Improvement: Automate the creation of a version tag on a monthly basis #17

	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:
	fetch-depth: 0
	ref: main
	persist-credentials: false
	# Create version name accessible in the following steps
	- name: Set version name
	run: echo "VERSION_NAME=v4.0.0-$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
	#create a new branch for the version tag
	- name: Create version tag
	run: \|
	git checkout -b new_version_${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}
	git config user.email "[email protected]"
	git config user.name "t8ddy"
	# configure remote to use the secret token for pushing
	git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.T8DDY_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
	git tag "${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}"
	git push --set-upstream origin new_version_${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}
	git push origin --tags

	# 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 ${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}"
	title: "Create new version tag ${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}"
	body: "This PR creates a new version tag ${{ env.VERSION_NAME }} for the monthly release."
	base: main
	branch: new_version_${{ env.VERSION_NAME }}

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