Tag and release #93

	name: Tag and release

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	version:
	description: Version (must have matching CHANGES.rst entry)
	required: true

	description:
	description: Release description (used as tag message and GitHub release body)
	required: true

	jobs:
	release:
	name: Tag and release
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: Checkout repo
	uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
	with:
	ref: main
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Configure git
	run: \|
	git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
	git config user.email "<>"

	- uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
	with:
	python-version: 3

	- name: create new change log entry for release
	run: \|
	pip install towncrier
	pip install .
	towncrier check
	towncrier build --yes --version ${{ inputs.version }}

	- name: Commit changelog and tag release
	run: \|
	git add CHANGES.rst
	git commit -m "created change log for ${{ inputs.version }}"
	git push origin HEAD
	git tag -a ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} -m "${{ github.event.inputs.description }}"
	git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}

	- name: Create GitHub release (triggers publish-to-pypi workflow)
	uses: zendesk/action-create-release@v3 # main
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
	with:
	tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
	release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
	body: ${{ github.event.inputs.description }}
	draft: false
	prerelease: false

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