feat(release): migrate from release-please to release-plz by zeitlinger · Pull Request #171 · grafana/flint

zeitlinger · 2026-04-13T16:27:48Z

Summary

Replace release-please with release-plz for automated release PR and tag/release creation
Configure git_release_draft = true so GitHub releases are created as drafts, enabling binary upload before publishing (resolves Re-enable immutable releases once binary upload workflow is proven #168)
Replace taiki-e/upload-rust-binary-action with explicit build steps: mise for Rust setup, cross for aarch64, manual archive + sha256
Upload assets via GitHub list API (not tag API) since drafts return 404 from GET /releases/tags/{tag}
Add publish job that marks the release non-draft after all builds succeed — satisfies the repo's immutable releases rule

Test plan

Merge this PR and verify release-plz creates a release PR
Merge the release PR and verify: draft release created, binaries uploaded, release published
Re-enable immutable releases rule (see Re-enable immutable releases once binary upload workflow is proven #168)

- Replace release-please with release-plz for automated release PR and tag/release creation - Configure git_release_draft=true so releases are created as drafts, enabling binary upload before publishing - Replace taiki-e/upload-rust-binary-action with explicit build steps (mise for Rust setup, cross for aarch64, manual archive + sha256) - Upload assets to the draft release via the GitHub list API instead of the tag API (which returns 404 for drafts) - Add publish job that marks the release as non-draft after all builds succeed, satisfying the repo's immutable releases rule Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

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- Add mise_version alongside mise_sha256 in each matrix entry so Renovate can update both together (matches test.yml convention) - Add PR footer asking to close and reopen to trigger CI checks (replaces the release-please pull-request-footer) Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

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Pull request overview

Migrates the repository’s automated release process from release-please to release-plz, restructuring the GitHub Actions release workflow to support draft releases so binaries can be uploaded before publishing (aligning with the “immutable releases” constraint and #168).

Changes:

Add release-plz.toml configuration (including git_release_draft = true) and a new release-plz GitHub Actions workflow.
Replace the release workflow’s binary upload action with explicit build/archive/checksum steps and a draft-release asset upload via the Releases list API.
Remove release-please workflow and its configuration/manifest files.

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File	Description
`release-plz.toml`	Adds release-plz workspace configuration and PR body template.
`.github/workflows/release.yml`	Reworks release build/upload/publish flow for draft releases + manual asset upload.
`.github/workflows/release-plz.yml`	Introduces release-plz automation on pushes to `main` (release PR + release).
`.github/workflows/release-please.yml`	Removes release-please automation workflow.
`.github/config/release-please-config.json`	Removes release-please configuration.
`.github/config/.release-please-manifest.json`	Removes release-please manifest/version tracking.

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Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

- Add zizmor ignore annotation for cache-poisoning (tag-triggered workflow, sha256 verified, not susceptible to fork PR cache poisoning) - Use shasum -a 256 on macOS (sha256sum not available without coreutils) - Use --paginate when listing releases to handle repos with many releases; fail fast if tag not found - Delete pre-existing release assets before upload to support re-runs Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

- Rename "Archive (Unix)" → "Archive (non-Windows)" to match condition - Replace ${{ github.repository }} with ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY} in run: steps to avoid expression injection - Simplify release-plz.toml pr_body: drop Jinja2 template, use {{ changelog }} + CI trigger note Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

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### Added - *(release)* migrate from release-please to release-plz ([#171](#171)) ### Fixed - *(release)* use correct template variable in pr_body ([#178](#178)) - *(release)* suppress component prefix in release-please tags ([#166](#166)) - *(release)* add workflow_dispatch to retrigger for existing tags ([#167](#167)) ### Other - move icon to assets/ to fix release-plz ([#177](#177)) - *(deps)* update dependency npm:renovate to v43.102.11 [security] ([#174](#174)) - *(deps)* update rust crate similar to v3.1.0 ([#173](#173)) - *(deps)* update dependency github:mvdan/sh to v3.13.1 ([#163](#163)) > [!IMPORTANT] > Close and reopen this PR to trigger CI checks. --------- Signed-off-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gregor Zeitlinger <gregor.zeitlinger@grafana.com>

zeitlinger added 2 commits April 13, 2026 16:27

fix(release): quote $GITHUB_ENV to satisfy shellcheck SC2086

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fix(release): simplify pr_body template to stay within 100-char line …

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fix(release): track mise version in renovate-tracked-deps

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fix(renovate): extend mise matrix pattern to all workflow files

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zeitlinger added 2 commits April 13, 2026 16:59

fix(release): disable mise cache instead of suppressing zizmor finding

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zeitlinger added 2 commits April 16, 2026 10:21

docs(release): add comments explaining release and release-pr jobs

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zeitlinger merged commit a8b2bb7 into main Apr 16, 2026
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feat(release): migrate from release-please to release-plz#171

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