xrelease/src/templates/github-workflows/release.go.yml

xrelease (pronounced cross-release) helps you setup automated releases for your project for any language

# Go Release Workflow
name: Release

# Manual trigger
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      version_bump:
        description: 'Version bump type'
        required: true
        default: 'patch'
        type: choice
        options:
          - patch
          - minor
          - major

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write # Required for creating releases and tags
      pull-requests: write # Required if you want to create PRs
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0 # Important for correct version calculation

      - name: Setup Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version: '1.22'
          check-latest: true

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '22'

      - name: Configure Git
        run: |
          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'

      # xrelease will:
      # 1. Update version in package.json (source of truth)
      # 2. Update go.mod version based on major version
      # 3. Generate/update CHANGELOG.md
      # 4. Commit these changes with message "chore(release): x.y.z"
      # 5. Create and push git tag vx.y.z
      # 6. Create GitHub release from the changelog
      - name: Create Release
        run: npx -y xrelease create --bump ${{ inputs.version_bump }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      # Update Go dependencies after version change
      - name: Update Go Module
        run: |
          go mod tidy
          git add go.mod go.sum
          git commit -m "chore: update go.mod after release" || true
          git push