name: Block if prerelease is present on: pull_request: permissions: contents: read jobs: check-latest-release: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: "Check latest published release isn't a prerelease" uses: actions/github-script@d7906e4ad0b1822421a7e6a35d5ca353c962f410 # v6 with: script: | const tags = await github.rest.repos.listTags({ owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, per_page: 1 }); if (!tags.data || tags.data.length === 0) { core.info('No tags found for this repository; skipping prerelease check.'); return; } const latestTag = tags.data[0].name; core.info(`Latest tag found: ${latestTag}`); try { const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getReleaseByTag({ owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, tag: latestTag }); if (data.prerelease) { core.setFailed(`Release for tag ${latestTag} (${data.tag_name}) is a prerelease. Blocking merges to main as we need to wait for the prerelease to become stable.`); } else { core.info(`Release for tag ${latestTag} (${data.tag_name}) is not a prerelease.`); } } catch (err) { if (err.status === 404) { core.info(`No release found for tag ${latestTag}; skipping prerelease check.`); } else { throw err; } }