Create Stable Release workflow (griptape-ai/griptape)

The Create Stable Release workflow from griptape-ai/griptape, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Create Stable Release workflow from the griptape-ai/griptape repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

name: Create Stable Release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - v*
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      tag:
        description: "Tag to release (e.g. v1.10.0)"
        required: true

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  release:
    name: Release pushed tag
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Create release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_PAT }}
          tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
          generate_release_notes: true
          make_latest: true
          prerelease: false

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Create Stable Release
 
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - v*
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      tag:
        description: "Tag to release (e.g. v1.10.0)"
        required: true
 
permissions:
  contents: write
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  release:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: Release pushed tag
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - name: Create release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_PAT }}
          tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
          generate_release_notes: true
          make_latest: true
          prerelease: false
 
 

What changed

• Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow