Simplify releases with a script

docs/Release-checklist.md

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 # Release process
 
-- [ ] Update version number in `Cargo.toml`
-- [ ] Run `cargo check`
-- [ ] Commit changes to `Cargo.*` with the message format `Release vN.N.N`
-- [ ] Make git tag `vN.N.N`
-- [ ] Run `gitchangelog`, review and make any manual adjustments as needed
-- [ ] Regenerate README: `docs/generate.sh`
-- [ ] Stage `CHANGES.md`, `README.md` and amend previous commit
-- [ ] Force update git tag `vN.N.N`
-- [ ] Push changes & tag
+- [ ] Run `./make-new-release.sh`
+- [ ] Push the created release commit/tag to GitHub
 - [ ] Wait for builds to turn green (<https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export/actions>)
 - [ ] Run `cargo publish`
 - [ ] Publish drafted release (<https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export/releases>)

make-new-release.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+get_next_version_number() {
+	DATEPART=$(date +%y.%-m)
+	ITERATION=0
+
+	while true; do
+		VERSION_STRING="${DATEPART}.${ITERATION}"
+		if git rev-list "v$VERSION_STRING" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+			((ITERATION++))
+		else
+			echo "$VERSION_STRING"
+			return
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+VERSION=$(get_next_version_number)
+
+sed -i -E "s/^version = \".+\"$/version = \"${VERSION}\"/" Cargo.toml
+cargo check
+git commit "Cargo.*" --message "Release v${VERSION}"
+git tag "v${VERSION}"
+
+gitchangelog
+${EDITOR:-vim} CHANGES.md
+docs/generate.sh
+git add CHANGES.md README.md
+git commit --amend --no-edit
+git tag "v${VERSION}" --force
+
+printf "\n\nSuccessfully created release %s\n" "v${VERSION}"
+printf "\nYou'll probably want to continue with:\n"
+printf "\tgit push origin main\n"
+printf "\tgit push origin %s\n" "v${VERSION}"