change if

.github/workflows/minor-release.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ jobs:
 
  echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=$release_branch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+ echo "Checking for existence of the branch: $release_branch"
+
+ branch_exists=$(git ls-remote --heads origin | awk '{print $2}' | grep "^refs/heads/$release_branch$")
+ if [ -n "$branch_exists" ]; then
+ echo "Error: Branch $release_branch already exists. Please check the branch before proceeding."
+ exit 1
+ else
+ echo "Branch $release_branch does not exist. Creating new one."
+ git checkout -b "$release_branch"
  
  git checkout -b "$release_branch"