feat: add automated tagging and release creation in GitHub Actions workflow

Author: isakruas

.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ jobs:
 
       # Update the version in package.json
       - name: Update version
+        id: update_version
         run: |
           VERSION="0.0.1-alpha.$HASH"
           jq --arg ver "$VERSION" '.version = $ver' package.json > tmp.json && mv tmp.json package.json
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # Build the package
       - name: Build package
@@ -49,3 +51,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npm publish
+      
+      # Create Git tag
+      - name: Create Git tag
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          git push origin ${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      # Create GitHub Release
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true