Improvement: Automate the creation of a version tag on a monthly basis #9

	name: Create a new version tag

	on:
	pull_request:
	workflow_dispatch:
	schedule:
	# trigger at 0:00 on the first day of each month
	- cron: '0 0 1 * *'

	jobs:
	monthly_release:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	#checkout main branch
	- name: Checkout code
	uses: actions/checkout@v6
	with:
	token: ${{ secrets.T8DDY_TOKEN }}
	fetch-depth: 0
	ref: main
	#create a new branch for the version tag
	- name: Create version tag
	run: \|
	git checkout -b new_version_4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')
	git config user.email "[email protected]"
	git config user.name "t8ddy"
	git tag "v4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')"
	git push --tags --set-upstream origin new_version_4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')

	# Create a PR for the new version tag
	- name: Create Pull Request
	uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
	with:
	token: ${{ secrets.T8DDY_TOKEN }}
	commit-message: "Create new version tag v4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')"
	title: "Create new version tag v4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')"
	body: "This PR creates a new version tag v4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d') for the quarterly release."
	base: main
	head: new_version_4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')

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