release.yml

name: Automation to Make Releases

on:
    push:
        tags:
            - 'v*.*.*'

jobs:
    create_release:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - name: Checkout code
              uses: actions/checkout@v2

            - name: Get current version
              id: get_version
              run: |
                # Fetch the latest tag
                TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
                # Extract the version numbers
                VERSION=${TAG//v/}
                # Split into an array
                IFS='.' read -r -a VERSION_ARRAY <<< "$VERSION"
                # Increment the last digit for beta versions
                LAST=${VERSION_ARRAY[2]}
                NEW_LAST=$((LAST + 1))
                NEW_VERSION="v${VERSION_ARRAY[0]}.${VERSION_ARRAY[1]}.$NEW_LAST-beta"
                echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV

            - name: Create Release
              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
              with:
                tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
                name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
                body: "Release of Linpad application version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}"
                files: output/linpad.deb
              env:
                GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}