netmaker/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml

name: PreRelease

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      version:
        description: "new version number"
        required: true

jobs:
  release-branch:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: checkout develop
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: develop
      - name: setup go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
        with:
          go-version: 1.19
      - name: setup git
        run: |
          git config user.name "Github Actions"
          git config user.emaail "info@netmaker.io"
      - name: create release Branch
        run: |
          git switch -c release_${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          git tag -f ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
          git push origin --tags release_${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

  create-prelease:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: release-branch
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: release_${{ github.event.inputs.version}}
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Get Tags
        run: |
          git fetch --force --tags
      - name: Setup go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
        with:
          go-version: 1.19
      - name: GoReleaser
        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
        with:
          args: release --clean --release-notes release.md -f .goreleaser.prerelease.yaml
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}