ci: split release-please into independent release and PR creation steps

Author: keelerm84

.github/workflows/release-please.yml

@@ -20,38 +20,38 @@ jobs:
       package-server-otel-released: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--release_created'] }}
       package-server-otel-tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--tag_name'] }}
     steps:
-      # https://github.com/googleapis/release-please-action/releases/tag/v4.3.0
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@c2a5a2bd6a758a0937f1ddb1e8950609867ed15c
+      # Create any releases first, then create tags, and then optionally create any new PRs.
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          skip-github-pull-request: true
 
-  create-tags:
-    needs: ['release-please']
-    if: >-
-      needs.release-please.outputs.package-client-released == 'true' ||
-      needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-released == 'true' ||
-      needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-redis-released == 'true' ||
-      needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-otel-released == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
+      # Need the repository content to be able to create and push tags.
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4.3.0
       - uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+        if: >-
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/client-sdk--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-redis-source--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--release_created'] == 'true'
+
       - name: Create release tags
+        if: >-
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/client-sdk--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-redis-source--release_created'] == 'true' ||
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--release_created'] == 'true'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          CLIENT_TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-client-tag }}
-          SERVER_TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-tag }}
-          SERVER_REDIS_TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-redis-tag }}
-          SERVER_OTEL_TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-otel-tag }}
-          CLIENT_RELEASED: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-client-released }}
-          SERVER_RELEASED: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-released }}
-          SERVER_REDIS_RELEASED: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-redis-released }}
-          SERVER_OTEL_RELEASED: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-otel-released }}
+          CLIENT_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/client-sdk--tag_name'] }}
+          SERVER_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk--tag_name'] }}
+          SERVER_REDIS_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-redis-source--tag_name'] }}
+          SERVER_OTEL_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--tag_name'] }}
+          CLIENT_RELEASED: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/client-sdk--release_created'] }}
+          SERVER_RELEASED: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk--release_created'] }}
+          SERVER_REDIS_RELEASED: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-redis-source--release_created'] }}
+          SERVER_OTEL_RELEASED: ${{ steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--release_created'] }}
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -78,13 +78,24 @@ jobs:
             fi
           done
 
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
+        if: >-
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/client-sdk--release_created'] != 'true' &&
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk--release_created'] != 'true' &&
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-redis-source--release_created'] != 'true' &&
+          steps.release.outputs['libs/server-sdk-otel--release_created'] != 'true'
+        id: release-prs
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          skip-github-release: true
+
   release-client:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Each of the platforms for which release-artifacts need generated.
         os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-15-large ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-client-released == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -123,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release-client-mac-arm64:
     runs-on: macos-15
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-client-released == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         # Each of the platforms for which release-artifacts need generated.
         os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-15-large ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-released == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -197,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release-server-mac-arm64:
     runs-on: macos-15
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-released == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -232,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
         # Each of the platforms for which release-artifacts need generated.
         os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-15-large ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-redis-released  == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -271,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release-server-redis-mac-arm64:
     runs-on: macos-15
-    needs: [ 'release-please', 'create-tags' ]
+    needs: [ 'release-please' ]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.package-server-redis-released  == 'true'}}
     permissions:
       contents: write