From f2f79d378ccb617c49371e696f6bf1f04fd5a5cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Fiddaman <github@m.fiddaman.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 16:33:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix bugfix categorisation in contributor points counting
 script (#7103)

* s/bugfix/bugfixes

* note

* add alias functionality

* note update
---
 .github/scripts/count-points.mjs | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
 upcoming-release-notes/7103.md   |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 upcoming-release-notes/7103.md

diff --git a/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs b/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
index 85062be697..716e4d9b18 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/count-points.mjs
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ const CONFIG = {
   POINTS_PER_ISSUE_TRIAGE_ACTION: 1,
   POINTS_PER_ISSUE_CLOSING_ACTION: 1,
   POINTS_PER_RELEASE_PR: 4, // Awarded to whoever merges the release PR
-  PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS: {
-    Features: 2,
-    Enhancements: 2,
-    Bugfix: 3,
-    Maintenance: 2,
-    Unknown: 2,
-  },
+  PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS: [
+    { categories: ['Features'], points: 2 },
+    { categories: ['Enhancements'], points: 2 },
+    { categories: ['Bugfixes', 'Bugfix'], points: 3 },
+    { categories: ['Maintenance'], points: 2 },
+    { categories: ['Unknown'], points: 2 },
+  ],
   // Point tiers for code changes (non-docs)
   CODE_PR_REVIEW_POINT_TIERS: [
     { minChanges: 500, points: 8 },
@@ -130,11 +130,14 @@ async function getPRCategoryAndPoints(
         'utf-8',
       );
       const category = parseReleaseNotesCategory(content);
+      const tier = CONFIG.PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS.find(e =>
+        e.categories.includes(category),
+      );
 
-      if (category && CONFIG.PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS[category]) {
+      if (tier) {
         return {
           category,
-          points: CONFIG.PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS[category],
+          points: tier.points,
         };
       }
     }
@@ -142,9 +145,12 @@ async function getPRCategoryAndPoints(
     // Do nothing
   }
 
+  const unknownTier = CONFIG.PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS.find(e =>
+    e.categories.includes('Unknown'),
+  );
   return {
     category: 'Unknown',
-    points: CONFIG.PR_CONTRIBUTION_POINTS.Unknown,
+    points: unknownTier.points,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7103.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7103.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75ee9670f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7103.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfixes
+authors: [matt-fidd]
+---
+
+Fix bugfix categorization in contributor points counting script