Update release steps (#2503)

.github/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 name: build
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request: {}
+
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '**'
 
 env:
   GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotlin.incremental=false"

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '**'
+
+env:
+  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotlin.incremental=false"
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: 17
+
+      - name: Publish Artifacts
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository
+        env:
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACT_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}

RELEASING.md

@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 Releasing
 ========
 
- 1. Change the version in `gradle.properties` to a non-SNAPSHOT version.
- 2. Update the `CHANGELOG.md` for the impending release.
+ 1. Update `VERSION_NAME` in `gradle.properties` to the release (non-SNAPSHOT) version.
+ 2. Update `CHANGELOG.md` for the impending release.
  3. Update the `README.md` with the new version.
  4. `git commit -am "Prepare for release X.Y.Z"` (where X.Y.Z is the new version)
- 5. `./gradlew clean publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository`
- 6. Visit [Sonatype Nexus](https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/) and promote the artifacts.
- 7. `git tag -a X.Y.Z -m "X.Y.Z"` (where X.Y.Z is the new version)
- 8. Update the `gradle.properties` to the next SNAPSHOT version.
- 9. `git commit -am "Prepare next development version"`
- 10. `git push && git push --tags`
+ 5. `git tag -a X.Y.Z -m "X.Y.Z"` (where X.Y.Z is the new version)
+ 6. Update `VERSION_NAME` in `gradle.properties` to the next SNAPSHOT version.
+ 7. `git commit -am "Prepare next development version"`
+ 8. `git push && git push --tags`
 
-
-If step 5 or 6 fails, drop the Sonatype repo, fix the problem, commit, and start again at step 4.
-
-
-Prerequisites
--------------
-
-In `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`, set the following:
-
- * `mavenCentralUsername` - Sonatype username for releasing to `com.squareup`.
- * `mavenCentralPassword` - Sonatype password for releasing to `com.squareup`.
+This will trigger a GitHub Action workflow which will upload the release artifacts to Maven Central.