ci: improve release workflow with retry logic for creating/updating releases

Author: Githubguy132010

.github/workflows/create-release.yaml

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ env:
   MAX_RETRIES: 3
   RETRY_DELAY: 30
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   update-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -94,20 +98,31 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          # Check if release exists
-          if gh release view "${{ env.VERSION }}" &>/dev/null; then
-            # Update existing release and upload ISO
-            gh release edit "${{ env.VERSION }}" \
-              --title "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}" \
-              --notes-file release_notes.md
-            gh release upload "${{ env.VERSION }}" ./iso-files/*
-          else
-            # Create new release with ISO
-            gh release create "${{ env.VERSION }}" \
-              --title "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}" \
-              --notes-file release_notes.md \
-              --target ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} \
-              ./iso-files/*
+          retries=0
+          max_retries=${{ env.MAX_RETRIES }}
+          
+          while [ $retries -lt $max_retries ]; do
+            if gh release view "${{ env.VERSION }}" &>/dev/null; then
+              gh release edit "${{ env.VERSION }}" \
+                --title "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}" \
+                --notes-file release_notes.md && \
+              gh release upload "${{ env.VERSION }}" ./iso-files/* && break
+            else
+              gh release create "${{ env.VERSION }}" \
+                --title "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}" \
+                --notes-file release_notes.md \
+                --target ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} \
+                ./iso-files/* && break
+            fi
+            
+            retries=$((retries + 1))
+            [ $retries -lt $max_retries ] && sleep ${{ env.RETRY_DELAY }}
+          done
+          
+          if [ $retries -eq $max_retries ]; then
+            echo "::error::Failed to create/update release after $max_retries attempts"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Upload Build Logs
         if: always()
@@ -119,10 +134,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Notify on Failure
         if: failure()
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
-            const issue = await github.rest.issues.create({
+            await github.rest.issues.create({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               title: '❌ Release Update Failed',