Add release-please for automated releases #84
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Replace the manual version-bump and release workflows with release-please, which automatically creates release PRs with version bumps and changelogs based on conventional commits. When a release PR is merged, it publishes to Hex. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Greptile OverviewGreptile SummaryThis PR replaces the manual version bump and release workflows with release-please automation. The new workflow automatically creates release PRs based on conventional commits and publishes to Hex when merged. Key changes:
The implementation correctly uses GitHub App token generation, appropriate permissions scoping, and the elixir release type for release-please. Confidence Score: 5/5
Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant Main as main branch
participant RP as release-please action
participant GH as GitHub
participant Hex as Hex.pm
Dev->>Main: Push commits with conventional commit messages
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>RP: Analyze commits since last release
RP->>GH: Create/update release PR with version bump & changelog
Note over Dev,GH: Release PR is reviewed and merged
Dev->>Main: Merge release PR
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>GH: Create GitHub release with tag
RP->>RP: Set release_created=true output
Note over RP,Hex: Publish job starts (if release created)
RP->>GH: Checkout code
RP->>RP: Setup Elixir & Erlang (1.15, OTP 26.0)
RP->>RP: Install dependencies (mix deps.get)
RP->>Hex: Publish package (mix hex.publish --yes)
Hex-->>RP: Publish success
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Greptile OverviewGreptile SummaryThis PR replaces the manual version bump and release workflows with release-please automation. The new workflow automatically creates release PRs based on conventional commits and publishes to Hex when merged. Key changes:
The implementation correctly uses GitHub App token generation, appropriate permissions scoping, and the elixir release type for release-please. Confidence Score: 5/5
Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant Main as main branch
participant RP as release-please action
participant GH as GitHub
participant Hex as Hex.pm
Dev->>Main: Push commits with conventional commit messages
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>RP: Analyze commits since last release
RP->>GH: Create/update release PR with version bump & changelog
Note over Dev,GH: Release PR is reviewed and merged
Dev->>Main: Merge release PR
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>GH: Create GitHub release with tag
RP->>RP: Set release_created=true output
Note over RP,Hex: Publish job starts (if release created)
RP->>GH: Checkout code
RP->>RP: Setup Elixir & Erlang (1.15, OTP 26.0)
RP->>RP: Install dependencies (mix deps.get)
RP->>Hex: Publish package (mix hex.publish --yes)
Hex-->>RP: Publish success
|
Greptile OverviewGreptile SummaryThis PR replaces the manual version bump and release workflows with release-please automation. The new workflow automatically creates release PRs based on conventional commits and publishes to Hex when merged. Key changes:
The implementation correctly uses GitHub App token generation, appropriate permissions scoping, and the elixir release type for release-please. Confidence Score: 5/5
Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant Main as main branch
participant RP as release-please action
participant GH as GitHub
participant Hex as Hex.pm
Dev->>Main: Push commits with conventional commit messages
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>RP: Analyze commits since last release
RP->>GH: Create/update release PR with version bump & changelog
Note over Dev,GH: Release PR is reviewed and merged
Dev->>Main: Merge release PR
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>GH: Create GitHub release with tag
RP->>RP: Set release_created=true output
Note over RP,Hex: Publish job starts (if release created)
RP->>GH: Checkout code
RP->>RP: Setup Elixir & Erlang (1.15, OTP 26.0)
RP->>RP: Install dependencies (mix deps.get)
RP->>Hex: Publish package (mix hex.publish --yes)
Hex-->>RP: Publish success
|
Greptile OverviewGreptile SummaryThis PR replaces the manual version bump and release workflows with release-please automation. The new workflow automatically creates release PRs based on conventional commits and publishes to Hex when merged. Key changes:
The implementation correctly uses GitHub App token generation, appropriate permissions scoping, and the elixir release type for release-please. Confidence Score: 5/5
Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant Main as main branch
participant RP as release-please action
participant GH as GitHub
participant Hex as Hex.pm
Dev->>Main: Push commits with conventional commit messages
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>RP: Analyze commits since last release
RP->>GH: Create/update release PR with version bump & changelog
Note over Dev,GH: Release PR is reviewed and merged
Dev->>Main: Merge release PR
Main->>RP: Trigger release-please workflow
RP->>GH: Generate app token (SDK_BOT)
GH-->>RP: Return token
RP->>GH: Create GitHub release with tag
RP->>RP: Set release_created=true output
Note over RP,Hex: Publish job starts (if release created)
RP->>GH: Checkout code
RP->>RP: Setup Elixir & Erlang (1.15, OTP 26.0)
RP->>RP: Install dependencies (mix deps.get)
RP->>Hex: Publish package (mix hex.publish --yes)
Hex-->>RP: Publish success
|
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Summary
version-bump.ymlandrelease.ymlworkflows withrelease-pleaseSDK_BOT_APP_ID/SDK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEYsecrets)Changes
.github/workflows/release-please.yml- Combined workflow that runs release-please and publishes to Hex on releaserelease-please-config.json- Configuration using theelixirrelease type.release-please-manifest.json- Tracks current version (1.1.4).github/workflows/version-bump.yml- Replaced by release-please.github/workflows/release.yml- Replaced by release-pleaseTest plan
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