release.yml

on:
  push:
    tags: # triggered once a git tag is published
      - '*'

name: Create Release

jobs:
  build:
    name: Create Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      # Changelog action adaptations
      - name: Create required package.json
        run: test -f package.json || echo '{}' >package.json
      - name: Detect Previous Tag (action not detecting very well)
        run: echo "::set-output name=previous_tag::$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags `git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1`)"
        id: tag_checker

      - name: Generate Changelog
        uses: scottbrenner/generate-changelog-action@master
        id: Changelog
        with:
          from-tag: ${{steps.tag_checker.outputs.previous_tag}}
          to-tag: HEAD

      - name: Create Release
        id: create_release
        uses: actions/create-release@latest
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
          body: |
            ${{ steps.Changelog.outputs.changelog }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false