Create Release GitHub Action

This GitHub Action creates a release based on the commits in a pull request.

Inputs

GITHUB_TOKEN

Required The GitHub token with repo scope.

trigger-release

Optional If set to true, the action will create a release. Default is ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}.

Outputs

release-url

The URL of the created release.

Example Usage

name: Create Release

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [closed]

jobs:
  create-release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Create Release
        uses: ./  # Use the path to your action
        with:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Author

Volker Schmitz