From 30e14a7fc0dcdedb90c9b4c3cf24f708ce0fed4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matej Novotny <manovotn@ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:09:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add GitHub Release step to release workflow

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 529bbc3a..80204c5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ jobs:
         metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         token: ${{secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN}}
+        # Full history needed for git describe in the GitHub Release step
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
         distribution: temurin
         java-version: 17
@@ -54,4 +56,20 @@ jobs:
         git rebase release
         mvn -B release:perform -Drelease
         git push
-        git push --tags
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+        git push --tags
+
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN}}
+      run: |
+        TAG=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
+        PREV_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags "${TAG}^")
+        PRERELEASE_FLAG=""
+        if echo "${TAG}" | grep -qE 'Alpha|Beta|CR'; then
+          PRERELEASE_FLAG="--prerelease"
+        fi
+        gh release create "${TAG}" \
+          --generate-notes \
+          --notes-start-tag "${PREV_TAG}" \
+          --title "Weld API ${TAG}" \
+          ${PRERELEASE_FLAG}
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