Add GitHub Actions workflow for release management

Add GitHub Actions workflow for release management

Author: michaelversus

.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bump:
+        description: "Version bump type"
+        required: true
+        default: "patch"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write  # Required for commits, tags, and releases
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for version detection
+
+      - name: Read current version and bump
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          # Read version from VERSION file
+          CURRENT=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '\n')
+          echo "Current version: $CURRENT"
+
+          # Parse version components
+          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$CURRENT"
+
+          # Bump based on input selection
+          case "${{ inputs.bump }}" in
+            major)
+              NEW_VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0"
+              ;;
+            minor)
+              NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0"
+              ;;
+            patch)
+              NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          echo "New version: $NEW_VERSION"
+          echo "new=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Update VERSION file
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ steps.version.outputs.new }}" > VERSION
+
+      - name: Commit version bump
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add VERSION
+          git commit -m "bump up version"
+          git push
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.new }}"
+          git tag "$NEW_VERSION"
+          git push origin "$NEW_VERSION"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.new }}
+          name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.new }}
+          generate_release_notes: true