Update Github Workflow

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ jobs:
       actions: read
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 22
 
       - name: Cache dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}

.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Prepare Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  tag-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # Run release-drafter to determine the next version
+      - name: Determine next version from release-drafter
+        id: release_drafter
+        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Use the output from the previous step to version the package
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name 'GitHub Actions'
+          git config user.email 'eng+github@repl.it'
+
+      - name: Bump version and create tag
+        run: |
+          # Get the tag_name output from the release-drafter step
+          tag="${{ steps.release_drafter.outputs.tag_name }}"
+
+          # Strip the 'v' prefix to get the bare version number
+          version="${tag#v}"
+
+          echo "Next version calculated by release-drafter is: $version"
+
+          # Use the calculated version with npm version
+          npm version "$version"
+
+      - name: Push changes and tags
+        run: git push --follow-tags

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# .github/workflows/publish.yml
+name: Build and Publish Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Trigger on tags like v1.0.0, v2.3.4, etc.
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        # This checks out the code at the specific tag that triggered the workflow
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies and build
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPMJS_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish GitHub Release
+        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        with:
+          publish: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

README.md

@@ -280,29 +280,24 @@ River uses an automated release process with [Release Drafter](https://github.co
 
 ### Automated Release Process (Recommended)
 
-1. **Label your PRs** with the appropriate version bump:
+1. **Merge PRs to main** - Release Drafter automatically:
 
-   - `patch` - Bug fixes, small improvements (e.g., 0.208.4 → 0.208.5)
-   - `minor` - New features, backwards compatible (e.g., 0.208.4 → 0.209.0)
-   - `major` - Breaking changes (e.g., 0.208.4 → 1.0.0)
-
-2. **Merge PRs to main** - Release Drafter automatically:
+   - Updates the draft release notes with PR titles
+   - You can view the draft at [GitHub Releases](../../releases)
 
-   - Creates/updates a draft release with the calculated version
-   - Generates release notes from PR titles
-   - Determines version bump based on the highest label used
+2. **When ready to release**:
 
-3. **Publish the release** when ready:
-   - Go to [GitHub Releases](../../releases)
-   - Review the draft release notes
-   - Click "Publish release"
-   - This automatically publishes to NPM
+   - Go to [Actions](../../actions/workflows/prepare-release.yml)
+   - Click "Run workflow" to open the configuration dialog
+   - Click "Run workflow" again to confirm and start the process (version is automatically determined from draft release)
 
-### Manual Release (Alternative)
+   The version bump is automatically calculated based on PR labels:
 
-For hotfixes or special cases, you can manually trigger a release:
+   - `patch` - Bug fixes, small improvements (e.g., 0.208.4 → 0.208.5)
+   - `minor` - New features, backwards compatible (e.g., 0.208.4 → 0.209.0)
+   - `major` - Breaking changes (e.g., 0.208.4 → 1.0.0)
 
-1. Go to [Actions](../../actions/workflows/npmjs-publish.yml)
-2. Click "Run workflow"
-3. Enter the desired version (e.g., `0.208.5`)
-4. Click "Run workflow"
+3. **Automation takes over**:
+   - The "Prepare Release" workflow bumps the version and creates a git tag
+   - The git tag automatically triggers the "Build and Publish" workflow
+   - The `river` package is published to NPM and the GitHub release is created