Automatically create release/vX.X.x branch for vX.X.0 tags
This action should be used in a stand-alone workflow and triggered on v*.*.0 tags.
The secret for the PAT used to create the branch should be in an environment only accessible to protected branches.
Sample workflow
name: Create release branch
on:
push:
tags:
- v*.*.0
jobs:
create-release-branch:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: release
permissions:
contents: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: equisoft-actions/create-release-branch@v1
with:
github-token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_PAT }}