release.yml

name: Create Release Branch

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 10 * * 2'
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  create_release_branch:
    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]

    steps:
    - name: Check out code
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
      with:
        ref: main

    - name: Get current date
      id: date
      run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

    - name: Create release branch
      run: git checkout -b releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}

    - name: Push new branch
      run: git push origin releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}

    - name: Create pull request into release
      uses: thomaseizinger/create-pull-request@e3972219c86a56550fb70708d96800d8e24ba862 # 1.3.0
      with:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        head: releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
        base: release
        title: Release ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}