automate more of the release process #5409

jamadeo · 2025-10-28T16:24:45Z

This automates release branching using PRs. It uses github actions to create PRs that generate a release log and diff for release branch management. It also includes a check on these PRs so that, when targeting main (for a minor release) we check that each change exists in main's history (has been cherry-picked). When a release tag is pushed, the PR is automatically merged to bump the version.

The process looks like this:

flowchart TD

    A[Weekly Schedule] --> B[Create Minor Release PR<br/>based on main]

    C[Manual Trigger] --> B

    D[Push Release Tag] --> E{PR Mergeable?<br/>Checks Passing?}

    E -->|Yes| F[Merge Release PR]
    E -->|No| G[No Action - PR Not Ready]

    F --> H[Create New Patch Release PR<br/>based on new release tag]

    

    B --> I{PR Status?}

    H --> J{PR Status?}

    

    I -->|Closed| K[No Action]

    I -->|Open & Ready| L[Awaiting Tag Push]

    

    J -->|Closed| M[No Action]

    J -->|Open & Ready| N[Awaiting Tag Push]

    

    L --> D
    N --> D

    style G fill:#ffcdd2
    style K fill:#ffcdd2
    style M fill:#ffcdd2

    style A fill:#e1f5fe
    style C fill:#e1f5fe
    style F fill:#c8e6c9
    style D fill:#fff3e0

.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml

.github/workflows/create-release-tag-on-merge.yaml

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Pull Request Overview

This PR introduces an automated release workflow system that supports both minor and patch releases through GitHub Actions workflows and Just commands.

Adds Just commands to calculate next minor/patch versions programmatically
Creates reusable GitHub Actions workflow for automated release PR creation
Implements scheduled minor releases and on-demand patch releases
Automates PR merging when tags are pushed and validates release branch commits

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Justfile	Adds `get-next-minor-version` and `get-next-patch-version` commands for version calculation
.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml	Reusable workflow that creates release PRs with automatic version bumping
.github/workflows/minor-release.yaml	Scheduled (weekly) and manual trigger for minor releases
.github/workflows/patch-release.yaml	Manual workflow to create patch release PRs for hotfixes
.github/workflows/merge-release-pr-on-tag.yaml	Automated workflow to merge release PRs when version tags are pushed
.github/workflows/check-release-pr.yaml	Validates that release PRs only contain version bump commits

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…est-and-fix * 'main' of github.com:block/goose: Document missing recipe param types (#5584) docs: description required for "Add Extension" in cli (#5573) fix: Add schema-aware numeric coercion for MCP tool arguments (#5478) Add uv for uvx in Justfile (#5581) Keep llm logs in place (#5577) bump to 1.12.0 (#5580) automate more of the release process (#5409) add clippy warning for string_slice (#5422)

* main: (41 commits) Add pending extension indicator to extension panel (#5493) Add environment subsition for auth blocks (#5439) acp: ToolCallLocations and working cancellation (#5588) feat(providers): add Mistral AI provider (#5009) Listen for ctrl-c during provider request (#5585) Also accept null as description, not just missing (#5589) Document missing recipe param types (#5584) docs: description required for "Add Extension" in cli (#5573) fix: Add schema-aware numeric coercion for MCP tool arguments (#5478) Add uv for uvx in Justfile (#5581) Keep llm logs in place (#5577) bump to 1.12.0 (#5580) automate more of the release process (#5409) add clippy warning for string_slice (#5422) improve linux tray icon support (#5425) feat: log rotation (#5561) use app.isPackaged instead of checking for node env development (#5465) disable RPM build-ID generation to prevent package conflicts (#5563) Add Diagnostics Info to Q&A and Bug Report Templates (#5565) fix: improve server error messages to include HTTP status code (#5532) ...

* main: (53 commits) acp: ToolCallLocations and working cancellation (#5588) feat(providers): add Mistral AI provider (#5009) Listen for ctrl-c during provider request (#5585) Also accept null as description, not just missing (#5589) Document missing recipe param types (#5584) docs: description required for "Add Extension" in cli (#5573) fix: Add schema-aware numeric coercion for MCP tool arguments (#5478) Add uv for uvx in Justfile (#5581) Keep llm logs in place (#5577) bump to 1.12.0 (#5580) automate more of the release process (#5409) add clippy warning for string_slice (#5422) improve linux tray icon support (#5425) feat: log rotation (#5561) use app.isPackaged instead of checking for node env development (#5465) disable RPM build-ID generation to prevent package conflicts (#5563) Add Diagnostics Info to Q&A and Bug Report Templates (#5565) fix: improve server error messages to include HTTP status code (#5532) improvement: add useful error message when attempting to use unauthenticated cursor-agent (#5300) fix: unblock acp via databricks (#5562) ...

* main: fix: customised recipe to yaml string to avoid minininjia parsing error (#5494) Add pending extension indicator to extension panel (#5493) Add environment subsition for auth blocks (#5439) acp: ToolCallLocations and working cancellation (#5588) feat(providers): add Mistral AI provider (#5009) Listen for ctrl-c during provider request (#5585) Also accept null as description, not just missing (#5589) Document missing recipe param types (#5584) docs: description required for "Add Extension" in cli (#5573) fix: Add schema-aware numeric coercion for MCP tool arguments (#5478) Add uv for uvx in Justfile (#5581) Keep llm logs in place (#5577) bump to 1.12.0 (#5580) automate more of the release process (#5409)

* origin/main: (75 commits) fix: customised recipe to yaml string to avoid minininjia parsing error (#5494) Add pending extension indicator to extension panel (#5493) Add environment subsition for auth blocks (#5439) acp: ToolCallLocations and working cancellation (#5588) feat(providers): add Mistral AI provider (#5009) Listen for ctrl-c during provider request (#5585) Also accept null as description, not just missing (#5589) Document missing recipe param types (#5584) docs: description required for "Add Extension" in cli (#5573) fix: Add schema-aware numeric coercion for MCP tool arguments (#5478) Add uv for uvx in Justfile (#5581) Keep llm logs in place (#5577) bump to 1.12.0 (#5580) automate more of the release process (#5409) add clippy warning for string_slice (#5422) improve linux tray icon support (#5425) feat: log rotation (#5561) use app.isPackaged instead of checking for node env development (#5465) disable RPM build-ID generation to prevent package conflicts (#5563) Add Diagnostics Info to Q&A and Bug Report Templates (#5565) ...

Signed-off-by: fbalicchia <[email protected]>

Signed-off-by: Blair Allan <[email protected]>

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chore(release): release version 1.13.0 (minor) #5582

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automate more of the release process (block#5409)

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automate more of the release process (block#5409)

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