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GitHub Action

Get Previous Release

v1.0.3 Latest version

Get Previous Release

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Get Previous Release

Gets the previous (the one BEFORE the most recent) release tag from git and outputs that for use in other actions

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Get Previous Release

              
  uses: sammcoe/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in sammcoe/get-previous-release-action

Choose a version

get-previous-release-action

A Github Action for getting the previous (the one BEFORE the most recent) release tag from git and outputting that for use in other actions

Outputs

tag

The release tag of the previous release

Example usage

Basic

- name: Get previous release tag
  id: previous-release
  uses: actions/get-previous-release-action@v1

Updating the most recent release

update_release:
  name: Update Release
  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        ref: main
        fetch-depth:
    - uses: rlespinasse/[email protected]
    - name: Get previous release tag
      id: previous-release
      uses: sammcoe/get-previous-release-action@v1
    - name: Generate Changelog
      id: changelog
      uses: metcalfc/[email protected]
      with:
        mytoken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        base-ref: ${{ steps.previous-release.output.release }}
    - name: Updating Release
      uses: ncipollo/[email protected]
      with:
        body: |
          Changes in this Release: 
          ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}

        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        name: Release ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}
        allowUpdates: true