name: Cut Release Branch on: workflow_dispatch: inputs: release_type: description: 'Release Type' required: true type: choice options: - RC - Hotfix jobs: create-release-branch: name: Create Release Branch runs-on: ubuntu-24.04 permissions: contents: write steps: - name: Check out repository uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2 with: fetch-depth: 0 - name: Create RC Branch if: inputs.release_type == 'RC' env: RC_PREFIX_DATE: "true" # replace with input if needed run: | if [ "$RC_PREFIX_DATE" = "true" ]; then current_date=$(date +'%Y.%m') branch_name="release/${current_date}-rc${{ github.run_number }}" else branch_name="release/rc${{ github.run_number }}" fi git switch main git switch -c $branch_name git push origin $branch_name echo "# :cherry_blossom: RC branch: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY - name: Create Hotfix Branch if: inputs.release_type == 'Hotfix' run: | latest_tag=$(git tag -l --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1) if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then echo "::error::No tags found in the repository" exit 1 fi branch_name="release/hotfix-${latest_tag}" echo "🌿 branch name: $branch_name" if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/remotes/origin/$branch_name"; then echo "# :fire: :warning: Hotfix branch already exists: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY exit 0 fi git switch -c $branch_name $latest_tag git push origin $branch_name echo "# :fire: Hotfix branch: ${branch_name}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY