with auto tag release CI, it's losing the change log as it is forced to have 1 PR to master to collect all changes.

[Raffaello]

Instead of doing so would it be better.
to merge into master the PR and the release version check must not be mandatory.
When it won't pass it won't publish a release.
So changes can be collected in the main branch before releasing it.
when the release version check passes in the PR it will create a release...