fix: release workflow

Author: verbanicm

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -36,12 +36,35 @@ jobs:
               }
             }
 
+      - name: 'Generate realse notes'
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |-
+            const tag = "v" + process.env.NEW_VERSION;
+
+            try {
+              if (process.env.PREV_TAG) {
+                const releaseNotes = await github.rest.repos.generateReleaseNotes({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  tag_name: tag,
+                  target_commitish: context.sha,
+                  previous_tag_name: process.env.PREV_TAG,
+                });
+
+                core.exportVariable("RELEASE_NOTES", releaseNotes.data.body)
+              }
+            } catch (err) {
+              core.setFailed(`Failed to generate release notes: ${err}`);
+            }
+
       - name: 'Create release'
         uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           github-token: '${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}'
           script: |-
             const tag = "v" + process.env.NEW_VERSION;
+            const releaseNotes = process.env.RELEASE_NOTES.
 
             try {
               const createReleaseRequest = {
@@ -53,15 +76,7 @@ jobs:
                 generate_release_notes: true,
               };
 
-              if (process.env.PREV_TAG) {
-                const releaseNotes = await github.rest.repos.generateReleaseNotes({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  tag_name: tag,
-                  target_commitish: context.sha,
-                  previous_tag_name: process.env.PREV_TAG,
-                });
-
+              if (releaseNotes.length) {
                 createReleaseRequest.body = releaseNotes.data.body;
                 createReleaseRequest.generate_release_notes = false;
               }
@@ -78,7 +93,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Update floating tag'
         uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
         with:
-          github-token: '${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}'
           script: |-
             const tag = "v" + process.env.NEW_VERSION;
             const major = tag.split(".")[0];