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14 changed files with 159 additions and 620 deletions
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.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.'
--- a/.github/SECURITY.md
+++ b/.github/SECURITY.md
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Security Policy
-
-If you discover any security related issues, please email stefan@stefanzweifel.dev instead of using the issue tracker.
--- a/.github/workflows/git-auto-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/git-auto-commit.yml
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: write

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}

--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Lint Code Base
        uses: github/super-linter@v7
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4

    - name: Install testing dependencies
      run: yarn install
--- a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yaml
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: master

@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
          latest-version: ${{ github.event.release.name }}

      - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
        with:
          branch: master
          commit_message: Update CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -5,61 +5,10 @@ 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/v7.1.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.2.0...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
-
- Restore skip_fetch, skip_checkout, create_branch ([#388](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/388)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
- Restore Detached State Detection ([#393](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/393)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
- Add Support for Tag Messages ([#391](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/391)) [@EliasBoulharts](https://github.com/@EliasBoulharts)
-
-### Changed
-
- Run Action on Node 24 ([#389](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/389)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
-
-### Dependency Updates
-
- Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 ([#386](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/386)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
-
-## [v6.0.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.1) - 2025-06-11
-
-### Fixed
-
- Disable Check if Repo is in Detached State ([#379](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/379)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
-
-## [v6.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.2.0...v6.0.0) - 2025-06-10
-
-### Added
-
- Throw error early if repository is in a detached state ([#357](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/357))
-
-### Fixed
-
- Fix PAT instructions with Dependabot ([#376](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/376)) [@Dreamsorcerer](https://github.com/@Dreamsorcerer)
-
-### Removed
-
- Remove support for `create_branch`, `skip_checkout`, `skip_Fetch` ([#314](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/314))
-
 ## [v5.2.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.1.0...v5.2.0) - 2025-04-19

 ### Added
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ 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.
@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ Adding git-auto-commit to your Workflow only takes a couple lines of code.
 2. Add the following step at the end of your job, after other steps that might add or change files.

 ```yaml
- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
 ```

 Your Workflow should look similar to this example.
@ -44,17 +39,15 @@ jobs:
      contents: write

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        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
      # …

      # Commit all changed files back to the repository
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
 ```

 > [!NOTE]
@ -63,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 The following is an extended example with all available options.

 ```yaml
- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
  with:
    # Optional. Commit message for the created commit.
    # Defaults to "Apply automatic changes"
@ -92,15 +85,10 @@ The following is an extended example with all available options.
    commit_user_name: My GitHub Actions Bot # defaults to "github-actions[bot]"
    commit_user_email: my-github-actions-bot@example.org # defaults to "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
    commit_author: Author <actions@github.com> # defaults to "username <numeric_id+username@users.noreply.github.com>", where "numeric_id" and "username" belong to the author of the commit that triggered the run
-        
-    # Optional. Tag name to be created in the local repository and 
-    # pushed to the remote repository on the defined branch.
-    # If only one of `tag_name` or `tagging_message` is provided, the value of the provided field will be used for both tag name and message.
-    tag_name: 'v1.0.0'

-    # Optional. Message to annotate the created tag with.
-    # If only one of `tag_name` or `tagging_message` is provided, the value of the provided field will be used for both tag name and message.
-    tagging_message: 'Codename "Sunshine"'
+    # Optional. Tag name being created in the local repository and 
+    # pushed to remote repository and defined branch.
+    tagging_message: 'v1.0.0'

    # Optional. Option used by `git-status` to determine if the repository is 
    # dirty. See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status#_options
@ -117,24 +105,12 @@ The following is an extended example with all available options.
    # Optional. Disable dirty check and always try to create a commit and push
    skip_dirty_check: true    

-    # Optional. Skip internal call to `git fetch`
-    skip_fetch: true
-
-    # Optional. Skip internal call to `git checkout`
-    skip_checkout: true
-    
-    # Optional. Skip internal call to `git push`
-    skip_push: true
-
    # Optional. Prevents the shell from expanding filenames. 
    # Details: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html
    disable_globbing: true

-    # Optional. Create given branch name in local and remote repository.
-    create_branch: true
-
    # Optional. Creates a new tag and pushes it to remote without creating a commit. 
-    # Skips dirty check and changed files. Must be used in combination with `tag` and `tagging_message`.
+    # Skips dirty check and changed files. Must be used with `tagging_message`.
    create_git_tag_only: false
 ```

@ -165,14 +141,14 @@ jobs:
      contents: write

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}

    - name: Run php-cs-fixer
      uses: docker://oskarstark/php-cs-fixer-ga

-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
      with:
        commit_message: Apply php-cs-fixer changes
 ```
@ -194,7 +170,7 @@ You can use these outputs to trigger other Actions in your Workflow run based on
 ### Example

 ```yaml
-  - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+  - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
    id: auto-commit-action #mandatory for the output to show up in ${{ steps }}
    with:
      commit_message: Apply php-cs-fixer changes
@ -226,11 +202,11 @@ If this Action doesn't work for your workflow, check out [EndBug/add-and-commit]

 ### Checkout the correct branch

-You must use `actions/checkout@v2` or later versions to check out the repository.
+You must use `action/checkout@v2` or later versions to check out the repository.
 In non-`push` events, such as `pull_request`, make sure to specify the `ref` to check out:

 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  with:
    ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 ```
@ -248,7 +224,7 @@ You can change this by creating a new [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://gith
 storing the token as a secret in your repository and then passing the new token to the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage) Action step.

 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  with:
    token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 ```
@ -294,7 +270,7 @@ The example below can be used as a starting point to generate a multiline commit
    # Quick and dirty step to get rid of the temporary file holding the commit message
    - run: rm -rf commitmessage.txt

-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
      id: commit
      with:
        commit_message: ${{ steps.commit_message_step.outputs.commit_message }}
@ -318,7 +294,7 @@ As git-auto-commit by default does not use **your** username and email when crea
    git_commit_gpgsign: true

 - name: "Commit and push changes"
-  uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+  uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
  with:
     commit_author: "${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }} <${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}>"
     commit_user_name: ${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.name }}
@ -381,7 +357,7 @@ jobs:
      contents: write

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        # Checkout the fork/head-repository and push changes to the fork.
        # If you skip this, the base repository will be checked out and changes
@ -395,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Run php-cs-fixer
      uses: docker://oskarstark/php-cs-fixer-ga

-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
 ```

 For more information about running Actions on forks, see [this announcement from GitHub](https://github.blog/2020-08-03-github-actions-improvements-for-fork-and-pull-request-workflows/).
@ -430,13 +406,12 @@ The steps in your workflow might look like this:
    echo "message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
    echo "author=$(git log -1 --pretty=\"%an <%ae>\")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
  with:
    commit_author: ${{ steps.last-commit.outputs.author }}
    commit_message: ${{ steps.last-commit.outputs.message }}
    commit_options: '--amend --no-edit'
    push_options: '--force'
-    skip_fetch: true
 ```

 See discussion in [#159](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/159#issuecomment-845347950) for details.
@ -451,9 +426,7 @@ 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).

-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.
+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/`

@ -475,7 +448,7 @@ If you create a personal access token (classic), apply the `repo` and `workflow`
 If you create a fine-grained personal access token, apply the `Contents`-permissions.

 ```yaml
- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  with:
    # We pass the "PAT" secret to the checkout action; if no PAT secret is available to the workflow runner (eg. Dependabot) we fall back to the default "GITHUB_TOKEN".
    token: ${{ secrets.PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@ -489,7 +462,7 @@ You can learn more about Personal Access Token in the [GitHub documentation](htt
 If you go the "force pushes" route, you have to enable force pushes to a protected branch (see [documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/enabling-force-pushes-to-a-protected-branch)) and update your Workflow to use force push like this.

 ```yaml
-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
      with:
        commit_message: Apply php-cs-fixer changes
        push_options: --force
@ -519,7 +492,7 @@ This is due to the fact, that the `*.md`-glob is expanded before sending it to `
 To fix this add `disable_globbing: true` to your Workflow.

 ```yaml
- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
  with:
    file_pattern: '*.md'
    disable_globbing: true
@ -547,7 +520,7 @@ yarn test

 We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/tags).

-We also provide major version tags to make it easier to always use the latest release of a major version. For example, you can use `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7` to always use the latest release of the current major version.
+We also provide major version tags to make it easier to always use the latest release of a major version. For example, you can use `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5` to always use the latest release of the current major version.
 (More information about this [here](https://help.github.com/en/actions/building-actions/about-actions#versioning-your-action).)

 ## Credits
--- a/UPGRADING.md
+++ b/UPGRADING.md
@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # Upgrading

-## From v6 to v7
-
-The previously removed options `create_branch`, `skip_fetch`, and `skip_checkout` have been reintroduced in git-auto-commit v7. If you had removed these options from your workflows when upgrading to v6, you can now add them back if needed.
-
-Tagging a commit has been reworked. In addition to the existing `tagging_message`-option, a new `tag_name` option has been added. If you were using `tagging_message`, you can continue to do so, but if you want to specify a custom tag name and tag message, you can now use the `tag_name` and `tagging_message` option.
-(Specifying a `tagging_message` without a `tag_name` will create a tag with the name and message both set to the value of `tagging_message`.)
-
 ## From v5 to v6

 The following options have been removed from git-auto-commit and can be removed from your workflows.
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ inputs:
    description: Value used for the commit author. Defaults to the username of whoever triggered this workflow run.
    required: false
    default: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor_id }}+${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
-  tag_name:
-    description: Tag name used for creating a new git tag with the commit. Keep this empty, if no tag should be created.
-    required: false
-    default: ''
  tagging_message:
-    description: Tagging message used for creating a new git tag with the commit. Keep this empty, if no tag should be created.
+    description: Message used to create a new git tag with the commit. Keep this empty, if no tag should be created.
    required: false
    default: ''
  push_options:
@ -60,24 +56,9 @@ inputs:
    description: Skip the check if the git repository is dirty and always try to create a commit.
    required: false
    default: false
-  skip_fetch:
-    description: Skip the call to git-fetch.
-    required: false
-    default: false
-  skip_checkout:
-    description: Skip the call to git-checkout.
-    required: false
-    default: false
-  skip_push:
-    description: Skip the call to git-push.
-    required: false
-    default: false
  disable_globbing:
    description: Stop the shell from expanding filenames (https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html)
    default: false
-  create_branch:
-    description: Create new branch with the name of `branch`-input in local and remote repository, if it doesn't exist yet.
-    default: false
  create_git_tag_only:
    description: Perform a clean git tag and push, without commiting anything
    required: false
@ -85,6 +66,17 @@ inputs:
  internal_git_binary:
    description: Internal use only! Path to git binary used to check if git is available. (Don't change this!)
    default: git
+  skip_fetch:
+    description: "Deprecated: skip_fetch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  skip_checkout:
+    description: "Deprecated: skip_checkout has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  create_branch:
+    description: "Deprecated: create_branch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
+    default: false


 outputs:
@ -96,7 +88,7 @@ outputs:
    description: Value is "true", if a git tag was created using the `create_git_tag_only`-input.

 runs:
-  using: 'node24'
+  using: 'node20'
  main: 'index.js'

 branding:
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ _log() {
 }

 _main() {
+    if "$INPUT_SKIP_FETCH"; then
+        _log "warning" "git-auto-commit: skip_fetch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore.";
+    fi
+
+    if "$INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT"; then
+        _log "warning" "git-auto-commit: skip_checkout has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore.";
+    fi
+
+    if "$INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH"; then
+        _log "warning" "git-auto-commit: create_branch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore.";
+    fi
+
    _check_if_git_is_available

    _switch_to_repository
@ -44,8 +56,6 @@ _main() {

        _set_github_output "changes_detected" "true"

-        _switch_to_branch
-
        _add_files

        # Check dirty state of repo again using git-diff.
@ -110,40 +120,13 @@ _check_if_is_git_repository() {
 _check_if_repository_is_in_detached_state() {
    if [ -z "$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" ]
    then
-        _log "warning" "Repository is in a detached HEAD state. git-auto-commit will likely handle this automatically. To avoid it, check out a branch using the ref option in actions/checkout.";
+        _log "error" "Repository is in detached HEAD state. Please make sure you check out a branch. Adjust the `ref` input accordingly.";
+        exit 1;
    else
        _log "debug" "Repository is on a branch.";
    fi
 }

-_switch_to_branch() {
-    echo "INPUT_BRANCH value: $INPUT_BRANCH";
-
-    # Fetch remote to make sure that repo can be switched to the right branch.
-    if "$INPUT_SKIP_FETCH"; then
-        _log "debug" "git-fetch will not be executed.";
-    else
-        _log "debug" "git-fetch will be executed.";
-        git fetch --depth=1;
-    fi
-
-    # If `skip_checkout`-input is true, skip the entire checkout step.
-    if "$INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT"; then
-        _log "debug" "git-checkout will not be executed.";
-    else
-        _log "debug" "git-checkout will be executed.";
-        # Create new local branch if `create_branch`-input is true
-        if "$INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH"; then
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            git checkout -B $INPUT_BRANCH --;
-        else
-            # Switch to branch from current Workflow run
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            git checkout $INPUT_BRANCH --;
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
 _add_files() {
    echo "INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
    _log "debug" "Apply add options ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
@ -176,25 +159,18 @@ _local_commit() {
 }

 _tag_commit() {
-    echo "INPUT_TAG_NAME: ${INPUT_TAG_NAME}"
    echo "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: ${INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE}"

-    if [ -n "$INPUT_TAG_NAME" ] || [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]; then
-        INTERNAL_TAG=${INPUT_TAG_NAME:-$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE}
-        INTERNAL_TAGGING_MESSAGE=${INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE:-$INPUT_TAG_NAME}
-
-        _log "debug" "Create tag $INTERNAL_TAG: $INTERNAL_TAGGING_MESSAGE"
-        git -c user.name="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME" -c user.email="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL" tag -a "$INTERNAL_TAG" -m "$INTERNAL_TAGGING_MESSAGE"
+    if [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
+    then
+        _log "debug" "Create tag $INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
+        git -c user.name="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME" -c user.email="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL" tag -a "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" -m "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
    else
-        echo "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added.";
+        echo "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added.";
    fi
 }

 _push_to_github() {
-    if "$INPUT_SKIP_PUSH"; then
-        _log "debug" "git-push will not be executed.";
-        return
-    fi

    echo "INPUT_BRANCH value: $INPUT_BRANCH";

@ -206,8 +182,8 @@ _push_to_github() {

    if [ -z "$INPUT_BRANCH" ]
    then
-        # Only add `--tags` option, if `$INPUT_TAG_NAME` or `$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE` is set
-        if [ -n "$INPUT_TAG_NAME" ] || [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
+        # Only add `--tags` option, if `$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE` is set
+        if [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
        then
            _log "debug" "git push origin --tags";
            git push origin --follow-tags --atomic ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"};
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "devDependencies": {
-        "bats": "^1.13.0",
+        "bats": "^1.12.0",
        "bats-assert": "ztombol/bats-assert",
        "bats-support": "ztombol/bats-support"
      }
    },
    "node_modules/bats": {
-      "version": "1.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-giSYKGTOcPZyJDbfbTtzAedLcNWdjCLbXYU3/MwPnjyvDXzu6Dgw8d2M+8jHhZXSmsCMSQqCp+YBsJ603UO4vQ==",
+      "version": "1.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1HTv2n+fjn3bmY9SNDgmzS6bjoKtVlSK2pIHON5aSA2xaqGkZFoCCWP46/G6jm9zZ7MCi84mD+3Byw4t3KGwBg==",
      "dev": true,
      "license": "MIT",
      "bin": {
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "devDependencies": {
-    "bats": "^1.13.0",
+    "bats": "^1.12.0",
    "bats-assert": "ztombol/bats-assert",
    "bats-support": "ztombol/bats-support"
  },
--- a/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
+++ b/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ setup() {
    export INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME="Test Suite"
    export INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL="test@github.com"
    export INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR="Test Suite <test@users.noreply.github.com>"
-    export INPUT_TAG_NAME=""
    export INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE=""
    export INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS=""
    export INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK=false
+    export INPUT_DISABLE_GLOBBING=false
+    export INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY=git
+
+    # Deprecated variables. Will be removed in future versions
+    export INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=false
    export INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=false
    export INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=false
-    export INPUT_SKIP_PUSH=false
-    export INPUT_DISABLE_GLOBBING=false
-    export INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=false
-    export INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY=git

    # Set GitHub environment variables used by the GitHub Action
    temp_github_output_file=$(mktemp -t github_output_test.XXXXX)
@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
@ -147,9 +146,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
@ -295,8 +293,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
 }

@test "It creates a tag with the commit" {
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME="v1.0.0"
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="MyProduct v1.0.0"
+    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v1.0.0"

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

@ -304,15 +301,13 @@ cat_github_output() {

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: v1.0.0"
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: MyProduct v1.0.0"
-
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0: MyProduct v1.0.0"
+    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: v1.0.0"
+    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0"
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"

    # Assert a tag v1.0.0 has been created
-    run git tag -n
-    assert_output 'v1.0.0          MyProduct v1.0.0'
+    run git tag
+    assert_output v1.0.0

    run git ls-remote --tags --refs
    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v1.0.0
@ -353,24 +348,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
 }

-@test "If SKIP_PUSH is true git-push will not be called" {
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    INPUT_SKIP_PUSH=true
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "::debug::git-push will not be executed."
-
-    # Assert that the sha values are not equal on local and remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-
-    refute [assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha]
-}
-
@test "It can checkout a different branch" {
    # Create foo-branch and then immediately switch back to ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
    git checkout -b foo
@ -411,11 +388,9 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
 }

-@test "It uses existing branch when INPUT_BRANCH is empty and INPUT_TAG is set" {
+@test "It uses existing branch when INPUT_BRANCH is empty and INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE is set" {
    INPUT_BRANCH=""
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME="v2.0.0"
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="MyProduct v2.0.0"
-
+    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v2.0.0"

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

@ -423,8 +398,8 @@ cat_github_output() {

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: v2.0.0"
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0: MyProduct v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0"
    assert_line "::debug::git push origin --tags"

    # Assert a tag v2.0.0 has been created
@ -436,37 +411,9 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v2.0.0
 }

-@test "If SKIP_FETCH is true git-fetch will not be called" {
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=true
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "::debug::git-fetch will not be executed."
-}
-
-@test "If SKIP_CHECKOUT is true git-checkout will not be called" {
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "::debug::git-checkout will not be executed."
-}
-
@test "It pushes generated commit and tag to remote and actually updates the commit shas" {
    INPUT_BRANCH=""
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME="v2.0.0"
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="MyProduct v2.0.0"
-
+    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v2.0.0"

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

@ -474,8 +421,8 @@ cat_github_output() {

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: v2.0.0"
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0: MyProduct v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0"
    assert_line "::debug::git push origin --tags"

    # Assert a tag v2.0.0 has been created
@ -494,14 +441,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
 }

@test "It pushes generated commit and tag to remote branch and updates commit sha" {
-    # Create "a-new-branch"-branch and then immediately switch back to ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    git checkout -b a-new-branch
-    git checkout ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-
    INPUT_BRANCH="a-new-branch"
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME="v2.0.0"
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="MyProduct v2.0.0"
-
+    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v2.0.0"

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

@ -509,8 +450,8 @@ cat_github_output() {

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: v2.0.0"
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0: MyProduct v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: v2.0.0"
+    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v2.0.0"
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch a-new-branch"

    # Assert a tag v2.0.0 has been created
@ -522,7 +463,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v2.0.0

    # Assert that branch "a-new-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short a-new-branch)"
+    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/a-new-branch)"

    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
@ -566,7 +507,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
@test "it does not throw an error if not changes are detected and SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK is false" {
    INPUT_FILE_PATTERN="."
    INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK=false
-    INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=false

    run git_auto_commit

@ -620,8 +560,6 @@ cat_github_output() {

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true
-
    run git_auto_commit

    assert_success
@ -651,8 +589,6 @@ cat_github_output() {

    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true
-
    run git_auto_commit

    assert_success
@ -662,9 +598,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-branch"
@ -683,6 +618,51 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
 }

+@test "It does not create new local branch if local branch already exists" {
+    git checkout -b not-existend-remote-branch
+    git checkout ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+
+    INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    run git branch
+    assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    run git branch -r
+    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
+
+    run git_auto_commit
+
+    assert_success
+
+    assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
+    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: not-existend-remote-branch"
+    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
+    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
+    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
+    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
+    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
+    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    # Assert checked out branch is still the same.
+    run git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    refute_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    run git branch
+    assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    run git branch -r
+    assert_line --partial "origin/not-existend-remote-branch"
+
+    run cat_github_output
+    assert_line "changes_detected=true"
+    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
+}
+
@test "It creates new local branch and pushes branch to remote even if the remote branch already exists" {
    # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
@ -700,7 +680,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY

    INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true

    run git branch
    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
@ -721,9 +700,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch existing-remote-branch"
@ -746,7 +724,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
 }

-@test "It fails if local branch is behind remote and when remote has newer commits and skip_checkout is set to true" {
+@test "It fails if local branch is behind remote and when remote has newer commits" {
    # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
    git checkout -b "existing-remote-branch"
@ -763,7 +741,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY

    INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true

    run git branch
    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
@ -795,7 +772,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
    refute [assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha]
 }

-@test "It fails to push commit to remote if branch already exists and local repo is behind its remote counterpart and SKIP_CHECKOUT is used" {
+@test "It fails to push commit to remote if branch already exists and local repo is behind its remote counterpart" {
    # Create `new-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY

@ -814,7 +791,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY

    INPUT_BRANCH="new-branch"
-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true

    # Assert that local remote does not have a "new-branch"-branch nor does
    # know about the remote branch.
@ -833,7 +809,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: new-branch"
    assert_line --partial "::debug::Push commit to remote branch new-branch"

-    assert_line --partial "Updates were rejected because a pushed branch tip is behind its remote"
+    assert_line --partial "Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do"
+    assert_line --partial "This is usually caused by another repository pushing"
 }

@test "throws fatal error if file pattern includes files that do not exist" {
@ -1054,9 +1031,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
@ -1121,7 +1097,7 @@ END
    assert_line "::error::Not a git repository. Please make sure to run this action in a git repository. Adjust the `repository` input if necessary."
 }

-@test "It detects if the repository is in a detached state and logs a warning" {
+@test "It detects if the repository is in a detached state and exits with an error" {
    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt

    run git_auto_commit
@ -1136,14 +1112,13 @@ END

    run git_auto_commit

-    assert_success;
-    assert_line "::warning::Repository is in a detached HEAD state. git-auto-commit will likely handle this automatically. To avoid it, check out a branch using the ref option in actions/checkout."
+    assert_failure;
+    assert_line "::error::Repository is in detached HEAD state. Please make sure you check out a branch. Adjust the `ref` input accordingly."
 }

@test "it creates a tag if create_git_tag_only is set to true and a message has been supplied" {
    INPUT_CREATE_GIT_TAG_ONLY=true
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME=v1.0.0
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="MyProduct v1.0.0"
+    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE=v1.0.0

    run git_auto_commit

@ -1151,8 +1126,8 @@ END

    assert_line "::debug::Create git tag only"

-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0: MyProduct v1.0.0"
-    refute_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0"
+    refute_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."

    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
@ -1163,8 +1138,8 @@ END
    refute_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"

    # Assert a tag v1.0.0 has been created
-    run git tag -n
-    assert_output 'v1.0.0          MyProduct v1.0.0'
+    run git tag
+    assert_output v1.0.0

    run git ls-remote --tags --refs
    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v1.0.0
@ -1172,16 +1147,14 @@ END

@test "it output no tagging message supplied if no tagging message is set but create_git_tag_only is set to true" {
    INPUT_CREATE_GIT_TAG_ONLY=true
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME=""
    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE=""

    run git_auto_commit

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
+    assert_line "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added."
    assert_line "::debug::Create git tag only"

    run cat_github_output
@ -1194,330 +1167,16 @@ END
    assert_output ""
 }

-@test "script fails to push commit to new branch that does not exist yet" {
-    INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=false
-
-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_failure
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: not-existend-branch"
-    assert_line "fatal: invalid reference: not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
-
-    run cat_github_output
-    assert_line "changes_detected=true"
-}
-
-@test "It creates new local branch and pushes the new branch to remote" {
-    INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
-
-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: not-existend-branch"
-    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
-    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
-    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
-    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
-
-    run cat_github_output
-    assert_line "changes_detected=true"
-    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
-}
-
-@test "It does not create new local branch if local branch already exists and SKIP_CHECKOUT is true" {
-    git checkout -b not-existend-remote-branch
-    git checkout ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-
-    INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-remote-branch"
+@test "it shows warning message if any deprecated options are used" {
+    INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=true
    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: not-existend-remote-branch"
-    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
-    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
-    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
-    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    # Assert checked out branch is still the same.
-    run git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
-    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    refute_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/not-existend-remote-branch"
-
-    run cat_github_output
-    assert_line "changes_detected=true"
-    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
-}
-
-@test "it creates new local branch and pushes branch to remote even if the remote branch already exists" {
-
-    # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
-    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-    git checkout -b "existing-remote-branch"
-    touch new-branch-file.txt
-    git add new-branch-file.txt
-    git commit -m "Add additional file"
-    git push origin existing-remote-branch
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    # ---------
-    # Switch to our regular local repository and run `git-auto-commit`
-    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-
-    INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true

-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    run git fetch --all
-    run git pull origin existing-remote-branch
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
    run git_auto_commit

    assert_success

-    assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: existing-remote-branch"
-    assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
-    assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-    assert_line "Neither tag nor tag message is set. No tag will be added."
-    assert_line "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: "
-    assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
-    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch existing-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
-
-    # Assert that branch "existing-remote-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short existing-remote-branch)"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/existing-remote-branch)"
-
-    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
-
-    run cat_github_output
-    assert_line "changes_detected=true"
-    assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
-}
-
-@test "script fails if new local branch is checked out and push fails as remote has newer commits than local" {
-    # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
-    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-    git checkout -b "existing-remote-branch"
-    touch new-branch-file.txt
-    git add new-branch-file.txt
-    git commit -m "Add additional file"
-    git push origin existing-remote-branch
-
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    # ---------
-    # Switch to our regular local repository and run `git-auto-commit`
-    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-
-    INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
-
-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    run git fetch --all
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_failure
-
-    assert_line "hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind"
-
-    # Assert that branch exists locally and on remote
-    run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
-
-    # Assert that branch "existing-remote-branch" was not updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short existing-remote-branch)"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/existing-remote-branch)"
-
-    refute [assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha]
-}
-
-@test "It pushes commit to remote if branch already exists and local repo is behind its remote counterpart" {
-    # Create `new-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
-    cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-
-    git checkout -b "new-branch"
-    touch new-branch-file.txt
-    git add new-branch-file.txt
-
-    git commit --quiet -m "Add additional file"
-    git push origin new-branch
-
-    run git branch -r
-    assert_line --partial "origin/new-branch"
-
-    # ---------
-    # Switch to our regular local repository and run `git-auto-commit`
-    cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
-
-    INPUT_BRANCH="new-branch"
-
-    # Assert that local remote does not know have "new-branch" locally nor does
-    # know about the remote branch.
-    run git branch
-    refute_line --partial "new-branch"
-
-    run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/new-branch"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: new-branch"
-    assert_line --partial "::debug::Push commit to remote branch new-branch"
-
-    # Assert that branch "new-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short new-branch)"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/new-branch)"
-
-    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
-}
-
-@test "Set a tag message only" {
-    INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v1.0.0"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: "
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: v1.0.0"
-
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0: v1.0.0"
-    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
-
-    # Assert a tag v1.0.0 has been created
-    run git tag -n
-    assert_output 'v1.0.0          v1.0.0'
-
-    run git ls-remote --tags --refs
-    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v1.0.0
-
-    # Assert that the commit has been pushed with --force and
-    # sha values are equal on local and remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-
-    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
-}
-
-@test "Set a tag only" {
-    INPUT_TAG_NAME="v1.0.0"
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAG_NAME: v1.0.0"
-    assert_line "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: "
-
-    assert_line "::debug::Create tag v1.0.0: v1.0.0"
-    assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
-
-    # Assert a tag v1.0.0 has been created
-    run git tag -n
-    assert_output 'v1.0.0          v1.0.0'
-
-    run git ls-remote --tags --refs
-    assert_output --partial refs/tags/v1.0.0
-
-    # Assert that the commit has been pushed with --force and
-    # sha values are equal on local and remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
-
-    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
+    assert_line "::warning::git-auto-commit: skip_fetch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
+    assert_line "::warning::git-auto-commit: skip_checkout has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
+    assert_line "::warning::git-auto-commit: create_branch has been removed in v6. It does not have any effect anymore."
 }