.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           regex: false
 
       - name: Extract semver release version components
-        uses: madhead/semver-utils@v3
+        uses: madhead/semver-utils@v4
         id: version
         with:
           version: ${{ inputs.releaseVersion }}

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 lib
 .vscode/
+.vs/
 
 # Modified from https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node,intellij+all,visualstudiocode,macos,windows
 #dist # removed because this action requires the dist to be available in the repo

README.md

@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ jobs:
 
 The action can be configured with the following optional [inputs](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepswith):
 
+### `branch_name`
+
+Default: `backport-${pull_number}-to-${target_branch}`
+
+Template used as the name for branches created by this action. 
+
+Placeholders can be used to define variable values.
+These are indicated by a dollar sign and curly braces (`${placeholder}`).
+Please refer to this action's README for all available [placeholders](#placeholders).
+
 ### `copy_assignees`
 
 Default: `false` (disabled)

action.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ description: >
   Fast and flexible action to cherry-pick commits from labeled pull requests
 author: korthout
 inputs:
+  branch_name:
+    description: >
+      Template used as the name for branches created by this action. 
+      Placeholders can be used to define variable values.
+      These are indicated by a dollar sign and curly braces (`${placeholder}`).
+      Please refer to this action's README for all available placeholders.
+    default: backport-${pull_number}-to-${target_branch}
   copy_assignees:
     description: >
       Controls whether to copy the assignees from the original pull request to the backport pull request.