Create the release + release notes automatically (#1689)

* create the release + release notes automatically

Signed-off-by: Cassandra Coyle <cassie@diagrid.io>

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Cassie Coyle <cassie.i.coyle@gmail.com>

* pr feedback

Signed-off-by: Cassandra Coyle <cassie@diagrid.io>

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Signed-off-by: Cassandra Coyle <cassie@diagrid.io>
Signed-off-by: Cassie Coyle <cassie.i.coyle@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Javier Aliaga <javier@diagrid.io>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: 3 people

.github/workflows/create-release.yml

@@ -53,4 +53,18 @@ jobs:
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.DAPR_BOT_TOKEN }}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git
           # Copy first to allow automation to use the latest version and not the release branch's version.
           cp -R ./.github/scripts ${RUNNER_TEMP}/
-          ${RUNNER_TEMP}/scripts/create-release.sh ${{ inputs.rel_version }}
+          ${RUNNER_TEMP}/scripts/create-release.sh ${{ inputs.rel_version }}
+      - name: Create GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
+        if: ${{ !endsWith(inputs.rel_version, '-SNAPSHOT') && !contains(inputs.rel_version, '-rc-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DAPR_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          REL_VERSION: ${{ inputs.rel_version }}
+        run: |
+          # Normalize release version by stripping an optional leading 'v'
+          REL_VERSION="${REL_VERSION#v}"
+          TAG="v${REL_VERSION}"
+          if gh release view "${TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Release ${TAG} already exists, skipping creation."
+          else
+            gh release create "${TAG}" --generate-notes
+          fi