release

Automating a GitHub release involves dispatching a GitHub Actions Release workflow with a specified version bump type. This Skill triggers that workflow using the gh CLI against your main branch to coordinate version bumping, tagging, and publishing across packages.

Triggering a workflow dispatch for a release requires invoking gh workflow run against the target repository ref main. This Skill automates that invocation while passing a controlled bump field to initiate the coordinated publishing process.

Release automation supports patch, minor, and major version bump types. When no bump type is explicitly provided, the system validates the input and defaults to a patch version bump to ensure safe incremental releases.

Verifying workflow initiation is done by listing recent workflow runs to confirm the dispatch started. This Skill performs that check automatically after dispatching the release workflow to ensure the version bump process is running.

Release automation requires an existing GitHub Actions Release workflow configured in your target repository. This Skill dispatches that workflow on the main ref, so the repository must already be set up to handle the bump field and publish packages.

Using a workflow dispatch removes the manual, error-prone steps of cutting a new software release. Delegating the bump-and-publish process to a GitHub Actions workflow ensures coordinated version bumping and tagging across platforms without direct human intervention.