Create release from new tag workflow (stretchr/testify)

The Create release from new tag workflow from stretchr/testify, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Create release from new tag workflow from the stretchr/testify repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

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The workflow

name: Create release from new tag

# this flow will be run only when new tags are pushed that match our pattern
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3

      - name: Create GitHub release from tag
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@b4309332981a82ec1c5618f44dd2e27cc8bfbfda # v3.0.0
        with:
          generate_release_notes: true

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

name: Create release from new tag
 
# this flow will be run only when new tags are pushed that match our pattern
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
 
      - name: Create GitHub release from tag
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@b4309332981a82ec1c5618f44dd2e27cc8bfbfda # v3.0.0
        with:
          generate_release_notes: true
 

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• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.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

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