chore(release): invoke create release branch from prepare complete and support /create-release-branch - #4017
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rickeylev merged 2 commits intoAug 8, 2026
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Triggering the create_release_branch workflow on issue edits fires more often than necessary and does not trigger when other GitHub Actions workflows perform the modifications due to token recursion limits. Invoke the create release branch workflow directly from the complete prepare workflow passing the tracking issue, support manual and reusable workflow dispatch for branch creation, and introduce a shared helper for writing to GITHUB_OUTPUT.
Maintainers needed a comment command to manually cut the release branch from the tracking issue if the automatic chained step is missed. Add /create-release-branch parser to the on_comment workflow dispatching to the release_create_release_branch workflow, and document the command in the release tracking issue template and releasing guide.
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Triggering the create release branch workflow on issue edits fired
unnecessarily on unrelated edits and failed to trigger when other
GitHub Actions modified the issue due to token recursion limits.
Maintainers also lacked a direct comment command to manually cut the
release branch from a release tracking issue if needed.
Invoke the create release branch workflow automatically upon
completion of the prepare workflow, support manual and reusable
workflow dispatch with a tracking issue input, add
/create-release-branchcomment command support, and introduce ashared helper for writing GitHub Actions step outputs across release
tools.