Add alternative actions

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ contact_links:
     about: If you can't get something to work the way you expect, open a question in our discussion forums.
   - name: Feature Request
     url: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/discussions/new?category=ideas
-    about: 'Suggest any ideas you have using our discussion forums.'
+    about: "Suggest any ideas you have using our discussion forums."

.github/SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+If you discover any security related issues, please email stefan@stefanzweifel.dev instead of using the issue tracker.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,10 +5,25 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.0.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.1.0...HEAD)
 
 > TBD
 
+## [v7.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.0.0...v7.1.0) - 2025-12-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Add skip_push input option ([#401](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/401)) [@kvanzuijlen](https://github.com/@kvanzuijlen)
+
+### Changes
+
+- docs: fix typo in README.md ([#400](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/400)) [@GideonBear](https://github.com/@GideonBear)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 ([#399](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/399)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump bats from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0 ([#398](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/398)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+
 ## [v7.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v6.0.1...v7.0.0) - 2025-10-12
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ By default, the commit is made in the name of "GitHub Actions" and co-authored b
 
 If you want to learn more how this Action works under the hood, check out [this article](https://michaelheap.com/git-auto-commit/) by Michael Heap.
 
+If your use case is not covered by git-auto-commit, you might want to check out the following alternative Actions:
+
+- [planetscale/ghcommit-action](https://github.com/planetscale/ghcommit-action)
+- [EndBug/add-and-commit](https://github.com/EndBug/add-and-commit)
+
 ## Usage
 
 Adding git-auto-commit to your Workflow only takes a couple lines of code.
@@ -42,6 +47,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          # Value already defaults to true, but `persist-credentials` is required to push new commits to the repository.
+          persist-credentials: true
 
       # Other steps that change files in the repository go here
       # …
@@ -444,7 +451,9 @@ Make sure to [checkout the correct branch](#checkout-the-correct-branch).
 If your Workflow can't push the commit to the repository because of authentication issues,
 please update your Workflow configuration and usage of [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage).
 
-Updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
+Please note that `persist-credentials` in `actions/checkout` must be set to `true` to push new commits to the repository.
+
+If you still can't push the commit, and you're using branch protection rules or similar features, updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
 
 ### git-auto-commit fails to push commit that creates or updates files in `.github/workflows/`