Cannot find module (plugins) in a workflow release for a Golang project

[ootkin]

Hi folks,

We would like to use semantic-release to automate the release of a golang project.
We are using github actions to do that and inside our repo we have the following .releaserc.json:

{
  "branches": [
    "master"
  ],
  "plugins": [
    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
    "@semantic-release/changelog",
    "@semantic-release/github",
    [
      "semantic-release-helm",
      {
        "chartPath": "./Chart"
      }
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/npm",
      {
        "npmPublish": false
      }
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/git",
      {
        "assets": [
          "Chart/Chart.yaml"
        ]
      }
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/exec",
      {
        "verifyReleaseCmd": "echo \"version=${nextRelease.version}\" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
      }
    ]
  ]
}

In our workflow we have defined a step to install semantic-release with the required plugins like so:

- name: Install and run semantic-release
  id: semantic_release
  run: |
    npm i -g @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/changelog @semantic-release/exec semantic-release-helm
    npx semantic-release@22
  env:
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

But I've got the following error:

[10:41:43 AM] [semantic-release] › ℹ  Running semantic-release version 22.0.10
[10:41:43 AM] [semantic-release] › ✘  An error occurred while running semantic-release: Error: Cannot find module '@semantic-release/changelog'
Require stack:
- /home/runner/work/***/***/noop.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1144:[15](https://github.com/***/***/actions/runs/7166254297/job/19509865547#step:4:16))
    at resolveFileName (/home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f[18](https://github.com/***/***/actions/runs/7166254297/job/19509865547#step:4:19)[19](https://github.com/***/***/actions/runs/7166254297/job/19509865547#step:4:20)1a9b51d/node_modules/resolve-from/index.js:29:39)
    at resolveFrom (/home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/resolve-from/index.js:43:9)
    at module.exports (/home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/resolve-from/index.js:46:47)
    at loadPlugin (file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/utils.js:59:54)
    at file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:18:43
    at async file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:15:29
    at async file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:15:29
    at async file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:15:29
    at async file:///home/runner/.npm/_npx/b987f18191a9b51d/node_modules/semantic-release/lib/plugins/index.js:15:29 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [ '/home/runner/work/***/***/noop.js' ]
}

I think that npx is trying to look at a package.json depencency for the plugin @semantic-release/changelog inside the golang repo...

Am I missing something?

Thanks

[sheerlox]

#3082 (comment) should solve your issue

[ootkin]

You are amazing <3