update-version-txt.yml

name: Update version text file

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  release:
    types:
      - published

jobs:
  replace-txt:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    env:
      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}

    steps:
    - name: Checkout the latest version of main
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
      with:
        fetch-depth: 0

    - name: Checkout the main branch explicitly
      run: |
        git checkout main
        git pull origin main --rebase  # Ensure you're up to date with the remote

    - name: Replace contents of version.txt
      run: |
        RAW_VERSION=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
        CLEAN_VERSION="${RAW_VERSION#v}"
        echo "$CLEAN_VERSION" > version.txt
        
    - name: Commit changes
      run: |
        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
        git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
        git add version.txt
        git commit -m "Version tag update (GitHub actions)"

    - name: Push changes
      run: |
        git push origin main
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}