chore: create/review own release bump pr

Author: danyalprout

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
@@ -34,8 +35,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4305c38b25d97ef35a8ad1f985ccf2d2242004f2 # stable
 
+      - name: Cache cargo-edit
+        uses: actions/cache@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/bin/cargo-set-version
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-edit-0.12.0
+
       - name: Install cargo-edit
-        run: cargo install cargo-edit
+        run: cargo install cargo-edit || true
 
       - name: Bump version
         run: |
@@ -44,27 +51,42 @@ jobs:
           echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Bumped version to: $NEW_VERSION"
 
-      - name: Build project
-        run: cargo build --all-targets
-
       - name: Configure git
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Create release branch and commit
         run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME="release/v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
+          echo "BRANCH_NAME=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
           git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
           git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-          git tag -a "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" -m "Release v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-          git push origin main
-          git push origin "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
+          git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
+            --title "chore: release v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \
+            --body "Automated release PR for version ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \
+            --base main \
+            --head "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}")
+          PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_URL" | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
+          echo "PR_NUMBER=$PR_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Wait for CI to pass
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting for CI checks to complete on PR #${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}..."
+          gh pr checks "${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}" --watch --interval 30
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
+      - name: Approve PR
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          gh release create "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \
-            --title "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \
-            --generate-notes \
-            --draft
+          gh pr review "${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}" --approve