Create release PR #6

	name: Create release PR

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	version:
	description: "The new version number following semantic versioning convention. Example: 1.40.1"
	required: true

	jobs:
	init_release:
	name: 🚀 Create release PR
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0 # gives the changelog generator access to all previous commits

	- name: Update CHANGELOG.md and version.go, then push release branch
	env:
	VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
	run: \|
	# Generate the changelog without creating a tag or commit
	npx --yes [email protected] --release-as "$VERSION" --skip.tag --skip.commit --tag-prefix=v

	# Update version in version.go
	sed -i "s/versionName = \".*\"/versionName = \"$VERSION\"/" version.go

	# Stage the new or updated files
	git add CHANGELOG.md version.go

	# Set up Git configuration
	git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
	git config --global user.email '[email protected]'

	# Create a release branch with the version and push it
	git checkout -q -b "release-$VERSION"
	git commit -am "chore(release): $VERSION"
	git push -q -u origin "release-$VERSION"

	- name: Open pull request
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	run: \|
	gh pr create \
	-t "Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" \
	-b "# :rocket: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
	Make sure to use squash & merge when merging!
	Once this is merged, another job will kick off automatically and publish the package.
	# :memo: Changelog
	$(cat CHANGELOG.md)"

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