Release #2

	name: Release
	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	release_tag:
	description: 'Please specify the release version. i.e. v1.0.0 (must start with "v") with an optional suffix like -RC1'
	required: true
	type: string

	permissions:
	contents: read

	jobs:
	release:
	name: Release
	permissions:
	contents: write
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: Checkout
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0
	token: ${{ secrets.PAT_GIT_TAG_PUSH }}

	- name: Check release tag format
	run: \|
	if [[ ! "${{ inputs.release_tag }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*(-[A-Za-z0-9]+)?$ ]]; then
	echo "Error: release_tag must start with 'v' followed by a version number i.e. v4.1.0, optionally with a suffix like -RC1."
	exit 1
	fi

	- name: Set Git user name and email
	run: \|
	git config --global user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
	git config --global user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"

	- name: Create release tag and push (triggers the CI run)
	run: \|-
	git tag ${{ inputs.release_tag }} -m "${{ inputs.release_tag }}"
	git push origin ${{ inputs.release_tag }}

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