Add release notes generation and publishing workflow (#9255)

.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml

@@ -247,6 +247,24 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.x
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        id: release_notes
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./bin/generate_release_notes.py
+          NOTES=$(./bin/generate_release_notes.py ${{ needs.version.outputs.long }})
+          echo "notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$NOTES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -256,8 +274,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           name: Meshtastic Firmware ${{ needs.version.outputs.long }} Alpha
           tag_name: v${{ needs.version.outputs.long }}
-          body: |
-            Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...
+          body: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.notes }}
 
       - name: Download source deb
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
@@ -381,6 +398,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -400,6 +419,13 @@ jobs:
           pattern: manifest-${{ needs.version.outputs.long }}
           path: ./publish
 
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./bin/generate_release_notes.py
+          ./bin/generate_release_notes.py ${{ needs.version.outputs.long }} > ./publish/release_notes.md
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Publish firmware to meshtastic.github.io
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
         env:

.github/workflows/release_channels.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,37 @@ jobs:
         ${{ contains(github.event.release.name, 'Beta') && 'beta' || contains(github.event.release.name, 'Alpha') && 'alpha' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
+  publish-release-notes:
+    if: github.event.action == 'published'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get release version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          # Extract version from tag (e.g., v2.7.15.567b8ea -> 2.7.15.567b8ea)
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get release notes
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./publish
+          gh release view ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} --json body --jq '.body' > ./publish/release_notes.md
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish release notes to meshtastic.github.io
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
+        with:
+          deploy_key: ${{ secrets.DIST_PAGES_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+          external_repository: meshtastic/meshtastic.github.io
+          publish_branch: master
+          publish_dir: ./publish
+          destination_dir: firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          user_name: github-actions[bot]
+          user_email: github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          commit_message: Release notes for ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          enable_jekyll: true
+
   # Create a PR to bump version when a release is Published
   bump-version:
     if: github.event.action == 'published'