fix deploy workflow default resource group and prep v1.3.5

Author: adamint

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write  # Required for OIDC federated credentials with Azure
 
 env:
-  AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+  AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP || 'aspire-academy' }}
   AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION || 'eastus' }}
   AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID || vars.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
 

AspireAcademy.Web/src/data/changelog.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ export interface ChangelogEntry {
 }
 
 export const changelog: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: '1.3.5',
+    date: '2026-03-30',
+    title: 'Deployment Resource Group Default',
+    highlights: ['Default resource group in CI', 'Fewer deploy env misconfig failures'],
+    entries: [
+      { type: 'fix', text: 'Release workflow now defaults AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP to aspire-academy when repo variable is unset' },
+      { type: 'improvement', text: 'Deploy command no longer runs with an empty resource group parameter by default' },
+    ]
+  },
   {
     version: '1.3.4',
     date: '2026-03-30',