Release on Merge Action

Github action to create git tag and Github release on merge.

Usage

Example

on: 
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  release-on-merge:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    steps:
      - uses: dexwritescode/release-on-merge-action@v1

The only permissions needed for GITHUB_TOKEN to create tags and releases is contents: write.

Inputs

version-increment-strategy

Optional The version number to increment. Default patch.

It can be one of: major, minor, patch, norelease

version-increment-strategy: major

initial-version

Optional If no previous release found in the repo, the default configuration will create release and tag v0.1.0.

The below override will create release and tag v1.2.3

initial-version: '1.2.3'

tag-prefix

Optional Git tag prefix. Example the v in v1.2.3. Default v.

tag-prefix: v

body

Optional Body text to prepend the auto generated body.

body: 'Body text...'

generate-release-notes

Optional Whether to auto-generate Github release notes. Default true.

generate-release-notes: true

dry-run

Optional Do not create a release, just log the oputput if enabled. Default false.

dry-run: true

This action uses release-on-merge-action-source

License

This Github Action is licensed under MIT license.