From 697675fdad48fd8d16b4dec1e9dcf8dfc047bfa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johnpaul <100221308+Enzujp@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:45:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add release-template.md for release notes automation (#529)

* Add release-template.md for release notes automation

* Update base-release.yaml

* Move template flag to release command

* Update base-release.yaml

* Update release-template.md

* Change "tags" to "tag" in hyperlinks
---
 .github/release-template.md         | 1 +
 .github/workflows/base-release.yaml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/release-template.md

diff --git a/.github/release-template.md b/.github/release-template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..956bcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-template.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Check the [v{{.Version}} contrib changelog](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/releases/tag/v{{.Version}}) and the [v{{.Version}} core changelog](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/releases/tag/v{{.Version}}) for changelogs on specific components.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
index e22e415..0b520db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-release.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: goreleaser-pro
           version: latest
           workdir: distributions/${{ inputs.distribution }}
-          args: release --clean --split --timeout 2h
+          args: release --clean --split --timeout 2h --release-header-tmpl=../../.github/release-template.md
         env:
           GOOS: ${{ matrix.GOOS }}
           GOARCH: ${{ matrix.GOARCH }}