[ci] auto-create tag + release on merge to main branch

[0xste]

Make use of:

• bump version number using: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/semver-conventional-commits
• comment/post changelog https://github.com/marketplace/actions/changelog-from-conventional-commits
• tag + release on merge to main

[aaronc]

Sounds reasonable, but how would this work with major version releases given that the import path needs to change?

[0xste]

Major versions we’d probably still bump manually if we wanted to include a /v2 suffix on import, but would be an exceptional scenario for the most part

Wanted to remove some of the labour from the tagging/release process for bumps and patches as the primary use case

Likely could/should be coupled with more test coverage to ensure comparability going forward

[aaronc]

Yeah for minor and patch versions automation would be nice. Ideally this stays on a stable v1 for a while

[aaronc]

I would note that the generate release notes feature in Github releases is pretty decent if we do need to do this manually.