create-pre-release.yml

name: Create Pre-release
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  create-release:
    name: Create a Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Push tag
        id: tag_version
        uses: RomainEndelin/github-tag-action@v1.0
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          release_branches: 'ignore-all-branches'
          pre_release_branches: '.*' # Includes main
          append_to_pre_release_tag: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 'beta' || '<branch>' }} # main branch is `beta`, everything else isn't
          force_prerelease_bump: 'prerelease'
      - name: Create a GitHub release
        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
        with:
          tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          name: Release ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          generateReleaseNotes: true
          prerelease: true