ci: prepare release script to run on v1.x branch (#5276)

Co-authored-by: Marylia Gutierrez <[email protected]>

Author: pichlermarc

.github/workflows/create-or-update-release-pr.yml

@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: opentelemetrybot/opentelemetry-js
-          ref: main
+          ref: v1.x
           token: ${{ secrets.OPENTELEMETRYBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Sync with upstream
         run: |
           git remote show origin
           git remote add upstream https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js.git
           git fetch upstream
-          git reset --hard upstream/main
-          git push origin main --force
+          git reset --hard upstream/v1.x
+          git push origin v1.x --force
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:

doc/contributing/releasing.md

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ We aim to eventually automate this process as much as possible.
 
 1. Go to the [Release PR Workflow](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/actions/workflows/create-or-update-release-pr.yml)
 2. Click "Run workflow"
-3. For `Release Type`, select if you want to create a release PR for a new `minor` or `patch` version.
-4. For `Release Scope`, select if you want to release
+3. For `Branch`, select the branch you want to release from, `main` (current major) or `1.x` (if you backported something)
+4. For `Release Type`, select if you want to create a release PR for a new `minor` or `patch` version.
+5. For `Release Scope`, select if you want to release
    - `experimental` (all packages under `./experimental/packages`)
    - `sdk` (all packages under `./packages/` and `./experimental/packages`)
    - `all` (all packages under `./api/`, `./packages/` and `./experimental/packages`; excludes `./semantic-conventions/`)
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ We aim to eventually automate this process as much as possible.
 ## 3. Publish to NPM
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> This step will publish anything that's on `main` IF AND ONLY IF the version has been bumped. If the version for a package
+> This step will publish anything that's on the branch you're releasing from IF AND ONLY IF the version has been bumped. If the version for a package
 > has not been bumped, it will not publish a new version of the package.
 
 1. Go to the [NPM publish workflow](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/actions/workflows/publish-to-npm.yml)
-2. Click "Run workflow" (from main)
+2. Click "Run workflow" (from `main` or `v1.x`, based on what branch you chose to create the release PR for)
    1. In rare cases not all packages are published due to a race when publishing, if you suspect this to
       be the case, re-run the workflow: there should be enough time from 1.
 

package.json

@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@
     "_changelog:prepare_semconv": "node scripts/update-changelog.js ./semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md ./semantic-conventions/package.json",
     "_changelog:prepare_all": "npm run _changelog:prepare_api && npm run _changelog:prepare_experimental && npm run _changelog:prepare_stable",
     "_github:draft_release:all": "npm run _github:draft_release:api && _github:draft_release:experimental && _github:draft_release:stable",
-    "_github:draft_release:api": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./api/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./api/package.json | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target main --title api/v$VERSION api/v$VERSION",
-    "_github:draft_release:experimental": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./experimental/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./experimental/packages/ | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target main --title experimental/v$VERSION experimental/v$VERSION",
-    "_github:draft_release:stable": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./packages/ | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target main --title v$VERSION v$VERSION",
-    "_github:draft_release:semconv": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./semantic-conventions/package.json | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target main --title semconv/v$VERSION semconv/v$VERSION",
-    "_github:update_release_pr_body_from_file": "gh pr edit --repo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js $RELEASE_PR_OWNER:release/next-version --body-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md",
+    "_github:draft_release:api": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./api/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./api/package.json | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target v1.x --title api/v$VERSION api/v$VERSION",
+    "_github:draft_release:experimental": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./experimental/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./experimental/packages/ | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target v1.x --title experimental/v$VERSION experimental/v$VERSION",
+    "_github:draft_release:stable": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./packages/ | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target v1.x --title v$VERSION v$VERSION",
+    "_github:draft_release:semconv": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md && VERSION=$(node scripts/get-version.js ./semantic-conventions/package.json | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$') && gh release create --draft --notes-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md --target v1.x --title semconv/v$VERSION semconv/v$VERSION",
+    "_github:update_release_pr_body_from_file": "gh pr edit --repo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js $RELEASE_PR_OWNER:release/next-v1-version --body-file ./.tmp/release-notes.md",
     "_github:update_release_pr_body:all": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js api/CHANGELOG.md ./CHANGELOG.md experimental/CHANGELOG.md && npm run _github:update_release_pr_body_from_file",
     "_github:update_release_pr_body:sdk": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js ./CHANGELOG.md experimental/CHANGELOG.md && npm run _github:update_release_pr_body_from_file",
     "_github:update_release_pr_body:experimental": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js experimental/CHANGELOG.md && npm run _github:update_release_pr_body_from_file",
     "_github:update_release_pr_body:semconv": "node scripts/extract-latest-release-notes.js semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md && npm run _github:update_release_pr_body_from_file",
     "_verify_release_kind": "echo $RELEASE_KIND | grep -oE '^(all|sdk|experimental|semconv):(minor|patch)$'",
     "_verify_release_remote": "git remote get-url $RELEASE_PR_REMOTE",
-    "_github:update_release_branch": "npm run _verify_release_kind && npm run _verify_release_remote && (git checkout main && git pull upstream main && git branch -D release/next-version; git checkout -b release/next-version && npm run prepare_release:$RELEASE_KIND && git commit -am \"chore: prepare release\" && git push --set-upstream $RELEASE_PR_REMOTE --force release/next-version)",
-    "github:create_or_update_release_pr": "npm run _github:update_release_branch && (gh pr create --repo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js --title 'chore: prepare next release' --body ''; npm run _github:update_release_pr_body:$RELEASE_SCOPE)"
+    "_github:update_release_branch": "npm run _verify_release_kind && npm run _verify_release_remote && (git checkout v1.x && git pull upstream v1.x && git branch -D release/next-v1-version; git checkout -b release/next-v1-version && npm run prepare_release:$RELEASE_KIND && git commit -am \"chore: prepare release\" && git push --set-upstream $RELEASE_PR_REMOTE --force release/next-v1-version)",
+    "github:create_or_update_release_pr": "npm run _github:update_release_branch && (gh pr create --repo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js --title 'chore: prepare next v1.x release' --body ''; npm run _github:update_release_pr_body:$RELEASE_SCOPE)"
   },
   "repository": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js",
   "keywords": [