From 3022a6217c9eb6b04e676e406374e89497db0d56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Boss <mail@ricardoboss.de>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 21:34:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added ability to specify multiple labels to skip check

---
 action.yml | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 check.sh   | 19 -------------------
 fail.sh    | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 check.sh
 create mode 100644 fail.sh

diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 72dee52..d9f53f1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Which file to use for checking that the changelog was modified
     required: false
     default: CHANGES.md
+  labels:
+    description: The labels (semicolon separated) that allow a PR to pass without modifying the changelog
+    required: false
+    default: "no changelog"
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -15,9 +19,22 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Check for changes in changelog
+    - name: Check PR labels
+      shell: bash
+      id: skip-check
+      run: |
+        IFS=',' read -ra WANT <<< "${{ inputs.labels }}"
+        PR_LABELS="${{ join(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ' ') }}"
+        for w in "${WANT[@]}"; do
+          if [[ " $PR_LABELS " == *" $w "* ]]; then
+            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+        done
+        echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Alert for missing changes in changelog
+      if: steps.skip-check.outputs.skip == 'true'
       env:
         BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
-        NO_CHANGELOG_LABEL: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no changelog') }}
-      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/check.sh "${{ inputs.changelog }}"
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/fail.sh "${{ inputs.changelog }}"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/check.sh b/check.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0d63b1e..0000000
--- a/check.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -uo pipefail
-
-CHANGELOG_FILE="${1:-CHANGES.md}"
-
-if [ "${NO_CHANGELOG_LABEL}" = "true" ]; then
-    # 'no changelog' set, so finish successfully
-    exit 0
-else
-    # a changelog check is required
-    # fail if the diff is empty
-    if git diff --exit-code "origin/${BASE_REF}" -- "${CHANGELOG_FILE}"; then
-        echo >&2 "User-visible changes should come with an entry in the changelog. This behavior
-can be overridden by using the \"no changelog\" label, which is used for changes
-that are not user-visible."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
diff --git a/fail.sh b/fail.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..468e806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+CHANGELOG_FILE="${1:-CHANGES.md}"
+
+# a changelog check is required
+# fail if the diff is empty
+if git diff --exit-code "origin/${BASE_REF}" -- "${CHANGELOG_FILE}"; then
+    echo >&2 "User-visible changes should come with an entry in the changelog. This behavior
+can be overridden by using the \"no changelog\" label, which is used for changes
+that are not user-visible."
+    exit 1
+fi

From 835cd3d4e5057fce7978dac0353003afa43e05df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Boss <mail@ricardoboss.de>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 21:36:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Documented changes for multi-label support

---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21501ef..8a6ceb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ the changelog check will re-run and succeed automatically. This label can also
 be applied directly when opening the PR so the check will be automatically
 omitted.
 
+You can also set a custom set of labels using the `labels` inputs (separated by
+commas). If ANY of the labels matches, the check is skipped.
+
 ## Options
 
 The file that is being checked by default is called `CHANGES.md` but you can
@@ -63,4 +66,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: tarides/changelog-check-action@v2
         with:
           changelog: CHANGES.md
+          labels: "no changelog,dependencies"
 ```