add github release job to the api github workflow

Author: ashutoshgngwr

.github/workflows/api.yaml

@@ -29,6 +29,30 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./gradlew check --no-daemon
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
 
+  github-release:
+    name: GitHub Release
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    needs: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags -f
+      - id: tag_info
+        run: |
+          export TAG_NAME="${GITHUB_REF/'refs/tags/'/''}"
+          export TAG_BODY="$(git tag  --list --format='%(contents:body)' $TAG_NAME)"
+          export TAG_BODY="${TAG_BODY//'%'/'%25'}"
+          export TAG_BODY="${TAG_BODY//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+          export TAG_BODY="${TAG_BODY//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+          echo "::set-output name=name::${TAG_NAME}"
+          echo "::set-output name=body::${TAG_BODY}"
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+          name: ${{ steps.tag_info.outputs.name }}
+          body: ${{ steps.tag_info.outputs.body }}
+
   deploy:
     name: Deploy
     if: github.event_name == 'push'