👷 update release script

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        description: "Version"
+        description: |
+          New version for the release
+          If the version is in format <major>.<minor>.<patch> a new release is emitted.
+          Otherwise for other format ( for example <major>.<minor>.<patch>-beta.1 ), a prerelease is emitted.
         default: "0.0.1"
         required: true
         type: string
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -71,15 +76,15 @@ jobs:
             git tag v$( echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f 1-1 )
             git tag v$( echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f 1-2 )
             git push origin --tags --force
-            echo ::set-output name=prerelease::false
+            echo "prerelease=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else 
-            echo ::set-output name=prerelease::true
+            echo "prerelease=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-      - uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.11.1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          tag_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
           body: ${{ github.event.inputs.description }}
           prerelease: ${{ steps.push-tags.outputs.prerelease }}