ci: automate latest tag release on v* tags

Author: SamuelMarks

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -57,21 +57,35 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     needs: build
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
       with:
         name: python-build
         path: dist/
-    - name: Update latest tag
+    - name: Release version tag
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
+      with:
+        files: dist/**/*
+    - name: Update latest release
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
+        gh release delete latest --cleanup-tag -y || true
         git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
         git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
         git tag -fa latest -m "Update latest tag to ${{ github.ref_name }}"
         git push origin latest --force
-    - name: Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
-      with:
-        files: dist/**/*
+
+        files=()
+        while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+          files+=("$file")
+        done < <(find dist -type f -print0)
+
+        if [ ${#files[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+          gh release create latest "${files[@]}" --title "latest" --notes "Latest release mirrored from ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+        else
+          gh release create latest --title "latest" --notes "Latest release mirrored from ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+        fi