draft-new-release.yml

name: "Draft new release"

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      version:
        description: "The version you want to release"
        required: true
      target_branch:
        description: "The target branch for the new version"
        default: "1.x"
        required: true

jobs:
  draft-new-release:
    name: Draft a new release
    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}
          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

      - name: Update changelog
        uses: thomaseizinger/keep-a-changelog-new-release@1.3.0
        with:
          version: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

      - run: git checkout -b release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.16.0
        with:
          branch: release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          commit_user_name: Markus Poerschke (Bot)
          commit_user_email: markus+githubbot@poerschke.nrw
          commit_message: Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md

      - name: Create pull request
        uses: thomaseizinger/create-pull-request@1.3.1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
        with:
          head: release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          base: ${{ github.event.inputs.target_branch }}
          title: Release version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          reviewers: ${{ github.actor }}
          body: |
            Hi @${{ github.actor }}!

            This PR was created in response to a manual trigger of the release workflow here: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}.
            I've updated the changelog: ${{ steps.make-commit.outputs.commit }}.
            Merging this PR will create a GitHub release.