Automate release lifecycle: bump type input, changelog gen, notarization cleanup#3
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The release workflow required manual version strings, hand-edited changelogs, and exposed four Apple secrets directly to the build step. This replaces that with a fully automated, dispatch-driven pipeline.
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bump_typechoice (patch/minor/major) — version computed from latest semver tag, falling back toCHANGELOG.mdcreate_releaseboolean (defaulttrue) — dry-run flag: build + upload artifacts without publishingPipeline changes
v*.*.*git tag, applies bump; no manual version entry$RUNNER_TEMP/release_notes.mdused for both the CHANGELOG and the release bodyCHANGELOG.mdauto-update — Python one-liner inserts## [X.Y.Z] — DATEbelow## [Unreleased]Casks/simulatorcamera.rbauto-update —versionbumped before build; realsha256back-filled from the.sha256artifact after build (fails loudly if missing)SimulatorCameraNotary); build step receives onlyKEYCHAIN_PROFILE—APPLE_ID/APPLE_APP_PASSWORDnever enter the build environmenttarget_commitishresolves to branch HEAD at API-call time (i.e. the bump commit)test-spmgates the build withpermissions: contents: readRemoved
push: tags: v*.*.*trigger — workflow is now the sole release entry pointAPPLE_DEVELOPER_IDsecret from build step (was documented but never used)docs/RELEASE_NOTES_vX.Y.Z.mdmanual file requirementbuild-release.shDoc comment updated: removed unused
APPLE_DEVELOPER_ID, clarifiedKEYCHAIN_PROFILEas the preferred notarization path.RELEASING.mdReplaced multi-step manual runbook with the automated workflow description and a secrets reference table.