Action to create a GitHub release from a CHANGELOG file.

NOTE: This action requires GITHUB_TOKEN exported to the environment. See below for an example.

Optional The tag to use for the release. Omit if triggering from a tag event.

Optional The changelog filename. Default searches across a range of common changelog filenames.

The GitHub release URL.

The tag used to create the release.

NOTE: Remember to add GITHUB_TOKEN via environment.

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v*"
---
jobs:
  release_version:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Generate GitHub Release
        uses: lsegal/github-release-from-changelog-action@latest
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}