From 7407150bffe1a9214349eb49f37358b567e81d0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Zenla <alex@edera.dev>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:24:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] attempt new release mechanism using draft releases and manual
 job

---
 .github/workflows/publish.yaml | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 409f711..f8fec0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 name: publish
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types:
-    - created
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-tag:
+        description: 'Release Tag'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
   push:
     branches:
@@ -64,11 +67,18 @@ jobs:
       with:
         app-id: "${{ secrets.EDERA_CULTIVATION_APP_ID }}"
         private-key: "${{ secrets.EDERA_CULTIVATION_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
+      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-tag != '' }}
 
     - name: 'upload release artifacts'
       run: ./hack/ci/upload-release-assets.sh
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}"
         RELEASE_TAG: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
+      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-tag != '' }}
+
+    - name: 'mark release as published'
+      run: gh release edit "${RELEASE_TAG}" --draft=false --verify-tag
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}"
+        RELEASE_TAG: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-tag != '' }}