Release Draft

release_draft.yml creates or updates a draft GitHub release from merged pull request metadata and the release template in .github/ci-config.yml.

Generated When

Generated only when do_releases is enabled.

Runs On

• Pushes to main
• Manual workflow_dispatch

Calls

uses: athackst/ci/.github/workflows/release_drafter.yml@main

See release_drafter.yml for the reusable workflow contract.

Permissions

The release draft job needs:

• contents: write to create or update draft releases.
• pull-requests: read to resolve changelog and version metadata.

Behavior

• Creates or updates a draft release from resolved version and changelog data.
• Updates a draft release with the resolved tag when one exists.
• Otherwise updates the newest draft release containing the hidden release-draft marker.
• Uses secrets.CI_BOT_TOKEN for release writes.