Release version 1.12.1

Introduce explicit concurrency settings to the CI and mark-stable
workflows to serialize runs per repository and ref. This prevents
overlapping executions for the same branch or tag and makes pipeline
behavior more predictable during rapid pushes.

https://chatgpt.com/share/6988bef0-1a0c-800f-93df-7a6c1bdc0331

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: global-ci-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   test-unit:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

.github/workflows/mark-stable.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 name: Mark stable commit
 
+concurrency:
+  group: mark-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main          # still run tests for main
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'          # run tests for version tags (e.g. v0.9.1)
-
 jobs:
   test-unit:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+## [1.12.1] - 2026-02-14
+
+* pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+
+## [1.12.0] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+
+## [1.11.2] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+
+## [1.11.1] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+
+## [1.11.0] - 2026-01-21
+
+* Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
+
 ## [1.10.0] - 2026-01-20
 
 * Introduce safe verbose image cleanup to reduce Docker image size and build artifacts

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.10.0";
+            version = "1.12.1";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.10.0
+pkgver=1.12.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
+package-manager (1.12.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:26:17 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.12.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:26:25 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:21:50 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:18:09 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:18:31 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.10.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Automated release.

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.10.0
+Version:        1.12.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 14 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.12.1-1
+- pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.12.0-1
+- Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.2-1
+- Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.1-1
+- Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+* Wed Jan 21 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.0-1
+- Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
 * Tue Jan 20 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.10.0-1
 - Automated release.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.10.0"
+version = "1.12.1"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

scripts/nix/lib/path.sh

@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ real_exe() {
 
 # Resolve nix binary path robustly (works across distros + Arch /usr/sbin)
 resolve_nix_bin() {
-  local nix_cmd=""
+  # IMPORTANT: prefer distro-managed locations first.
-  nix_cmd="$(command -v nix 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  # This avoids pinning /usr/local/bin/nix to a stale user-profile nix binary.
-  [[ -n "$nix_cmd" ]] && real_exe "$nix_cmd" && return 0
-
-  # IMPORTANT: prefer system locations before /usr/local to avoid self-symlink traps
   [[ -x /usr/sbin/nix ]]      && { echo "/usr/sbin/nix"; return 0; } # Arch package can land here
   [[ -x /usr/bin/nix ]]       && { echo "/usr/bin/nix"; return 0; }
   [[ -x /bin/nix ]]           && { echo "/bin/nix"; return 0; }
 
-  # /usr/local last, and only if it resolves to a real executable
+  local nix_cmd=""
+  nix_cmd="$(command -v nix 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  [[ -n "$nix_cmd" ]] && real_exe "$nix_cmd" && return 0
+
+  # /usr/local after system locations, and only if it resolves to a real executable
   [[ -e /usr/local/bin/nix ]] && real_exe "/usr/local/bin/nix" && return 0
 
   [[ -x /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix ]] && {

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/workflow.py

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pkgmgr.actions.branch import close_branch
-from pkgmgr.core.git import GitRunError
+from pkgmgr.core.git import GitRunError, run
-from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import add, commit, push, tag_annotated
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import add, commit, tag_annotated
 from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_current_branch
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.paths import resolve_repo_paths
 
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ def _release_impl(
         add(existing_files, preview=True)
         commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=True)
         tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=True)
-        push("origin", branch, preview=True)
+        run(["push", "origin", branch, new_tag], preview=True)
-        push("origin", new_tag, preview=True)
 
         if is_highest_version_tag(new_tag):
             update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=True)
@@ -156,9 +155,8 @@ def _release_impl(
     commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=False)
     tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=False)
 
-    # Push branch and ONLY the newly created version tag (no --tags)
+    # Push branch and ONLY the newly created version tag in one command (no --tags)
-    push("origin", branch, preview=False)
+    run(["push", "origin", branch, new_tag], preview=False)
-    push("origin", new_tag, preview=False)
 
     # Update 'latest' only if this is the highest version tag
     try: