Merge releases/v3 into releases/v2

.github/workflows/post-release-mergeback.yml

@@ -162,11 +162,18 @@ jobs:
             --assignee "${GITHUB_ACTOR}" \
             --draft
 
+      - name: Generate token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@5d869da34e18e7287c1daad50e0b8ea0f506ce69
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.AUTOMATION_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
       - name: Create the GitHub release
         env:
           PARTIAL_CHANGELOG: "${{ runner.temp }}/partial_changelog.md"
           VERSION: "${{ steps.getVersion.outputs.version }}"
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
           # Do not mark this release as latest. The most recent CLI release must be marked as latest.
           gh release create \

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ See the [releases page](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases) for th
 
 Note that the only difference between `v2` and `v3` of the CodeQL Action is the node version they support, with `v3` running on node 20 while we continue to release `v2` to support running on node 16. For example `3.22.11` was the first `v3` release and is functionally identical to `2.22.11`. This approach ensures an easy way to track exactly which features are included in different versions, indicated by the minor and patch version numbers.
 
+## 2.27.8 - 12 Dec 2024
+
+- Fixed an issue where streaming the download and extraction of the CodeQL bundle did not respect proxy settings. [#2624](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2624)
+
 ## 2.27.7 - 10 Dec 2024
 
 - We are rolling out a change in December 2024 that will extract the CodeQL bundle directly to the toolcache to improve performance. [#2631](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2631)