release.yml

name: Tag and release

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      version:
        description: Version (must have matching CHANGES.rst entry)
        required: true

      description:
        description: Release description (used as tag message and GitHub release body)
        required: true

jobs:
  release:
    name: Tag and release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: master
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Configure git
        run: |
          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git config user.email "<>"

      - name: Set changelog release date
        run: |
          release_scripts/set_release_date ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

      - name: Commit changelog and tag release
        run: |
          git add CHANGES.rst
          git commit -m "Set ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release date"
          git push origin HEAD
          git tag -a ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} -m "${{ github.event.inputs.description }}"
          git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

      - name: Create GitHub release (triggers publish-to-pypi workflow)
        uses: zendesk/action-create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          body: ${{ github.event.inputs.description }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false