fix: error using since_last_remote_commit with the first PR commit (#2163 )

Co-authored-by: tj-actions[bot] <109116665+tj-actions-bot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
chore(deps): update dependency @types/node to v20.14.8
2024-06-23 01:03:16 -06:00 · 2024-06-22 08:54:44 +00:00 · 2024-06-21 22:52:36 -06:00 · 2024-06-21 21:41:51 -06:00 · 2024-06-21 21:41:32 -06:00 · 2024-06-20 23:31:52 +00:00
24 changed files with 18116 additions and 4759 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
      # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
      - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.4.0
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.4.1
        with:
          # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
          # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ jobs:
        id: changed-files
        uses: ./
        with:
-          json: true
-          escape_json: false
+          matrix: true
      - name: List all changed files
        run: echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'

--- a/.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Run git-cliff
        uses: tj-actions/git-cliff@v1
      - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.0.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.1.0
        with:
          base: "main"
          labels: "merge when passing"
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
          yarn install

      - name: Run eslint on changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@v23
+        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@v25
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
          yarn all

      - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v18
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
        id: changed_files
        with:
          files: |
@@ -567,6 +567,43 @@ jobs:
        shell:
          bash

+  test-dir-names-nested-folder:
+    name: Test changed-files with dir-names in a nested folder
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: needs.build.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+          submodules: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download build assets
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: build-assets
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          path: .github
+          json: true
+          escape_json: false
+          dir_names: true
+          dir_names_exclude_current_dir: true
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
+
  test-non-existing-repository:
    name: Test changed-files with non existing repository
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -645,6 +682,27 @@ jobs:
          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
        shell:
          bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files excluding submodule
+        id: changed-files-exclude-submodule
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: "85bd869"
+          sha: "adde7bb"
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          exclude_submodules: true
+
+      - name: Verify no added files
+        if: steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs.added_files != ''
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: ('') got ${{ steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs.added_files }}"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
  test-yaml:
    name: Test changed-files with yaml
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -951,8 +1009,11 @@ jobs:
          bash
  test-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory:
    name: Test dir names deleted files include only deleted dirs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    needs: build
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
    if: needs.build.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
    permissions:
      contents: read
@@ -960,7 +1021,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
-          ref: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
          submodules: true
          fetch-depth: 2
@@ -972,6 +1033,7 @@ jobs:
          sha: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
          dir_names: true
          dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: true
+          fetch_depth: 60000
      - name: Show output
        run: |
          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory.outputs) }}'
@@ -991,6 +1053,35 @@ jobs:
          exit 1
        shell:
          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names and dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs with the test directory deleted returns posix path separator
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: a52f8621d26d5d9f54b80f74bda2d9eedff94693
+          sha: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
+          dir_names: true
+          dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: true
+          use_posix_path_separator: true
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check deleted_files output on non windows platform
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files != 'test/test3' && runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test/test3) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check deleted_files output on windows platform
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test3') && runner.os == 'Windows'"
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test/test3) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash

  test-since-last-remote-commit:
    name: Test changed-files since last remote commit
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: tj-actions/remark@v3

      - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v18
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
        id: verify_changed_files
        with:
          files: |
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-E95420?style=for-the-badge\&logo=ubuntu\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
 [![Mac OS](https://img.shields.io/badge/mac%20os-000000?style=for-the-badge\&logo=macos\&logoColor=F0F0F0)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
 [![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?style=for-the-badge\&logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
-[![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?style=for-the-badge\&url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)
+[![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?style=for-the-badge\&url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26package_id%3DUGFja2FnZS0yOTQyNTU4MDk5%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)

 [![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/4fe2f49c3ab144b0bbe4effc85a061a0)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=gh\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=\&utm_campaign=Badge_grade)
 [![CI](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml)
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Effortlessly track all changed files and directories relative to a target branch

 > \[!NOTE]
 >
-> *   This action solely identifies files that have changed within the context of events such as `pull_request*`, `push`, and more. However, it doesn't detect pending uncommitted changes created during the workflow execution.
+> *   This action solely identifies files that have changed for events such as [`pull_request*`, `push`, `merge_group`, `release`, and many more](#other-supported-events-electron). However, it doesn't detect pending uncommitted changes created during the workflow execution.
 >
->     See: https://github.com/tj-actions/verify-changed-files instead
+>     See: https://github.com/tj-actions/verify-changed-files instead.

 ## Table of contents

@@ -116,15 +116,13 @@ jobs:
    name: Test changed-files
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # OR "2" -> To retrieve the preceding commit.

      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Example 1
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        # To compare changes between the current commit and the last pushed remote commit set `since_last_remote_commit: true`. e.g
        # with:
        #   since_last_remote_commit: true 
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get all changed markdown files
        id: changed-markdown-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          # Avoid using single or double quotes for multiline patterns
          files: |
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get all test, doc and src files that have changed
        id: changed-files-yaml
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          files_yaml: |
            doc:
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
      # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**`
          files_ignore: docs/static.js
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
    # NOTE:
    # - This is limited to pull_request* events and would raise an error for other events.
    # - A maximum of 3000 files can be returned.
-    # - For more flexibility and no limitations see "Using local .git history" above.
+    # - For more flexibility and no limitations see "Using local .git directory" above.

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # windows-latest || macos-latest
    name: Test changed-files
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44

      - name: List all changed files
        env:
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      # NOTE: `since_last_remote_commit: true` is implied by default and falls back to the previous local commit.

      - name: List all changed files
@@ -322,14 +320,14 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 > *   When using `files_yaml*` inputs:
 >     *   All keys must start with a letter or `_` and contain only alphanumeric characters, `-`, or `_`.
 >
->         For example, `test` or `test_key` or `test-key` or `_test_key` are all valid.
+>         For example, `test` or `test_key` or `test-key` or `_test_key` are all valid choices.

 ## Inputs ⚙️

 <!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->

 ```yaml
- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
  id: changed-files
  with:
    # Github API URL.
@@ -337,52 +335,68 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "${{ github.api_url }}"
    api_url: ''

-    # Specify a different base commit SHA or branch used 
-    # for comparing changes 
+    # Specify a different base commit 
+    # SHA or branch used for 
+    # comparing changes 
    # Type: string
    base_sha: ''

-    # Exclude changes outside the current directory and show path 
-    # names relative to it. NOTE: This requires you to 
-    # specify the top-level directory via the `path` input. 
+    # Exclude changes outside the current 
+    # directory and show path names 
+    # relative to it. NOTE: This 
+    # requires you to specify the 
+    # top-level directory via the `path` 
+    # input. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "true"
    diff_relative: ''

-    # Output unique changed directories instead of filenames. NOTE: This 
-    # returns `.` for changed files located in the current 
-    # working directory which defaults to `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`. 
+    # Output unique changed directories instead 
+    # of filenames. NOTE: This returns 
+    # `.` for changed files located 
+    # in the current working directory 
+    # which defaults to `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    dir_names: ''

-    # Include only directories that have been deleted as opposed 
-    # to directory names of files that have been deleted 
-    # in the `deleted_files` output when `dir_names` is set to 
-    # `true`. 
+    # Include only directories that have 
+    # been deleted as opposed to 
+    # directory names of files that 
+    # have been deleted in the 
+    # `deleted_files` output when `dir_names` is 
+    # set to `true`. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: ''

-    # Exclude the current directory represented by `.` from the 
-    # output when `dir_names` is set to `true`. 
+    # Exclude the current directory represented 
+    # by `.` from the output 
+    # when `dir_names` is set to 
+    # `true`. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    dir_names_exclude_current_dir: ''

-    # File and directory patterns to include in the output 
-    # when `dir_names` is set to `true`. NOTE: This returns 
-    # only the matching files and also the directory names. 
+    # File and directory patterns to 
+    # include in the output when 
+    # `dir_names` is set to `true`. 
+    # NOTE: This returns only the 
+    # matching files and also the 
+    # directory names. 
    # Type: string
    dir_names_include_files: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `dir_names_include_files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `dir_names_include_files` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    dir_names_include_files_separator: ''

-    # Limit the directory output to a maximum depth e.g 
-    # `test/test1/test2` with max depth of `2` returns `test/test1`. 
+    # Limit the directory output to 
+    # a maximum depth e.g `test/test1/test2` 
+    # with max depth of `2` 
+    # returns `test/test1`. 
    # Type: string
    dir_names_max_depth: ''

@@ -391,12 +405,19 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "true"
    escape_json: ''

-    # Fail when the initial diff fails.
+    # Exclude changes to submodules.
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    exclude_submodules: ''
+
+    # Fail when the initial diff 
+    # fails. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    fail_on_initial_diff_error: ''

-    # Fail when the submodule diff fails.
+    # Fail when the submodule diff 
+    # fails. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    fail_on_submodule_diff_error: ''
@@ -406,105 +427,140 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "false"
    fetch_additional_submodule_history: ''

-    # Depth of additional branch history fetched. NOTE: This can 
-    # be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history. 
+    # Depth of additional branch history 
+    # fetched. NOTE: This can be 
+    # adjusted to resolve errors with 
+    # insufficient history. 
    # Type: string
-    # Default: "50"
+    # Default: "25"
    fetch_depth: ''

-    # File and directory patterns used to detect changes (Defaults to the entire repo if unset). 
-    # NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes. 
+    # Maximum number of retries to 
+    # fetch missing history. 
+    # Type: string
+    # Default: "20"
+    fetch_missing_history_max_retries: ''
+
+    # File and directory patterns used 
+    # to detect changes (Defaults to the entire repo if unset). NOTE: 
+    # Multiline file/directory patterns should not 
+    # include quotes. 
    # Type: string
    files: ''

-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files` input.
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files` input. 
    # Type: string
    files_from_source_file: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files_from_source_file` input.
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_from_source_file` input. 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_from_source_file_separator: ''

-    # Ignore changes to these file(s). NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns 
-    # should not include quotes. 
+    # Ignore changes to these file(s). 
+    # NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns should 
+    # not include quotes. 
    # Type: string
    files_ignore: ''

-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore` input
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_ignore` input 
    # Type: string
    files_ignore_from_source_file: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore_from_source_file` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_ignore_from_source_file_separator: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_ignore_separator: ''

-    # YAML used to define a set of file patterns 
-    # to ignore changes 
+    # YAML used to define a 
+    # set of file patterns to 
+    # ignore changes 
    # Type: string
    files_ignore_yaml: ''

-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore_yaml` input. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_ignore_yaml` input. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
    # Type: string
    files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file_separator: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_separator: ''

-    # YAML used to define a set of file patterns 
-    # to detect changes 
+    # YAML used to define a 
+    # set of file patterns to 
+    # detect changes 
    # Type: string
    files_yaml: ''

-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_yaml` input. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_yaml` input. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
    # Type: string
    files_yaml_from_source_file: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `files_yaml_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_yaml_from_source_file` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    files_yaml_from_source_file_separator: ''

-    # Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can generate a large 
-    # output See: #501. 
+    # Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this 
+    # can generate a large output 
+    # See: #501. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    include_all_old_new_renamed_files: ''

-    # Output list of changed files in a JSON formatted 
-    # string which can be used for matrix jobs. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml 
+    # Output list of changed files 
+    # in a JSON formatted string 
+    # which can be used for 
+    # matrix jobs. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    json: ''

-    # Apply the negation patterns first. NOTE: This affects how 
-    # changed files are matched. 
+    # Output changed files in a 
+    # format that can be used 
+    # for matrix jobs. Alias for 
+    # setting inputs `json` to `true` 
+    # and `escape_json` to `false`. 
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    matrix: ''
+
+    # Apply the negation patterns first. 
+    # NOTE: This affects how changed 
+    # files are matched. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    negation_patterns_first: ''

-    # Split character for old and new renamed filename pairs.
+    # Split character for old and 
+    # new renamed filename pairs. 
    # Type: string
    # Default: " "
    old_new_files_separator: ''

-    # Split character for old and new filename pairs.
+    # Split character for old and 
+    # new filename pairs. 
    # Type: string
    # Default: ","
    old_new_separator: ''
@@ -514,19 +570,22 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: ".github/outputs"
    output_dir: ''

-    # Output renamed files as deleted and added files.
+    # Output renamed files as deleted 
+    # and added files. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    output_renamed_files_as_deleted_and_added: ''

-    # Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the 
-    # repository. 
+    # Specify a relative path under 
+    # `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the repository. 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "."
    path: ''

-    # Use non-ASCII characters to match files and output the 
-    # filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false` 
+    # Use non-ASCII characters to match 
+    # files and output the filenames 
+    # completely verbatim by setting this 
+    # to `false` 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "true"
    quotepath: ''
@@ -536,35 +595,41 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: "false"
    recover_deleted_files: ''

-    # Recover deleted files to a new destination directory, defaults 
-    # to the original location. 
+    # Recover deleted files to a 
+    # new destination directory, defaults to 
+    # the original location. 
    # Type: string
    recover_deleted_files_to_destination: ''

-    # File and directory patterns used to recover deleted files, 
-    # defaults to the patterns provided via the `files`, `files_from_source_file`, 
-    # `files_ignore` and `files_ignore_from_source_file` inputs or all deleted files if 
-    # no patterns are provided. 
+    # File and directory patterns used 
+    # to recover deleted files, defaults 
+    # to the patterns provided via 
+    # the `files`, `files_from_source_file`, `files_ignore` and 
+    # `files_ignore_from_source_file` inputs or all deleted 
+    # files if no patterns are 
+    # provided. 
    # Type: string
    recover_files: ''

-    # File and directory patterns to ignore when recovering deleted 
-    # files. 
+    # File and directory patterns to 
+    # ignore when recovering deleted files. 
    # Type: string
    recover_files_ignore: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `recover_files_ignore` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `recover_files_ignore` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    recover_files_ignore_separator: ''

-    # Separator used to split the `recover_files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `recover_files` input 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "\n"
    recover_files_separator: ''

-    # Apply sanitization to output filenames before being set as 
-    # output. 
+    # Apply sanitization to output filenames 
+    # before being set as output. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "true"
    safe_output: ''
@@ -574,53 +639,83 @@ Support this project with a :star:
    # Default: " "
    separator: ''

-    # Specify a different commit SHA or branch used for 
-    # comparing changes 
+    # Specify a different commit SHA 
+    # or branch used for comparing 
+    # changes 
    # Type: string
    sha: ''

-    # Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older 
-    # than the given time. 
+    # Get changed files for commits 
+    # whose timestamp is older than 
+    # the given time. 
    # Type: string
    since: ''

-    # Use the last commit on the remote branch as 
-    # the `base_sha`. Defaults to the last non-merge commit on 
-    # the target branch for pull request events and the 
-    # previous remote commit of the current branch for push 
-    # events. 
+    # Use the last commit on 
+    # the remote branch as the 
+    # `base_sha`. Defaults to the last 
+    # non-merge commit on the target 
+    # branch for pull request events 
+    # and the previous remote commit 
+    # of the current branch for 
+    # push events. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    since_last_remote_commit: ''

-    # Skip the initial fetch to improve performance for shallow 
-    # repositories. NOTE: This could lead to errors with missing 
-    # history and the intended use is limited to when 
-    # you've fetched the history necessary to perform the diff. 
+    # Skip initially fetching additional history 
+    # to improve performance for shallow 
+    # repositories. NOTE: This could lead 
+    # to errors with missing history. 
+    # It's intended to be used 
+    # when you've fetched all necessary 
+    # history to perform the diff. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    skip_initial_fetch: ''

-    # GitHub token used to fetch changed files from Github's 
-    # API. 
+    # Tags pattern to ignore.
+    # Type: string
+    tags_ignore_pattern: ''
+
+    # Tags pattern to include.
+    # Type: string
+    # Default: "*"
+    tags_pattern: ''
+
+    # GitHub token used to fetch 
+    # changed files from Github's API. 
    # Type: string
    # Default: "${{ github.token }}"
    token: ''

-    # Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier 
-    # than the given time. 
+    # Get changed files for commits 
+    # whose timestamp is earlier than 
+    # the given time. 
    # Type: string
    until: ''

-    # Force the use of Github's REST API even when 
-    # a local copy of the repository exists 
+    # Use POSIX path separator `/` 
+    # for output file paths on 
+    # Windows. 
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    use_posix_path_separator: ''
+
+    # Force the use of Github's 
+    # REST API even when a 
+    # local copy of the repository 
+    # exists 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    use_rest_api: ''

-    # Write outputs to the `output_dir` defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. 
-    # NOTE: This creates a `.txt` file by default and 
-    # a `.json` file if `json` is set to `true`. 
+    # Write outputs to the `output_dir` 
+    # defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. NOTE: 
+    # This creates a `.txt` file 
+    # by default and a `.json` 
+    # file if `json` is set 
+    # to `true`. 
    # Type: boolean
    # Default: "false"
    write_output_files: ''
@@ -657,33 +752,33 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                      <a name="output_added_files"></a>[added\_files](#output_added_files)                                       | string |                                                                                                                                       Returns only files that are <br>Added (A).                                                                                                                                        |
 |                             <a name="output_added_files_count"></a>[added\_files\_count](#output_added_files_count)                              | string |                                                                                                                                           Returns the number of `added_files`                                                                                                                                           |
-|          <a name="output_all_changed_and_modified_files"></a>[all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files](#output_all_changed_and_modified_files)          | string |                                                                                                                     Returns all changed and modified <br>files i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*                                                                                                                       |
+|          <a name="output_all_changed_and_modified_files"></a>[all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files](#output_all_changed_and_modified_files)          | string |                                                                                                                    Returns all changed and modified <br>files i.e. a combination of <br>(ACMRDTUX)                                                                                                                      |
 | <a name="output_all_changed_and_modified_files_count"></a>[all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files\_count](#output_all_changed_and_modified_files_count) | string |                                                                                                                                 Returns the number of `all_changed_and_modified_files`                                                                                                                                  |
-|                             <a name="output_all_changed_files"></a>[all\_changed\_files](#output_all_changed_files)                              | string |                                                                                                       Returns all changed files i.e. <br>*a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*                                                                                                        |
+|                             <a name="output_all_changed_files"></a>[all\_changed\_files](#output_all_changed_files)                              | string |                                                                                                    Returns all changed files i.e. <br>a combination of all added, <br>copied, modified and renamed files <br>(ACMR)                                                                                                     |
 |                    <a name="output_all_changed_files_count"></a>[all\_changed\_files\_count](#output_all_changed_files_count)                     | string |                                                                                                                                        Returns the number of `all_changed_files`                                                                                                                                        |
-|                            <a name="output_all_modified_files"></a>[all\_modified\_files](#output_all_modified_files)                            | string |                                                                                                 Returns all changed files i.e. <br>*a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*.                                                                                                   |
+|                            <a name="output_all_modified_files"></a>[all\_modified\_files](#output_all_modified_files)                            | string |                                                                                              Returns all changed files i.e. <br>a combination of all added, <br>copied, modified, renamed and deleted <br>files (ACMRD).                                                                                                |
 |                   <a name="output_all_modified_files_count"></a>[all\_modified\_files\_count](#output_all_modified_files_count)                   | string |                                                                                                                                       Returns the number of `all_modified_files`                                                                                                                                        |
 |                 <a name="output_all_old_new_renamed_files"></a>[all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files](#output_all_old_new_renamed_files)                  | string | Returns only files that are <br>Renamed and lists their old <br>and new names. **NOTE:** This <br>requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true`. <br>Also, keep in mind that <br>this output is global and <br>wouldn't be nested in outputs <br>generated when the `*_yaml_*` input <br>is used. (R)  |
 |        <a name="output_all_old_new_renamed_files_count"></a>[all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files\_count](#output_all_old_new_renamed_files_count)         | string |                                                                                                                                    Returns the number of `all_old_new_renamed_files`                                                                                                                                    |
-|                                      <a name="output_any_changed"></a>[any\_changed](#output_any_changed)                                       | string |                                                    Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. i.e. <br>*includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                      |
-|                                      <a name="output_any_deleted"></a>[any\_deleted](#output_any_deleted)                                       | string |                                                                                            Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been deleted. <br>(D)                                                                                             |
-|                                     <a name="output_any_modified"></a>[any\_modified](#output_any_modified)                                     | string |                                            Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been modified. <br>i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*.                                              |
-|                                     <a name="output_changed_keys"></a>[changed\_keys](#output_changed_keys)                                     | string |                                                                     Returns all changed YAML keys <br>when the `files_yaml` input is <br>used. i.e. *key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and renamed (ACMR)*                                                                       |
+|                                      <a name="output_any_changed"></a>[any\_changed](#output_any_changed)                                       | string |                      Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. This <br>defaults to `true` when no <br>patterns are specified. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                        |
+|                                      <a name="output_any_deleted"></a>[any\_deleted](#output_any_deleted)                                       | string |                                                             Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been deleted. <br>This defaults to `true` when <br>no patterns are specified. (D)                                                               |
+|                                     <a name="output_any_modified"></a>[any\_modified](#output_any_modified)                                     | string |            Returns `true` when any of <br>the filenames provided using the <br>`files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been modified. <br>This defaults to `true` when <br>no patterns are specified. i.e. <br>*includes a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*.             |
+|                                     <a name="output_changed_keys"></a>[changed\_keys](#output_changed_keys)                                     | string |                                                                Returns all changed YAML keys <br>when the `files_yaml` input is <br>used. i.e. key that contains <br>any path that has either <br>been added, copied, modified, and <br>renamed (ACMR)                                                                  |
 |                                     <a name="output_copied_files"></a>[copied\_files](#output_copied_files)                                     | string |                                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are <br>Copied (C).                                                                                                                                        |
 |                            <a name="output_copied_files_count"></a>[copied\_files\_count](#output_copied_files_count)                            | string |                                                                                                                                          Returns the number of `copied_files`                                                                                                                                           |
 |                                   <a name="output_deleted_files"></a>[deleted\_files](#output_deleted_files)                                    | string |                                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are <br>Deleted (D).                                                                                                                                       |
 |                          <a name="output_deleted_files_count"></a>[deleted\_files\_count](#output_deleted_files_count)                           | string |                                                                                                                                          Returns the number of `deleted_files`                                                                                                                                          |
 |                                  <a name="output_modified_files"></a>[modified\_files](#output_modified_files)                                  | string |                                                                                                                                     Returns only files that are <br>Modified (M).                                                                                                                                       |
 |                         <a name="output_modified_files_count"></a>[modified\_files\_count](#output_modified_files_count)                         | string |                                                                                                                                         Returns the number of `modified_files`                                                                                                                                          |
-|                                   <a name="output_modified_keys"></a>[modified\_keys](#output_modified_keys)                                    | string |                                                                    Returns all modified YAML keys <br>when the `files_yaml` input is <br>used. i.e. *key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and deleted (ACMRD)*                                                                      |
+|                                   <a name="output_modified_keys"></a>[modified\_keys](#output_modified_keys)                                    | string |                                                               Returns all modified YAML keys <br>when the `files_yaml` input is <br>used. i.e. key that contains <br>any path that has either <br>been added, copied, modified, and <br>deleted (ACMRD)                                                                 |
 |                                     <a name="output_only_changed"></a>[only\_changed](#output_only_changed)                                     | string |                                                           Returns `true` when only files <br>provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs <br>have changed. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                             |
-|                                     <a name="output_only_deleted"></a>[only\_deleted](#output_only_deleted)                                     | string |                                                                                                   Returns `true` when only files <br>provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs <br>has been deleted. (D)                                                                                                    |
-|                                   <a name="output_only_modified"></a>[only\_modified](#output_only_modified)                                    | string |                                                                                                Returns `true` when only files <br>provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs <br>has been modified. (ACMRD).                                                                                                 |
-|                          <a name="output_other_changed_files"></a>[other\_changed\_files](#output_other_changed_files)                           | string |                                                                              Returns all other changed files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                                               |
+|                                     <a name="output_only_deleted"></a>[only\_deleted](#output_only_deleted)                                     | string |                                                                                                  Returns `true` when only files <br>provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs <br>have been deleted. (D)                                                                                                    |
+|                                   <a name="output_only_modified"></a>[only\_modified](#output_only_modified)                                    | string |                                                                                               Returns `true` when only files <br>provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs <br>have been modified. (ACMRD).                                                                                                 |
+|                          <a name="output_other_changed_files"></a>[other\_changed\_files](#output_other_changed_files)                           | string |                                                                           Returns all other changed files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. includes a combination <br>of all added, copied, modified <br>and renamed files (ACMR).                                                                            |
 |                 <a name="output_other_changed_files_count"></a>[other\_changed\_files\_count](#output_other_changed_files_count)                  | string |                                                                                                                                       Returns the number of `other_changed_files`                                                                                                                                       |
-|                          <a name="output_other_deleted_files"></a>[other\_deleted\_files](#output_other_deleted_files)                           | string |                                                                                                  Returns all other deleted files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. *a  combination of all deleted files (D)*                                                                                                   |
+|                          <a name="output_other_deleted_files"></a>[other\_deleted\_files](#output_other_deleted_files)                           | string |                                                                                                 Returns all other deleted files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. a combination of <br>all deleted files (D)                                                                                                   |
 |                 <a name="output_other_deleted_files_count"></a>[other\_deleted\_files\_count](#output_other_deleted_files_count)                  | string |                                                                                                                                       Returns the number of `other_deleted_files`                                                                                                                                       |
-|                         <a name="output_other_modified_files"></a>[other\_modified\_files](#output_other_modified_files)                         | string |                                                                                 Returns all other modified files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*                                                                                   |
+|                         <a name="output_other_modified_files"></a>[other\_modified\_files](#output_other_modified_files)                         | string |                                                                              Returns all other modified files <br>not listed in the files <br>input i.e. a combination of <br>all added, copied, modified, and <br>deleted files (ACMRD)                                                                                |
 |                <a name="output_other_modified_files_count"></a>[other\_modified\_files\_count](#output_other_modified_files_count)                | string |                                                                                                                                      Returns the number of `other_modified_files`                                                                                                                                       |
 |                                   <a name="output_renamed_files"></a>[renamed\_files](#output_renamed_files)                                    | string |                                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are <br>Renamed (R).                                                                                                                                       |
 |                          <a name="output_renamed_files_count"></a>[renamed\_files\_count](#output_renamed_files_count)                           | string |                                                                                                                                          Returns the number of `renamed_files`                                                                                                                                          |
@@ -717,7 +812,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
 ...
 ```

@@ -730,7 +825,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        safe_output: false # set to false because we are using an environment variable to store the output and avoid command injection.

@@ -753,7 +848,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
    - name: Get all changed files and use a comma separator in the output
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        separator: ","
 ...
@@ -770,7 +865,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44

    - name: List all added files
      env:
@@ -793,7 +888,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44

    - name: Run a step if my-file.txt was modified
      if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'my-file.txt')
@@ -814,7 +909,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.

   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a Txt file
     id: changed-files-write-output-files-txt
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
     with:
       write_output_files: true

@@ -833,7 +928,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a JSON file
     id: changed-files-write-output-files-json
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
     with:
       json: true
       write_output_files: true
@@ -853,7 +948,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        files: |
          my-file.txt
@@ -876,7 +971,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files
      id: changed-files-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        files: |
          my-file.txt
@@ -927,7 +1022,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input.
      id: changed-files-specific-source-file
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        files_from_source_file: test/changed-files-list.txt
 ...
@@ -944,7 +1039,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input and optionally specify more files.
      id: changed-files-specific-source-file-and-specify-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        files_from_source_file: |
          test/changed-files-list.txt
@@ -965,7 +1060,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a different SHA
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ...
@@ -982,7 +1077,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files using a different base SHA
      id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
 ...
@@ -1014,7 +1109,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44

      - name: List changed files
        env:
@@ -1024,7 +1119,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          files: .github/**

@@ -1055,14 +1150,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

    - name: Run changed-files with defaults in dir1
      id: changed-files-for-dir1
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        path: dir1

    - name: List all added files in dir1
      env:
-        ADDED_FILES: |-
-          ${{ steps.changed-files-for-dir1.outputs.added_files }}
+        ADDED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-files-for-dir1.outputs.added_files }}
      run: |
        for file in ${ADDED_FILES}; do
          echo "$file was added"
@@ -1081,13 +1175,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
      id: changed-files-quotepath
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        quotepath: "false"

    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled for a specified list of file(s)
      id: changed-files-quotepath-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        files: test/test-è.txt
        quotepath: "false"
@@ -1120,7 +1214,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

      - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run
        id: changed-files-base-sha-push
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1147,7 +1241,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

      - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run on the main branch
        id: changed-files-base-sha-pull-request
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        with:
          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_pull_request.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1173,7 +1267,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
      id: changed-files-dir-names
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        dir_names: "true"
 ...
@@ -1190,7 +1284,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Run changed-files with JSON output
      id: changed-files-json
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        json: "true"
 ...
@@ -1207,13 +1301,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
    - name: Get changed-files since 2022-08-19
      id: changed-files-since
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        since: "2022-08-19"

    - name: Get changed-files until 2022-08-20
      id: changed-files-until
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      with:
        until: "2022-08-20"
 ...
@@ -1245,6 +1339,8 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.

 *   [qmk\_firmware uses tj-actions/changed-files to run linters](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/7a737235ffd49c32d2c5561e8fe53fd96baa7f96/.github/workflows/lint.yml#L30)

+*   [argo-cd uses tj-actions/changed-files to detect changed frontend or backend files](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/blob/5bc1850aa1d26301043be9f2fb825d88c80c111c/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml#L33)
+
 *   [argo-workflows uses tj-actions/changed-files to run specific jobs based on changes detected](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/baef4856ff2603c76dbe277c825eaa3f9788fc91/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml#L34)

 And many more...
@@ -1300,7 +1396,7 @@ Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues.
 If you are reporting a bug, please include:

 *   Your operating system name and version.
-*   Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting. (**NOTE**: Ensure that you include full log outputs with debugging enabled)
+*   All essential details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting. (**NOTE**: Ensure that you include full log outputs with debugging enabled)
 *   Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.

 ## Contributors ✨
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ inputs:
  fetch_depth:
    description: "Depth of additional branch history fetched. NOTE: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
    required: false
-    default: "50"
+    default: "25"
  skip_initial_fetch:
    description: |
-      Skip the initial fetch to improve performance for shallow repositories. 
-      NOTE: This could lead to errors with missing history and the intended use is limited to when you've fetched the history necessary to perform the diff.
+      Skip initially fetching additional history to improve performance for shallow repositories.
+      NOTE: This could lead to errors with missing history. It's intended to be used when you've fetched all necessary history to perform the diff.
    required: false
    default: "false"
  fetch_additional_submodule_history:
@@ -219,6 +219,31 @@ inputs:
    description: "Apply the negation patterns first. NOTE: This affects how changed files are matched."
    required: false
    default: "false"
+  matrix:
+    description: "Output changed files in a format that can be used for matrix jobs. Alias for setting inputs `json` to `true` and `escape_json` to `false`."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  exclude_submodules:
+    description: "Exclude changes to submodules."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  fetch_missing_history_max_retries:
+    description: "Maximum number of retries to fetch missing history."
+    required: false
+    default: "20"
+  use_posix_path_separator:
+    description: "Use POSIX path separator `/` for output file paths on Windows."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  tags_pattern:
+    description: "Tags pattern to include."
+    required: false
+    default: "*"
+  tags_ignore_pattern:
+    description: "Tags pattern to ignore."
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+

 outputs:
  added_files:
@@ -258,45 +283,45 @@ outputs:
  unknown_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `unknown_files`"
  all_changed_and_modified_files:
-    description: "Returns all changed and modified files i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*"
+    description: "Returns all changed and modified files i.e. a combination of (ACMRDTUX)"
  all_changed_and_modified_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `all_changed_and_modified_files`"
  all_changed_files:
-    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*"
+    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)"
  all_changed_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `all_changed_files`"
  any_changed:
-    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. This defaults to `true` when no patterns are specified. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
  only_changed:
    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have changed. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
  other_changed_files:
-    description: "Returns all other changed files not listed in the files input i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
+    description: "Returns all other changed files not listed in the files input i.e. includes a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)."
  other_changed_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `other_changed_files`"
  all_modified_files:
-    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*."
+    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)."
  all_modified_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `all_modified_files`"
  any_modified:
-    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been modified. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*."
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been modified. This defaults to `true` when no patterns are specified. i.e. *includes a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*."
  only_modified:
-    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been modified. (ACMRD)."
+    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been modified. (ACMRD)."
  other_modified_files:
-    description: "Returns all other modified files not listed in the files input i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*"
+    description: "Returns all other modified files not listed in the files input i.e. a combination of all added, copied, modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)"
  other_modified_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `other_modified_files`"
  any_deleted:
-    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been deleted. (D)"
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been deleted. This defaults to `true` when no patterns are specified. (D)"
  only_deleted:
-    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs has been deleted. (D)"
+    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files*` or `files_ignore*` inputs have been deleted. (D)"
  other_deleted_files:
-    description: "Returns all other deleted files not listed in the files input i.e. *a  combination of all deleted files (D)*"
+    description: "Returns all other deleted files not listed in the files input i.e. a combination of all deleted files (D)"
  other_deleted_files_count:
    description: "Returns the number of `other_deleted_files`"
  modified_keys:
-    description: "Returns all modified YAML keys when the `files_yaml` input is used. i.e. *key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and deleted (ACMRD)*"
+    description: "Returns all modified YAML keys when the `files_yaml` input is used. i.e. key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and deleted (ACMRD)"
  changed_keys:
-    description: "Returns all changed YAML keys when the `files_yaml` input is used. i.e. *key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and renamed (ACMR)*"
+    description: "Returns all changed YAML keys when the `files_yaml` input is used. i.e. key that contains any path that has either been added, copied, modified, and renamed (ACMR)"

 runs:
  using: 'node20'
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
--- a/dist/index.js.map
+++ b/dist/index.js.map
--- a/dist/licenses.txt
+++ b/dist/licenses.txt
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@tj-actions/changed-files",
-  "version": "42.0.2",
+  "version": "44.5.3",
  "description": "Github action to retrieve all (added, copied, modified, deleted, renamed, type changed, unmerged, unknown) files and directories.",
  "main": "lib/main.js",
  "publishConfig": {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix src/*.ts src/**/*.ts",
    "package": "ncc build lib/main.js --source-map --license licenses.txt",
    "test": "jest --coverage",
+    "update-snapshot": "jest -u",
    "all": "yarn build && yarn format && yarn lint && yarn package && yarn test"
  },
  "repository": {
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@
    "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
    "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
    "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
-    "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.1",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^21.0.0",
+    "@stdlib/utils-convert-path": "^0.2.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
    "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
    "yaml": "^2.3.1"
@@ -45,15 +47,15 @@
    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.195",
    "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.2",
    "@types/node": "^20.3.2",
-    "@types/uuid": "^9.0.2",
+    "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.0",
    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.0",
    "eslint": "^8.43.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.8.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.2.2",
-    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0-alpha.2",
    "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-github": "^5.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0-alpha.2",
    "jest": "^29.5.0",
    "prettier": "^3.0.0",
    "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
--- a/src/tests/snapshots/inputs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/tests/snapshots/inputs.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`getInputs should correctly parse boolean inputs 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": "false",
+  "dirNames": "false",
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": "false",
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": "false",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": "false",
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": "false",
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": "false",
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": "false",
+  "fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries": 20,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": "false",
+  "json": true,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": "false",
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": " ",
+  "oldNewSeparator": ",",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": "false",
+  "path": ".",
+  "quotepath": "false",
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": "false",
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "
+",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "
+",
+  "safeOutput": "false",
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": "false",
+  "skipInitialFetch": "true",
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "*",
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": "false",
+  "useRestApi": "false",
+  "writeOutputFiles": "false",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`getInputs should correctly parse numeric inputs 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": true,
+  "dirNames": false,
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
+  "fetchDepth": 5,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
+  "json": false,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": false,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": "",
+  "oldNewSeparator": "",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
+  "path": "",
+  "quotepath": true,
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "",
+  "safeOutput": false,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
+  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "",
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
+  "useRestApi": false,
+  "writeOutputFiles": false,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`getInputs should correctly parse string inputs 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "https://api.github.com",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": true,
+  "dirNames": false,
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
+  "json": false,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": false,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": "",
+  "oldNewSeparator": "",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
+  "path": "",
+  "quotepath": true,
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "",
+  "safeOutput": false,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
+  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "",
+  "token": "token",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
+  "useRestApi": false,
+  "writeOutputFiles": false,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`getInputs should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": true,
+  "dirNames": false,
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
+  "fetchDepth": NaN,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
+  "json": false,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": false,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": "",
+  "oldNewSeparator": "",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
+  "path": "",
+  "quotepath": true,
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "",
+  "safeOutput": false,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
+  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "",
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
+  "useRestApi": false,
+  "writeOutputFiles": false,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": true,
+  "dirNames": false,
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "dirNamesMaxDepth": -2,
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
+  "fetchDepth": 2,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
+  "json": false,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": false,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": "",
+  "oldNewSeparator": "",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
+  "path": "",
+  "quotepath": true,
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "",
+  "safeOutput": false,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
+  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "",
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
+  "useRestApi": false,
+  "writeOutputFiles": false,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`getInputs should return default values when no inputs are provided 1`] = `
+{
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
+  "diffRelative": true,
+  "dirNames": false,
+  "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
+  "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
+  "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
+  "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
+  "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
+  "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
+  "fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries": 20,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
+  "json": false,
+  "negationPatternsFirst": false,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": " ",
+  "oldNewSeparator": ",",
+  "outputDir": "",
+  "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
+  "path": ".",
+  "quotepath": true,
+  "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "
+",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "
+",
+  "safeOutput": false,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
+  "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
+  "skipInitialFetch": false,
+  "tagsIgnorePattern": "",
+  "tagsPattern": "*",
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
+  "useRestApi": false,
+  "writeOutputFiles": false,
+}
+`;
--- a/src/tests/inputs.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/inputs.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import {getInputs, Inputs} from '../inputs'
+import {DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS} from '../constant'
+
+jest.mock('@actions/core')
+
+describe('getInputs', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  test('should return default values when no inputs are provided', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        '') as string
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        false) as boolean
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  test('should correctly parse boolean inputs', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        '') as string
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'matrix':
+          return 'true'
+        case 'skip_initial_fetch':
+          return 'true'
+        default:
+          return 'false'
+      }
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  test('should handle matrix alias correctly', () => {
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      return name === 'matrix' ? 'true' : 'false'
+    })
+
+    const inputs = getInputs()
+    expect(inputs).toHaveProperty('json', true)
+    expect(inputs).toHaveProperty('escapeJson', false)
+  })
+
+  test('should correctly parse string inputs', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'token':
+          return 'token'
+        case 'api_url':
+          return 'https://api.github.com'
+        default:
+          return ''
+      }
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        false) as boolean
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  test('should correctly parse numeric inputs', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'fetch_depth':
+          return '5'
+        case 'dir_names_max_depth':
+          return '2'
+        default:
+          return ''
+      }
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        false) as boolean
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  test('should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      // TODO: Add validation for invalid numbers which should result in an error instead of NaN
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'fetch_depth':
+          return 'invalid'
+        case 'dir_names_max_depth':
+          return '2'
+        default:
+          return ''
+      }
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        false) as boolean
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  test('should handle negative numeric inputs correctly', () => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      // TODO: Add validation for negative numbers which should result in an error
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'fetch_depth':
+          return '-5'
+        case 'dir_names_max_depth':
+          return '-2'
+        default:
+          return ''
+      }
+    })
+    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+      const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
+        return g[1].toUpperCase()
+      }) as keyof Inputs
+
+      return (DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS[camelCaseName] ||
+        false) as boolean
+    })
+    expect(getInputs()).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+})
--- a/src/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import {ChangeTypeEnum} from '../changedFiles'
 import {Inputs} from '../inputs'
 import {
  getDirname,
  getDirnameMaxDepth,
  getFilteredChangedFiles,
+  getPreviousGitTag,
  normalizeSeparators,
  warnUnsupportedRESTAPIInputs
 } from '../utils'
@@ -635,7 +637,12 @@ describe('utils test', () => {
        failOnInitialDiffError: false,
        failOnSubmoduleDiffError: false,
        negationPatternsFirst: false,
-        useRestApi: false
+        useRestApi: false,
+        excludeSubmodules: false,
+        fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 20,
+        usePosixPathSeparator: false,
+        tagsPattern: '*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: ''
      }

      const coreWarningSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'warning')
@@ -651,4 +658,95 @@ describe('utils test', () => {
      expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
    })
  })
+  describe('getPreviousGitTag', () => {
+    // Function returns the second-latest tag and its SHA
+    it('should return the second latest tag and its SHA when multiple tags are present', async () => {
+      const result = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: '.',
+        tagsPattern: '*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: '',
+        currentBranch: 'v1.0.1'
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        tag: 'v1.0.0',
+        sha: 'f0751de6af436d4e79016e2041cf6400e0833653'
+      })
+    })
+
+    // Tags are filtered by a specified pattern when 'tagsPattern' is provided
+    it('should filter tags by the specified pattern', async () => {
+      const result = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: '.',
+        tagsPattern: 'v1.*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: '',
+        currentBranch: 'v1.0.1'
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        tag: 'v1.0.0',
+        sha: 'f0751de6af436d4e79016e2041cf6400e0833653'
+      })
+    })
+
+    // Tags are excluded by a specified ignore pattern when 'tagsIgnorePattern' is provided
+    it('should exclude tags by the specified ignore pattern', async () => {
+      const result = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: '.',
+        tagsPattern: '*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: 'v0.*.*',
+        currentBranch: 'v1.0.1'
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        tag: 'v1.0.0',
+        sha: 'f0751de6af436d4e79016e2041cf6400e0833653'
+      })
+    })
+
+    // No tags are available in the repository
+    it('should return empty values when no tags are available in the repository', async () => {
+      jest.spyOn(exec, 'getExecOutput').mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stdout: '',
+        stderr: '',
+        exitCode: 0
+      })
+      const result = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: '.',
+        tagsPattern: '*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: '',
+        currentBranch: ''
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({tag: '', sha: ''})
+    })
+
+    // Only one tag is available, making it impossible to find a previous tag
+    it('should return empty values when only one tag is available', async () => {
+      jest.spyOn(exec, 'getExecOutput').mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stdout:
+          'v1.0.1|f0751de6af436d4e79016e2041cf6400e0833653|2021-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+        stderr: '',
+        exitCode: 0
+      })
+      const result = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: '.',
+        tagsPattern: '*',
+        tagsIgnorePattern: '',
+        currentBranch: 'v1.0.1'
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({tag: '', sha: ''})
+    })
+
+    // Git commands fail and throw errors
+    it('should throw an error when git commands fail', async () => {
+      jest
+        .spyOn(exec, 'getExecOutput')
+        .mockRejectedValue(new Error('git command failed'))
+      await expect(
+        getPreviousGitTag({
+          cwd: '.',
+          tagsPattern: '*',
+          tagsIgnorePattern: '',
+          currentBranch: 'v1.0.1'
+        })
+      ).rejects.toThrow('git command failed')
+    })
+  })
 })
--- a/src/changedFiles.ts
+++ b/src/changedFiles.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import type {RestEndpointMethodTypes} from '@octokit/rest'
 import flatten from 'lodash/flatten'
+import convertPath from '@stdlib/utils-convert-path'
 import mm from 'micromatch'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import {setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus} from './changedFilesOutput'
@@ -121,13 +122,13 @@ export const processChangedFiles = async ({
 export const getRenamedFiles = async ({
  inputs,
  workingDirectory,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
  diffResult,
  submodulePaths
 }: {
  inputs: Inputs
  workingDirectory: string
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
  diffResult: DiffResult
  submodulePaths: string[]
 }): Promise<{paths: string; count: string}> => {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export const getRenamedFiles = async ({
    oldNewSeparator: inputs.oldNewSeparator
  })

-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
    for (const submodulePath of submodulePaths) {
      const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
        cwd: workingDirectory,
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export type ChangedFiles = {

 export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
  workingDirectory,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
  diffResult,
  submodulePaths,
  outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
  failOnSubmoduleDiffError
 }: {
  workingDirectory: string
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
  diffResult: DiffResult
  submodulePaths: string[]
  outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded: boolean
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
    failOnInitialDiffError
  })

-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
    for (const submodulePath of submodulePaths) {
      const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
        cwd: workingDirectory,
@@ -355,7 +356,11 @@ function* getChangeTypeFilesGenerator({
      filePaths,
      dirNamesIncludeFilePatterns
    })) {
-      yield filePath
+      if (isWindows() && inputs.usePosixPathSeparator) {
+        yield convertPath(filePath, 'mixed')
+      } else {
+        yield filePath
+      }
    }
  }
 }
@@ -402,7 +407,11 @@ function* getAllChangeTypeFilesGenerator({
    filePaths,
    dirNamesIncludeFilePatterns
  })) {
-    yield filePath
+    if (isWindows() && inputs.usePosixPathSeparator) {
+      yield convertPath(filePath, 'mixed')
+    } else {
+      yield filePath
+    }
  }
 }

--- a/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
+++ b/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export const setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus = async ({

  await setOutput({
    key: getOutputKey('any_changed', outputPrefix),
-    value: allChangedFiles.paths.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    value: allChangedFiles.paths.length > 0,
    writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
    outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
    json: inputs.json
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export const setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus = async ({

  await setOutput({
    key: getOutputKey('any_modified', outputPrefix),
-    value: allModifiedFiles.paths.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    value: allModifiedFiles.paths.length > 0,
    writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
    outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
    json: inputs.json
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ export const setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus = async ({

  await setOutput({
    key: getOutputKey('any_deleted', outputPrefix),
-    value: deletedFiles.paths.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    value: deletedFiles.paths.length > 0,
    writeOutputFiles: inputs.writeOutputFiles,
    outputDir: inputs.outputDir,
    json: inputs.json
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ export const setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus = async ({
  })

  return {
-    anyModified: allModifiedFiles.paths.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
-    anyChanged: allChangedFiles.paths.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0
+    anyModified: allModifiedFiles.paths.length > 0,
+    anyChanged: allChangedFiles.paths.length > 0
  }
 }
--- a/src/commitSha.ts
+++ b/src/commitSha.ts
@@ -86,15 +86,27 @@ export interface DiffResult {
  initialCommit?: boolean
 }

-export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
-  inputs: Inputs,
-  env: Env,
-  workingDirectory: string,
-  isShallow: boolean,
-  hasSubmodule: boolean,
-  gitFetchExtraArgs: string[],
+interface SHAForNonPullRequestEvent {
+  inputs: Inputs
+  env: Env
+  workingDirectory: string
+  isShallow: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
+  gitFetchExtraArgs: string[]
  isTag: boolean
-): Promise<DiffResult> => {
+  remoteName: string
+}
+
+export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({
+  inputs,
+  env,
+  workingDirectory,
+  isShallow,
+  diffSubmodule,
+  gitFetchExtraArgs,
+  isTag,
+  remoteName
+}: SHAForNonPullRequestEvent): Promise<DiffResult> => {
  let targetBranch = env.GITHUB_REF_NAME
  let currentBranch = targetBranch
  let initialCommit = false
@@ -122,8 +134,8 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
            '-u',
            '--progress',
            `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
-            'origin',
-            `+refs/heads/${sourceBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${sourceBranch}`
+            remoteName,
+            `+refs/heads/${sourceBranch}:refs/remotes/${remoteName}/${sourceBranch}`
          ]
        })
      } else {
@@ -134,13 +146,13 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
            '-u',
            '--progress',
            `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
-            'origin',
-            `+refs/heads/${targetBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${targetBranch}`
+            remoteName,
+            `+refs/heads/${targetBranch}:refs/remotes/${remoteName}/${targetBranch}`
          ]
        })
      }

-      if (hasSubmodule) {
+      if (diffSubmodule) {
        await gitFetchSubmodules({
          cwd: workingDirectory,
          args: [
@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
        })
      }
    } else {
-      if (hasSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
+      if (diffSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
        await gitFetchSubmodules({
          cwd: workingDirectory,
          args: [
@@ -228,7 +240,12 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
      }
    } else if (isTag) {
      core.debug('Getting previous SHA for tag...')
-      const {sha, tag} = await getPreviousGitTag({cwd: workingDirectory})
+      const {sha, tag} = await getPreviousGitTag({
+        cwd: workingDirectory,
+        tagsPattern: inputs.tagsPattern,
+        tagsIgnorePattern: inputs.tagsIgnorePattern,
+        currentBranch
+      })
      previousSha = sha
      targetBranch = tag
    } else {
@@ -307,14 +324,23 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async (
  }
 }

-export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
-  inputs: Inputs,
-  env: Env,
-  workingDirectory: string,
-  isShallow: boolean,
-  hasSubmodule: boolean,
+interface SHAForPullRequestEvent {
+  inputs: Inputs
+  workingDirectory: string
+  isShallow: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
  gitFetchExtraArgs: string[]
-): Promise<DiffResult> => {
+  remoteName: string
+}
+
+export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
+  inputs,
+  workingDirectory,
+  isShallow,
+  diffSubmodule,
+  gitFetchExtraArgs,
+  remoteName
+}: SHAForPullRequestEvent): Promise<DiffResult> => {
  let targetBranch = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref
  const currentBranch = github.context.payload.pull_request?.head?.ref
  if (inputs.sinceLastRemoteCommit) {
@@ -330,7 +356,7 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
          ...gitFetchExtraArgs,
          '-u',
          '--progress',
-          'origin',
+          remoteName,
          `pull/${github.context.payload.pull_request?.number}/head:${currentBranch}`
        ]
      })
@@ -343,8 +369,8 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
            '-u',
            '--progress',
            `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
-            'origin',
-            `+refs/heads/${currentBranch}*:refs/remotes/origin/${currentBranch}*`
+            remoteName,
+            `+refs/heads/${currentBranch}*:refs/remotes/${remoteName}/${currentBranch}*`
          ]
        })
      }
@@ -354,35 +380,32 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
          'Failed to fetch pull request branch. Please ensure "persist-credentials" is set to "true" when checking out the repository. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage'
        )
      }
+      core.debug('Fetching target branch...')
+      await gitFetch({
+        cwd: workingDirectory,
+        args: [
+          ...gitFetchExtraArgs,
+          '-u',
+          '--progress',
+          `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
+          remoteName,
+          `+refs/heads/${github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref}:refs/remotes/${remoteName}/${github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref}`
+        ]
+      })

-      if (!inputs.sinceLastRemoteCommit) {
-        core.debug('Fetching target branch...')
-        await gitFetch({
+      if (diffSubmodule) {
+        await gitFetchSubmodules({
          cwd: workingDirectory,
          args: [
            ...gitFetchExtraArgs,
            '-u',
            '--progress',
-            `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
-            'origin',
-            `+refs/heads/${targetBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${targetBranch}`
+            `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`
          ]
        })
-
-        if (hasSubmodule) {
-          await gitFetchSubmodules({
-            cwd: workingDirectory,
-            args: [
-              ...gitFetchExtraArgs,
-              '-u',
-              '--progress',
-              `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`
-            ]
-          })
-        }
      }
    } else {
-      if (hasSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
+      if (diffSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
        await gitFetchSubmodules({
          cwd: workingDirectory,
          args: [
@@ -427,10 +450,7 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
    }
  }

-  if (
-    !github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref ||
-    github.context.payload.pull_request?.head?.repo?.fork === true
-  ) {
+  if (!github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref) {
    diff = '..'
  }

@@ -487,17 +507,14 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
        }
      }
    } else {
-      if (github.context.payload.action === 'closed') {
-        previousSha = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.sha
-      } else {
+      previousSha = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.sha
+
+      if (!previousSha) {
        previousSha = await getRemoteBranchHeadSha({
          cwd: workingDirectory,
+          remoteName,
          branch: targetBranch
        })
-
-        if (!previousSha) {
-          previousSha = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.sha
-        }
      }

      if (isShallow) {
@@ -513,7 +530,11 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
            'Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch...'
          )

-          for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
+          for (
+            let i = 1;
+            i <= (inputs.fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries || 10);
+            i++
+          ) {
            await gitFetch({
              cwd: workingDirectory,
              args: [
@@ -521,8 +542,8 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
                '-u',
                '--progress',
                `--deepen=${inputs.fetchDepth}`,
-                'origin',
-                `+refs/heads/${targetBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${targetBranch}`
+                remoteName,
+                `+refs/heads/${targetBranch}:refs/remotes/${remoteName}/${targetBranch}`
              ]
            })

--- a/src/constant.ts
+++ b/src/constant.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS: Partial<Inputs> = {
  oldNewFilesSeparator: ' ',
  skipInitialFetch: false,
  fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory: false,
-  dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs: false
+  dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs: false,
+  excludeSubmodules: false,
+  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 20,
+  usePosixPathSeparator: false,
+  tagsPattern: '*',
+  tagsIgnorePattern: ''
 }
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type Env = {
  GITHUB_REF: string
  GITHUB_WORKSPACE: string
 }
+
 export const getEnv = async (): Promise<Env> => {
  core.debug(`Env: ${JSON.stringify(process.env, null, 2)}`)

--- a/src/inputs.ts
+++ b/src/inputs.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ export type Inputs = {
  failOnSubmoduleDiffError: boolean
  negationPatternsFirst: boolean
  useRestApi: boolean
+  excludeSubmodules: boolean
+  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries?: number
+  usePosixPathSeparator: boolean
+  tagsPattern: string
+  tagsIgnorePattern?: string
 }

 export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
@@ -154,8 +159,15 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
      trimWhitespace: false
    }
  )
-  const json = core.getBooleanInput('json', {required: false})
-  const escapeJson = core.getBooleanInput('escape_json', {required: false})
+  let json = core.getBooleanInput('json', {required: false})
+  let escapeJson = core.getBooleanInput('escape_json', {required: false})
+  const matrix = core.getBooleanInput('matrix', {required: false})
+
+  if (matrix) {
+    json = true
+    escapeJson = false
+  }
+
  const safeOutput = core.getBooleanInput('safe_output', {required: false})
  const fetchDepth = core.getInput('fetch_depth', {required: false})
  const sinceLastRemoteCommit = core.getBooleanInput(
@@ -233,6 +245,31 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    required: false
  })

+  const excludeSubmodules = core.getBooleanInput('exclude_submodules', {
+    required: false
+  })
+
+  const fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries = core.getInput(
+    'fetch_missing_history_max_retries',
+    {required: false}
+  )
+
+  const usePosixPathSeparator = core.getBooleanInput(
+    'use_posix_path_separator',
+    {
+      required: false
+    }
+  )
+
+  const tagsPattern = core.getInput('tags_pattern', {
+    required: false,
+    trimWhitespace: false
+  })
+  const tagsIgnorePattern = core.getInput('tags_ignore_pattern', {
+    required: false,
+    trimWhitespace: false
+  })
+
  const inputs: Inputs = {
    files,
    filesSeparator,
@@ -272,6 +309,10 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    skipInitialFetch,
    fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory,
    dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs,
+    excludeSubmodules,
+    usePosixPathSeparator,
+    tagsPattern,
+    tagsIgnorePattern,
    // End Not Supported via REST API
    dirNames,
    dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir,
@@ -290,6 +331,7 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
  }

  if (fetchDepth) {
+    // Fallback to at least 2 if the fetch_depth is less than 2
    inputs.fetchDepth = Math.max(parseInt(fetchDepth, 10), 2)
  }

@@ -297,5 +339,13 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    inputs.dirNamesMaxDepth = parseInt(dirNamesMaxDepth, 10)
  }

+  if (fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries) {
+    // Fallback to at least 1 if the fetch_missing_history_max_retries is less than 1
+    inputs.fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries = Math.max(
+      parseInt(fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries, 10),
+      1
+    )
+  }
+
  return inputs
 }
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -64,14 +64,26 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
  }

  const isShallow = await isRepoShallow({cwd: workingDirectory})
-  const hasSubmodule = await submoduleExists({cwd: workingDirectory})
-  let gitFetchExtraArgs = ['--no-tags', '--prune', '--recurse-submodules']
+  let diffSubmodule = false
+  let gitFetchExtraArgs = ['--no-tags', '--prune']
+
+  if (inputs.excludeSubmodules) {
+    core.info('Excluding submodules from the diff')
+  } else {
+    diffSubmodule = await submoduleExists({cwd: workingDirectory})
+  }
+
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
+    gitFetchExtraArgs.push('--recurse-submodules')
+  }
+
  const isTag = env.GITHUB_REF?.startsWith('refs/tags/')
+  const remoteName = 'origin'
  const outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded =
    inputs.outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded
  let submodulePaths: string[] = []

-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
    submodulePaths = await getSubmodulePath({cwd: workingDirectory})
  }

@@ -83,29 +95,30 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({

  if (!github.context.payload.pull_request?.base?.ref) {
    core.info(`Running on a ${github.context.eventName || 'push'} event...`)
-    diffResult = await getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent(
+    diffResult = await getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent({
      inputs,
      env,
      workingDirectory,
      isShallow,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
      gitFetchExtraArgs,
-      isTag
-    )
+      isTag,
+      remoteName
+    })
  } else {
    core.info(
      `Running on a ${github.context.eventName || 'pull_request'} (${
        github.context.payload.action
      }) event...`
    )
-    diffResult = await getSHAForPullRequestEvent(
+    diffResult = await getSHAForPullRequestEvent({
      inputs,
-      env,
      workingDirectory,
      isShallow,
-      hasSubmodule,
-      gitFetchExtraArgs
-    )
+      diffSubmodule,
+      gitFetchExtraArgs,
+      remoteName
+    })
  }

  if (diffResult.initialCommit) {
@@ -120,7 +133,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({

  const allDiffFiles = await getAllDiffFiles({
    workingDirectory,
-    hasSubmodule,
+    diffSubmodule,
    diffResult,
    submodulePaths,
    outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
      deletedFiles: allDiffFiles[ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted],
      recoverPatterns,
      diffResult,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
      submodulePaths
    })
  }
@@ -164,7 +177,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
    const allOldNewRenamedFiles = await getRenamedFiles({
      inputs,
      workingDirectory,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
      diffResult,
      submodulePaths
    })
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ export const normalizeSeparators = (p: string): string => {

    // Remove redundant slashes
    const isUnc = /^\\\\+[^\\]/.test(p) // e.g. \\hello
-    return (isUnc ? '\\' : '') + p.replace(/\\\\+/g, '\\') // preserve leading \\ for UNC
+    p = (isUnc ? '\\' : '') + p.replace(/\\\\+/g, '\\') // preserve leading \\ for UNC
+  } else {
+    // Remove redundant slashes on Linux/macOS
+    p = p.replace(/\/\/+/g, '/')
  }

-  // Remove redundant slashes
-  return p.replace(/\/\/+/g, '/')
+  return p
 }

 /**
@@ -680,25 +682,21 @@ export const isInsideWorkTree = async ({
    }
  )

-  if (stdout.trim() !== 'true') {
-    core.debug(
-      `The current working directory is not inside a git repository: ${cwd}`
-    )
-  }
-
  return stdout.trim() === 'true'
 }

 export const getRemoteBranchHeadSha = async ({
  cwd,
-  branch
+  branch,
+  remoteName
 }: {
  cwd: string
  branch: string
+  remoteName: string
 }): Promise<string> => {
  const {stdout} = await exec.getExecOutput(
    'git',
-    ['rev-parse', `origin/${branch}`],
+    ['rev-parse', `${remoteName}/${branch}`],
    {
      cwd,
      silent: !core.isDebug()
@@ -833,41 +831,80 @@ export const cleanShaInput = async ({

  return stdout.trim()
 }
+
 export const getPreviousGitTag = async ({
-  cwd
+  cwd,
+  tagsPattern,
+  currentBranch,
+  tagsIgnorePattern
 }: {
  cwd: string
+  tagsPattern: string
+  currentBranch: string
+  tagsIgnorePattern?: string
 }): Promise<{tag: string; sha: string}> => {
+  const ignorePatterns: string[] = []
+  let currentShaDate: Date | null = null
+
  const {stdout} = await exec.getExecOutput(
    'git',
-    ['tag', '--sort=-creatordate'],
+    [
+      'tag',
+      '--sort=-creatordate',
+      '--format=%(refname:short)|%(objectname)|%(creatordate:iso)'
+    ],
    {
      cwd,
      silent: !core.isDebug()
    }
  )

-  const tags = stdout.trim().split('\n')
-
-  if (tags.length < 2) {
-    core.warning('No previous tag found')
-    return {tag: '', sha: ''}
+  if (tagsIgnorePattern) {
+    ignorePatterns.push(tagsIgnorePattern)
  }

-  const previousTag = tags[1]
-
-  const {stdout: stdout2} = await exec.getExecOutput(
-    'git',
-    ['rev-parse', previousTag],
-    {
-      cwd,
-      silent: !core.isDebug()
+  if (currentBranch) {
+    ignorePatterns.push(currentBranch)
+    try {
+      const {stdout: currentShaDateOutput} = await exec.getExecOutput(
+        'git',
+        ['show', '-s', '--format=%ai', currentBranch],
+        {
+          cwd,
+          silent: !core.isDebug()
+        }
+      )
+      currentShaDate = new Date(currentShaDateOutput.trim())
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Handle the case where the current branch doesn't exist
+      // This might happen in detached head state
+      core.warning(`Failed to get date for current branch ${currentBranch}`)
    }
-  )
+  }

-  const sha = stdout2.trim()
+  const previousTag: {tag: string; sha: string} = {tag: '', sha: ''}

-  return {tag: previousTag, sha}
+  const tags = stdout.trim().split('\n')
+  for (const tagData of tags) {
+    const [tag, sha, dateString] = tagData.split('|')
+    if (!mm.isMatch(tag, tagsPattern) || mm.isMatch(tag, ignorePatterns)) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const date = new Date(dateString)
+    if (currentShaDate && date >= currentShaDate) {
+      continue
+    }
+    // Found a suitable tag, no need to continue
+    previousTag.tag = tag
+    previousTag.sha = sha
+    break
+  }
+
+  if (!previousTag.tag) {
+    core.warning('No previous tag found')
+  }
+
+  return previousTag
 }

 export const canDiffCommits = async ({
@@ -1417,7 +1454,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({
  deletedFiles,
  recoverPatterns,
  diffResult,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
  submodulePaths
 }: {
  inputs: Inputs
@@ -1425,7 +1462,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({
  deletedFiles: string[]
  recoverPatterns: string[]
  diffResult: DiffResult
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
  submodulePaths: string[]
 }): Promise<void> => {
  let recoverableDeletedFiles = deletedFiles
@@ -1455,7 +1492,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({

    const submodulePath = submodulePaths.find(p => deletedFile.startsWith(p))

-    if (hasSubmodule && submodulePath) {
+    if (diffSubmodule && submodulePath) {
      const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
        cwd: workingDirectory,
        parentSha1: diffResult.previousSha,
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock