Auto-Release-Version

Example GitHub action configuration to manage releases and SemVer strings.

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The example action in ./github/workflows/release-on-pr-merge-to-main.yml will fire when a pull request closes with a merge to the main branch.

Upon such a PR/merge:

• The SemVer is incremented, and a git tag is assigned.
• SemVer increment is influenced by GitHub labels attached to the PR
  • If SemVer:Major++ label is found, increments Major number
  • If SemVer:Minor++ label, increments minor
  • If neither found, increment patch number
• A sanitized version of the repo is zipped up and associated as a release asset.

The example release shows a PR merge from dev to main with SemVer:Major++ label applied.

The version number is not tracked in the repo files. Its state is maintained via the medium of the git tags assigned to the main branch. SemVer tag strings are constructed with 'v' plus major, minor, and patch numbers (integers between 0 and 99).