perform-release.yaml

name: "Perform Release"
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
       new_version:

         description: "Release Version (no 'v')"
         required: true
         type: string

jobs:
  perform-release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
      - name: Update Changelog
        uses: thomaseizinger/keep-a-changelog-new-release@3.1.0
        with:
          tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}
          version: ${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}
      - name: Update README
        run: |
          new_version=$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}")
          stripped_version=$($new_version | sed -e 's/\.//g')
          formatted_date=$(date "+%Y%m%d")
          sed -i 's|\(Latest plugin version: \[\).*\(\](/CHANGELOG.md#\).*---.*)|\1'"$new_version"'\2'"$stripped_version"'---'"$formatted_date"')|' README.md
      - name: Update VERSION_CURRENT
        run: printf "${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}\n" > plugin/VERSION_CURRENT.txt
      - name: Perform Release Tagging and Push
        # This will trigger the new release job that will take the tag and push the release to the plugin portal
        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
        with:
          commit_message: Release version ${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}
          tagging_message: 'v${{ github.event.inputs.new_version }}'