Fix use of the commit-range action in the GitHub action

CHANGES.rst

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ Added
 
 Fixed
 -----
+- Revert running ``commit-range`` from the repository itself (again; we've reverted it
+  already once in 1.7.2_). This broke the GitHub action.
 
 Internal
 --------
 - Require Pytest 6.2.4+ for compatibility across Python 3.9+ versions.
+- Remove the unused ``commit-range`` action.
 
 
 3.0.0_ - 2025-09-01

action.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Commit Range
       id: commit-range
-      uses: ./.github/actions/commit-range
+      # The commit range action needs to be run from a remote repository. A reference
+      # to a local copy like `./.github/actions/commit-range` won't work since that
+      # path won't exist when this GitHub action is used from another repository.
+      uses: akaihola/darkgraylib/.github/actions/[email protected]
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:

release_tools/bump-version-patterns.yaml

@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
   - |-
     ^    default: "~={old_version->new_version}"
 
-  - |-
-    ^      uses: akaihola/darker/.github/actions/commit-range@{old_version->new_version}
-
 "src/darker/version.py":
   - |-
     ^__version__ *= *\"{old_version->new_version}\"