ci: create GitHub release on each automated publish

Author: ph33nx

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv run pytest tests/test_factory.py -v
 
       - name: Bump version in pyproject.toml and version.py
+        id: bump
         if: steps.diff.outputs.changed == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: |
           python3 - <<'PY'
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           open("/tmp/new_version.txt", "w").write(new_ver)
           print(f"Bumped {ver} -> {new_ver} ({bump})")
           PY
+          echo "version=$(cat /tmp/new_version.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Build
         if: steps.diff.outputs.changed == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -95,3 +97,14 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "release: v$VERSION"
           git tag "v$VERSION"
           git push --follow-tags
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: steps.diff.outputs.changed == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          make_latest: 'true'
+          files: |
+            dist/*.whl
+            dist/*.tar.gz