ci: replace softprops/action-gh-release with gh cli for robust asset overwrites

This swaps action-gh-release for built-in gh CLI commands that safely upload and replace assets to the existing release without attempting to re-finalize it and triggering duplicate draft issues.

Author: SamuelMarks

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Delete old release
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: gh release delete latest --cleanup-tag -y || true
 
       - name: Update latest tag
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -159,8 +154,20 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Release Artifacts
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && github.ref_name || 'latest' }}
-          files: artifacts/*
-          prerelease: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME="${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && github.ref_name || 'latest' }}"
+          IS_PRERELEASE="${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}"
+          
+          # Create release if it doesn't exist
+          if ! gh release view "$TAG_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if [ "$IS_PRERELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+              gh release create "$TAG_NAME" --title "$TAG_NAME" --prerelease
+            else
+              gh release create "$TAG_NAME" --title "$TAG_NAME"
+            fi
+          fi
+          
+          # Upload files with clobber (overwrite)
+          gh release upload "$TAG_NAME" artifacts/* --clobber