This action creates GitHub releases automatically.

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      - name: Release
        # Use the latest version.
        uses: lumynou5/github-release-action@main
        with:
          token: ${{github.token}}

In this example workflow, it'll create a release whenever push to main branch. The version will be set according to the changelog following Keep a Changelog and Semantic Versioning.

Specifically, a release is created and the tag of the corresponding major version is moved onto that version. If there isn't a tag of the major version, it'll be created.

• token (required) The GitHub token.
• changelog The path to the changelog. Default: CHANGELOG.md.
• tag-template The template of the Git tag. Default: v{version}.
• major-tag-template The template of the Git tag of the major version. Default: v{major}. Empty for no major tag.
• name-template The template of the GitHub release. Default: v{version}.
• is-draft If the GitHub release is a draft. Default: false.

The following list shows the arguments can be used in the template.

• version The version.
• major The major version.
• minor The minor version.
• patch The patch version.
• prerelease The prerelease name or an empty string.
• build The build number or an empty string.
• release-date The release date.

The outputs include all the arguments of templates and the following items in addition.

• tag The name of the Git tag.
• major-tag The name of the Git tag of the major version.
• html-url The URL to the page of the GitHub release.
• upload-url The URL to upload assets for the GitHub release.