fix: Update branch restrictions in PR comments and add version bump check workflow

Author: harshithad0703

.github/workflows/check-branch.yml

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Comment PR
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'developement'
         uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2
         with:
           message: |
-            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
+            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the development branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
       - name: Check branch
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'development'
         run: |
-          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
+          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the development branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
           exit 1

.github/workflows/check-version-bump.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Ensures package.json and CHANGELOG.md are bumped compared to the latest tag when relevant files change.
+name: Check Version Bump
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'package.json'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+
+jobs:
+  version-bump:
+    name: Version & Changelog bump
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22.x'
+
+      - name: Check version bump
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          PKG_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version.replace(/^v/, '')")
+          if [ -z "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Could not read version from package.json"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          git fetch --tags --force 2>/dev/null || true
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "No existing tags found. Skipping version-bump check (first release)."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          LATEST_VERSION="${LATEST_TAG#v}"
+          LATEST_VERSION="${LATEST_VERSION%%-*}"
+          if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$LATEST_VERSION" "$PKG_VERSION" | sort -V | tail -1)" != "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Version bump required: package.json version ($PKG_VERSION) is not greater than latest tag ($LATEST_TAG). Please bump the version in package.json."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ "$PKG_VERSION" = "$LATEST_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Version bump required: package.json version ($PKG_VERSION) equals latest tag ($LATEST_TAG). Please bump the version in package.json."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          CHANGELOG_VERSION=$(sed -nE 's/^## \[v?([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/p' CHANGELOG.md | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Could not find a version entry in CHANGELOG.md (expected line like '## [v1.0.0](...)')."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" != "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::CHANGELOG version mismatch: CHANGELOG.md top version ($CHANGELOG_VERSION) does not match package.json version ($PKG_VERSION). Please add or update the CHANGELOG entry for $PKG_VERSION."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version bump check passed: package.json and CHANGELOG.md are at $PKG_VERSION (latest tag: $LATEST_TAG)."

.github/workflows/unit-test.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
     branches:
         - master
         - main
-        - staging
         - development
 jobs:
   build-test: