From 269d89ea51d7af18ec0625a97b3f1ae55f39b421 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jesse Duffield <jessedduffield@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:36:54 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix issue where latest tag wasn't obtained early enough in
 auto-release script

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f7a9319f0..bada64472 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Get Latest Tag
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) || echo "v0.0.0")
+          echo "Latest tag: $latest_tag"
+          echo "latest_tag=$latest_tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Check for changes since last release
         run: |
           if [ -z "$(git diff --name-only ${{ env.latest_tag }})" ]; then
@@ -53,9 +59,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Calculate next version
         run: |
-          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) || echo "v0.0.0")
-          echo "Latest tag: $latest_tag"
-          IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$latest_tag"
+          echo "Latest tag: ${{ env.latest_tag }}"
+          IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "${{ env.latest_tag }}"
           new_minor=$((minor + 1))
           new_tag="$major.$new_minor.0"
           echo "New tag: $new_tag"