update release process for expressions lib to reduce manual steps - #305
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nathanbegbie merged 3 commits intoJan 21, 2026
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- Trigger on GitHub release publish instead of tag push - Automatically update mix.exs and README.md versions to match release tag - Add dependency caching using same key format as elixir.yml - Update README with new release process documentation
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This updates
.github/workflows/releases.ymlto do a few things.mix.exsandREADME.mdand if the version tag doesn't match, update it appropriately with version control, before releasing to hex and hexdocs. (I've had some success with this approach, in a personal projectelixir.ymlworkflowBUT WHY?
Anything that we can do to simplify the release process, the better. This enables the support team to be able to rapidly create releases as needed, without needing to faff about with updating versions appropriately before creating a release. This can just be fire and forget.
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Update the workflows so that they only trigger on appropriate file changes