(CONT-930) - Update release prep template

README.md

@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ The following is a description and explanation of each of the keys within config
 
 These workflows are depending on puppet-internal resources and are currently not suited for public consumption. Feel free to take them as inspiration how to run some tests on Github Actions. Please let us know at <ia_content@puppet.com> what you come up with!
 
-### .github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+### .github/workflows/release_prep.yml
 
-The auto release workflows uses the PDK experimental command `pdk release prep` to prepare a module release PR. By default the workflow can be triggered manually when a release preparation PR needs to be created, however it allows setting a cron based trigger that can run automatically.
+The auto release workflows prepares a module release PR. By default the workflow can be triggered manually when a release preparation PR needs to be created, however it allows setting a cron based trigger that can run automatically.
 To set up the automated release cron you can add a configuration to your .sync.yml file that matches the following example:
 ```yaml
 release_schedule:

config_defaults.yml

@@ -558,11 +558,11 @@ spec/spec_helper.rb:
   mock_with: ":rspec"
   strict_level: ":warning"
   strict_variables: true
-.github/workflows/auto_release.yml:
-  unmanaged: true
 .github/workflows/ci.yml:
   unmanaged: true
 .github/workflows/nightly.yml:
   unmanaged: true
 .github/workflows/release.yml:
   unmanaged: true
+.github/workflows/release_prep.yml:
+  unmanaged: true

moduleroot/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml.erb → moduleroot/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml.erb

 <% common = config_for('common') -%>
-name: "Auto release"
+name: "Release Prep"
 
 on:
 <% if common['release_schedule'] -%>
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@ on:
     - cron: <%= common['release_schedule']['cron'] %>
 <% end -%>
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Module version to be released. Must be a valid semver string. (1.2.3)"
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   release_prep:
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/module_release_prep.yml@main"
+    with:
+      version: "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
     secrets: "inherit"