fix(ci): announce GitHub release in cargo-dist host step

[timcogan]

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the release workflow to include an announce step during artifact publishing, enhancing the release notification process.

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• .github/workflows/release.yml

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The GitHub Actions release workflow is updated to add the --steps=announce flag to the dist host command, enabling an announcement step during the artifact release process alongside the existing upload and release steps.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Release Workflow Configuration .github/workflows/release.yml	Added --steps=announce flag to the dist host invocation in the host job, introducing an announcement step to the release process.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Add release workflow #6: Updates the same dist host invocation in the release workflow to add the --steps=announce flag.
• ci(release): automate GitHub releases from Cargo.toml version bumps #80: Modifies .github/workflows/release.yml and changes the arguments passed to the dist host command for release workflow steps.

Poem

🐰 Announcing with glee and delight,
A new step hops into the night,
Upload, release, and now announce—
The workflow's charm is all ounce! 📢✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	No pull request description was provided by the author, failing to meet the required template with Summary, Testing, and Checklist sections.	Add a complete pull request description following the repository template, including a Summary section, Testing checklist, and completed Checklist items.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and specifically describes the main change: adding the announce step to the cargo-dist host workflow.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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