Bump Version workflow (srusskih/SublimeJEDI)

The Bump Version workflow from srusskih/SublimeJEDI, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Bump Version workflow from the srusskih/SublimeJEDI repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

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

The workflow

name: Bump Version
on:
  push:
    branches: ["master"]
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs: {}
    
jobs:
  tag:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Bump version and push tag
        id: tag_version
        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.0
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          default_bump: "minor"
      - name: Create a GitHub release
        uses: actions/create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          release_name: Release ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

name: Bump Version
on:
  push:
    branches: ["master"]
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs: {}
    
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  tag:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Bump version and push tag
        id: tag_version
        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.0
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          default_bump: "minor"
      - name: Create a GitHub release
        uses: actions/create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          release_name: Release ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}
 

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• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.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