificateFile, certificatePassword, or signWithParams).

2. Legacy: By passing the top-level settings (certificateFile, certificatePassword, and signWithParams). For simple codesigning scenarios, there's no reason not to use this method - it'll work just as fine as the modern method.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(publisher-github): don't sanitize asset names before upload by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3485

• build: bump memory limit for docs:generate script by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3500

• build: fix keyv type resolution warning during dev by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3507

• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3522

• build(deps): bump follow-redirects from 1.15.4 to 1.15.6 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3537

• ci(windows): pin version of wix toolset to v3.14.0 by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3525

• docs: update forge create-electron-app template to match tutorial by @alicelovescake in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3528

New Contributors

• @alicelovescake made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3528

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v7.3.0...v7.3.1

What's Changed

Features

• feat(plugin-vite): upgrade to vite@5 by @caoxiemeihao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3468
• feat: allow a custom out dir from forge config by @lutzroeder in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3458
• feat(template-vite): patch types by @caoxiemeihao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3494
• feat: adds default fuses to templates by @yangannyx in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3480
• feat(publisher-github): option to automatically generate release notes by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3484

Fixes

• fix(electron-release-publisher): change api/version endpoint in PublisherERS to use versions/sorted by @kgallagher52 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3431
• fix(core): packageJSON won't be found when programmatic usage instead of CLI by @ianho in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3455
• fix: actually depend on preceeding groups by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3438
• fix: normalize windows version with build part correctly by @rickymohk in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3461
• fix: .vscode settings.json changes on open by @lutzroeder in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3460
• fix(plugin-vite): package volume size to large by @caoxiemeihao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3336

Performance

• refactor: only run webpack once for multi-arch packages by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3437

Other Changes

• chore: update Packager by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3419
• chore: bump electronjs/node to 2.2.0 (main) by @electron-roller in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3469
• chore(plugins/electronegativity): correct some config types by @Dogdriip in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3482
• chore: use Dependabot to update GitHub Actions deps by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3487
• chore: bump electronjs/node to 2.2.1 (main) by @electron-roller in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3496

New Contributors

• @kgallagher52 made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3431
• @rickymohk made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3461
• @lutzroeder made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3460
• @ianho made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3455
• @yangannyx made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3480
• @Dogdriip made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3482

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v7.2.0...v7.3.0

What's Changed

Features

• feat: add support for sequential groups of webpack builds by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3435

Fixes

• fix: handle webpack configs exported as default by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3427
• fix: set empty publicPath for preload scripts by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3428
• fix: ensure that webpack is run once per arch for universal builds by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3433

Documentation

• docs: remove mention of v5 -> v6 migration by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3412
• docs: add notes on publishing a new monorepo package by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3415

Other Changes

• build(docs): enable API documentation builds for Forge v7 by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3413
• ci: allow manual API documentation publish by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3414
• refactor: dedupe key resolver for static publishers by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3421
• chore: bump electronjs/node to 2.1.0 (main) by @electron-roller in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3422
• chore: update deps to clear some audit warnings by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3429

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v7.1.0...v7.2.0

What's Changed

• feat(publisher-gcs): add Google Cloud Storage publisher by @mahnunchik in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/2100
• fix: re-allow Yarn 2 and above by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3411

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v7.0.0...v7.1.0

What's Changed

Breaking Changes

• build!: update minimum Node.js version from 14.17.5 to 16.0.0 by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3399
• feat!: change electron-packager to @electron/packager by @VerteDinde in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3408
• chore!: remove electron-prebuilt-compile support by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3396
• build!: update minimum Node.js version from 16.0.0 to 16.4.0 by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3401
• chore(cli): limit yarn@^1.0.0 by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3357

Features

• feat: run makers simultaneously by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3363
• feat: esm forge.config.js support by @mahnunchik in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3358
• feat: add tracing support for forge API by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3362
• feat(publisher-github): assets management by @mahnunchik in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/1761

Fixes

• fix(publisher-github): update error message to reflect the correct property names by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3393
• fix(plugin-webpack): preload race condition by @georgexu99 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3353
• fix(plugin-fuses): use target platform in the executable path by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3376
• fix(maker-dmg): make 'name' optional in DMGContents interface by @BitYoungjae in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3390
• fix: handle missing manifest in zip maker by @MarshallOfSound in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3405
• fix(template-webpack-typescript): use fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin in main webpack config by @NoahAndrews in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3391

Other Changes

• ci: use pull_request_target in add to project workflow by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3347
• ci: disable node_modules cache by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3341
• docs: maker-squirrel does not support macOS by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3348
• ci: update add to project workflow by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3365
• build(deps): bump get-func-name from 2.0.0 to 2.0.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3367
• build(deps): bump @babel/traverse from 7.17.0 to 7.23.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3383
• docs(README): fix typo by @Chaitanya110703 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3386
• build(deps): bump postcss from 8.4.21 to 8.4.31 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3372
• ci: use GitHub app for commits by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3373
• docs: updated contributing.md by @bhargavshirin in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3394
• chore: specify packageManager in package.json by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3359
• build(deps): bump axios from 1.1.3 to 1.6.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3406
• chore: fix sha1 for packageManager by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3407

New Contributors

• @Chaitanya110703 made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3386
• @bhargavshirin made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3394
• @BitYoungjae made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3390
• @NoahAndrews made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3391

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v6.4.2...v7.0.0

What's Changed

• fix(plugin-webpack): compile 4 webpackRendererConfigs instead of N by @georgexu99 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3101
• fix(cli): update --help command output by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3335
• chore: undocument npm install -g by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3314

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v6.4.1...v6.4.2

What's Changed

• fix(cli): add template-vite-typescript to Forge's core dependencies by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3303
• test(plugin-fuses): clear test TODOs by @erikian in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3306
• chore: remove Volta config by @malept in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3308

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v6.4.0...v6.4.1

What's Changed

• feat(template): add vite-typescript template by @caoxiemeihao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3178
• build(deps): update electron-installer-debian to latest by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3301
  • feat: allow setting custom compression options (Fixes https://github.com/electron/forge/issues/3235)
• build(deps): update [email protected] by @erickzhao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3302
  • fix: only apply preAutoEntitlements to top-level app bundle (Fixes https://github.com/electron/forge/issues/2943)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v6.3.0...v6.4.0

What's Changed

• build(deps): bump semver from 7.3.5 to 7.5.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3262
• ci: bump deprecated versions by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3267
• build(deps): bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3276
• fix(publisher-ers): support arm64 osx platform by @daydayhappychao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3270
• ci: use electronjs/node orb by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3289
• ci: don't use pull_request_target with semantic PR title check by @dsanders11 in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3294
• fix(template-vite): incorrectly bundling browser entrypoints by @markspolakovs in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3278
• chore: add files field for each package by @daydayhappychao in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3284
• feat(package): add support for async Forge configs by @VerteDinde in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3288

New Contributors

• @daydayhappychao made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3270
• @markspolakovs made their first contribution in https://github.com/electron/forge/pull/3278

Full Changelog: https://github.com/electron/forge/compare/v6.2.1...v6.3.0