improve the release process

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,37 +1,50 @@
 name: Make Release
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: "Release version (Example: 1.0.0, must match 'version' in setup.py)"
-        required: true
-        default: '1.0.0'
+on: workflow_dispatch
 
 jobs:
   release_create:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+      upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+
     steps:
 
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Bump version
+      run: >-
+        bin/bump_version.py
+
+    - name: Commit updated version.py
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+        git config --global user.email 'bot@noreply.github.com'
+        git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+        git add setup.py
+        git commit -m "bump version" && git push || echo "No changes to commit"
+
+    - name: Get version
+      id: get_version
+      run: >-
+        bin/show_version.py
+
     - name: Create GitHub release
       uses: actions/create-release@v1
       id: create_release
+
       with:
         draft: true
         prerelease: true
-        release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version}}
-        tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.version}}
+        release_name: Meshtastic ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+        tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
         body: |
           Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-    outputs:
-      upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-
-  publish_to_pypi:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -137,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
           asset_path: dist/meshtastic
           asset_name: meshtastic_ubuntu
           asset_content_type: application/zip
-          
+
       - name: Add readme.txt to release
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         env:
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           upload_url: ${{ needs.release_create.outputs.upload_url }}
           asset_path: standalone_readme.txt
           asset_name: readme.txt
-          asset_content_type: text/plain          
+          asset_content_type: text/plain
 
   build-and-publish-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest