From b0ccced3d8420e4e11676d271d711e15ccf5ffd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <25068+vincentkoc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:36:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(release): allow generated ledger repair

(cherry picked from commit e4a939839646297abd9aca3424cf0d2fca06c7e8)
---
 .../scripts/verify-release-notes.mjs              | 15 ++++++++++-----
 test/scripts/verify-release-notes.test.ts         | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.agents/skills/openclaw-changelog-update/scripts/verify-release-notes.mjs b/.agents/skills/openclaw-changelog-update/scripts/verify-release-notes.mjs
index 17034ffa3958..2f51adfffc5a 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/openclaw-changelog-update/scripts/verify-release-notes.mjs
+++ b/.agents/skills/openclaw-changelog-update/scripts/verify-release-notes.mjs
@@ -707,6 +707,12 @@ function contributionRecordMetadataReferences(record) {
   return references;
 }
 
+export function renderedContributionRecordReferences(record, writeLedger) {
+  // Write mode replaces the existing generated record. Validating stale record
+  // references here would make the verifier unable to repair its own output.
+  return writeLedger ? [] : contributionRecordMetadataReferences(record);
+}
+
 export function contaminatingPullRequestReferences({
   noteReferences,
   recordedReferences,
@@ -2103,11 +2109,10 @@ function main() {
     ...source.revertedReferences,
     ...shippedExclusions.pullRequests,
   ]);
-  const effectiveRenderedRecord = options.writeLedger
-    ? withoutExcludedContributionRecords(renderedRecord, excludedRecordedReferences)
-    : renderedRecord;
-  const effectiveRenderedRecordReferences =
-    contributionRecordMetadataReferences(effectiveRenderedRecord);
+  const effectiveRenderedRecordReferences = renderedContributionRecordReferences(
+    renderedRecord,
+    options.writeLedger,
+  );
   let priorRecord = { legacyIssues: new Map(), pullRequests: new Map() };
   if (options.seedRef) {
     const seedChangelog = git(["show", `${options.seedRef}:CHANGELOG.md`]);
diff --git a/test/scripts/verify-release-notes.test.ts b/test/scripts/verify-release-notes.test.ts
index 858005c729aa..0b3474bce2b5 100644
--- a/test/scripts/verify-release-notes.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/verify-release-notes.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   highlightCountError,
   persistGithubSnapshot,
   releaseNoteReferences,
+  renderedContributionRecordReferences,
   standardRevertedHash,
   subtractShippedPullRequests,
   withoutExcludedContributionRecords,
@@ -373,6 +374,18 @@ describe("release-note verification", () => {
     ).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("ignores the stale generated record while rewriting it", () => {
+    const record = {
+      pullRequests: new Map([
+        [104732, { references: [102289], thanks: ["fuller-stack-dev"] }],
+      ]),
+      legacyIssues: new Map(),
+    };
+
+    expect(renderedContributionRecordReferences(record, true)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(renderedContributionRecordReferences(record, false)).toEqual([104732, 102289]);
+  });
+
   it("excludes Unreleased records from a cumulative shipped tag boundary", () => {
     const changelog = [
       "# Changelog",