release.yml

name: Release new version
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      release-type:
        description: Type of release based on semver (e.g. patch, minor, major)
        required: true
        default: minor

jobs:
  release:
    name: Release new version to NPM
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
      - name: Setup Git
        run: |
          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
      - run: npm version --no-git-tag-version ${{github.event.inputs.release-type}}
      - run: git push
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      # Rely on `ci` workflow to publish new version.