Update release.yml

Author: alexevag

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -47,42 +47,76 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         twine upload dist/*
 
+    - name: Extract changelog section
+      id: changelog
+      run: |
+        VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+        
+        # Extract changelog section for this version
+        if [ -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
+          # Extract the section between [VERSION] and the next [VERSION] or end of file
+          CHANGELOG_SECTION=$(awk "/^## \[$VERSION\]/{flag=1; next} /^## \[/{flag=0} flag" CHANGELOG.md)
+          
+          if [ -n "$CHANGELOG_SECTION" ]; then
+            echo "Found changelog section for version $VERSION"
+            # Use a delimiter to handle multiline output properly
+            echo "changelog_content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "$CHANGELOG_SECTION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "has_changelog=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "No changelog section found for version $VERSION"
+            echo "has_changelog=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "changelog_content=See commit history for changes." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "No CHANGELOG.md found"
+          echo "has_changelog=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "changelog_content=See commit history for changes." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+    - name: Get previous tag for comparison
+      id: previous_tag
+      run: |
+        # Get the previous tag for comparison (handle case where there's no previous tag)
+        PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 ${{ github.ref_name }}^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$PREVIOUS_TAG" ]; then
+          echo "previous_tag=$PREVIOUS_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Previous tag: $PREVIOUS_TAG"
+        else
+          echo "previous_tag=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "No previous tag found (this might be the first release)"
+        fi
+
     - name: Create GitHub Release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
         tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        release_name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
         body: |
           ## Changes in ${{ github.ref_name }}
           
-          See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details.
+          ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog_content }}
           
           ## Installation
           
           ```bash
           pip install ethopy-analysis==${{ github.ref_name }}
           ```
           
-          ## What's Changed
+          ## Links
           
-          - Check the commit history and pull requests for detailed changes
-          - Full documentation available at the project homepage
+          - 📚 [Documentation](https://ef-lab.github.io/ethopy_analysis)
+          - 🐛 [Report Issues](https://github.com/ef-lab/ethopy_analysis/issues)
+          - 📋 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ef-lab/ethopy_analysis/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
           
-          **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/v0.1.0...${{ github.ref_name }}
+          ${{ steps.previous_tag.outputs.previous_tag && format('**Comparison**: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...{2}', github.repository, steps.previous_tag.outputs.previous_tag, github.ref_name) || '**First Release** 🎉' }}
         draft: false
         prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'a') || contains(github.ref_name, 'b') || contains(github.ref_name, 'rc') }}
-
-    - name: Upload Release Assets
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./dist/ethopy_analysis-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz
-        asset_name: ethopy_analysis-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz
-        asset_content_type: application/gzip
+        files: |
+          dist/*.tar.gz
+          dist/*.whl
+        generate_release_notes: true
 
   test-install:
     needs: build-and-publish
@@ -105,4 +139,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test CLI
       run: |
         ethopy-analysis --help
-        ethopy-analysis --version
+        ethopy-analysis --version