release-workflow.yml

name: Release

on: workflow_dispatch

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Setup repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Setup Language
        uses: actions/setup-language@v1
        with:
          lang-version: v1.x

      - name: Build artifacts
        run: |
          <some build steps>
              
      - name: Compute checksums
        run: |
          for file in *; do sha256sum $file >> checksums.txt; done

      - name: Archive distribution
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: release
          path: dist/
          retention-days: 7

  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Download binaries
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: release
          path: dist/

      - name: Release
        run: npx semantic-release
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}