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Author: alcaeus

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       # For non-patch releases (A.B.C where C == 0), we expect the release to
-      # be triggered from the A.x maintenance branch
+      # be triggered from the A.x maintenance branch or A.x development branch
       - name: "Fail if non-patch release is created from wrong release branch"
         if: ${{ endsWith(inputs.version, '.0') && env.RELEASE_BRANCH != github.ref_name && env.DEV_BRANCH != github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           echo '❌ Release failed due to branch mismatch: expected ${{ inputs.version }} to be released from ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }} or ${{ env.DEV_BRANCH }}, got ${{ github.ref_name }}' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           exit 1
 
-      # If a non-patch release is created from a branch other than its
-      # maintenance branch, create that branch from the current one and push it
-      - name: "Create new and push release branch for non-patch release"
-        if: ${{ endsWith(inputs.version, '.0') && env.RELEASE_BRANCH != github.ref_name }}
+      # If a non-patch release is created from its A.x development branch,
+      # create the A.B maintenance branch from the current one and push it
+      - name: "Create and push new release branch for non-patch release"
+        if: ${{ endsWith(inputs.version, '.0') && env.DEV_BRANCH == github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           echo '🆕 Creating new release branch ${RELEASE_BRANCH} from ${{ github.ref_name }}' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           git checkout -b ${RELEASE_BRANCH}