[build] create a stage release workflow for after the pre-release PR

.github/workflows/stage-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Release Staging
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  github-release:
+    if: >
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+      github.repository_owner == 'seleniumhq' &&
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release-preparation-')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Extract version from branch name
+        id: extract_version
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          VERSION=$(echo $BRANCH_NAME | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Prep git
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "[email protected]"
+          git config --local user.name "Selenium CI Bot"
+      - name: Tag Release
+        run: |
+          git tag selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          git push origin selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+      - name: Update Nightly Tag to Remove pre-release
+        run: |
+          git fetch --tags
+          git tag -d nightly || echo "Nightly tag not found"
+          git tag nightly
+          git push origin refs/tags/nightly --force
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Build and Stage Packages
+        run: ./go all:package[--config=release]
+      - name: Generate Draft Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: Selenium ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body: |
+              ## Detailed Changelogs by Component
+              <img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/programming/java.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[Java](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/java/CHANGELOG)** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/programming/python.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[Python](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/py/CHANGES)** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/programming/csharp.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[DotNet](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/CHANGELOG)** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/programming/ruby.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[Ruby](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/rb/CHANGES)** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/programming/javascript.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[JavaScript](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/CHANGES.md)** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.selenium.dev/images/browsers/internet-explorer.svg" width="20" height="20"> **[IEDriver](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/cpp/iedriverserver/CHANGELOG)**
+              <br>
+          tag_name: selenium-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          draft: true
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          prerelease: false
+          files: build/dist/*.*

Rakefile

@@ -1035,19 +1035,23 @@ namespace :all do
     Rake::Task['node:build'].invoke(*args)
   end
 
+  desc 'Package or build stamped artifacts for distribution in GitHub Release assets'
+  task :package do |_task, arguments|
+    args = arguments.to_a.compact
+    Rake::Task['java:package'].invoke(*args)
+    Rake::Task['dotnet:package'].invoke(*args)
+  end
+
   desc 'Release all artifacts for all language bindings'
   task :release do |_task, arguments|
     Rake::Task['clean'].invoke
-    tag = @git.add_tag("selenium-#{java_version}")
-    @git.push('origin', tag.name)
 
     args = arguments.to_a.compact.empty? ? ['--stamp'] : arguments.to_a.compact
     Rake::Task['java:release'].invoke(*args)
     Rake::Task['py:release'].invoke(*args)
     Rake::Task['rb:release'].invoke(*args)
     Rake::Task['dotnet:release'].invoke(*args)
     Rake::Task['node:release'].invoke(*args)
-    Rake::Task['create_release_notes'].invoke
     Rake::Task['all:docs'].invoke
     Rake::Task['all:version'].invoke('nightly')
 
@@ -1140,39 +1144,6 @@ at_exit do
   system 'sh', '.git-fixfiles' if File.exist?('.git') && !SeleniumRake::Checks.windows?
 end
 
-desc 'Create Release Notes for Minor Release'
-task :create_release_notes do
-  range = "#{previous_tag(java_version)}...HEAD"
-  format = '* [\\`%h\\`](http://github.com/seleniumhq/selenium/commit/%H) - %s :: %aN'
-  git_log_command = %(git --no-pager log "#{range}" --pretty=format:"#{format}" --reverse)
-  git_log_output = `#{git_log_command}`
-
-  release_notes = <<~RELEASE_NOTES
-    ### Changelog
-
-    For each component's detailed changelog, please check:
-    * [Ruby](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/rb/CHANGES)
-    * [Python](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/py/CHANGES)
-    * [JavaScript](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/CHANGES.md)
-    * [Java](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/java/CHANGELOG)
-    * [DotNet](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/dotnet/CHANGELOG)
-    * [IEDriverServer](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/trunk/cpp/iedriverserver/CHANGELOG)
-
-    ### Commits in this release
-    <details>
-    <summary>Click to see all the commits included in this release</summary>
-
-    #{git_log_output}
-
-    </details>
-  RELEASE_NOTES
-
-  FileUtils.mkdir_p('build/dist')
-  release_notes_file = "build/dist/release_notes_#{java_version}.md"
-  File.write(release_notes_file, release_notes)
-  puts "Release notes have been generated at: #{release_notes_file}"
-end
-
 def updated_version(current, desired = nil, nightly = nil)
   if !desired.nil? && desired != 'nightly'
     # If desired is present, return full 3 digit version