chore: add patch release script

Author: RobPasMue

scripts/patch_release.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ensure the script exits if any command fails
+set -e
+
+# Check if two arguments are passed
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <release-branch-name>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Assign arguments to variables
+RELEASE_BRANCH=$1
+
+# Checkout main branch
+git checkout main
+
+# Pull the latest changes
+git pull
+
+# Checkout release branch
+git checkout $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+# Merge the main branch
+git merge main --commit --no-edit
+
+# Automatically bump the patch version (Y)
+VERSION_FILE="ansys/api/geometry/VERSION"
+if [ ! -f "$VERSION_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: VERSION file not found at $VERSION_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract current version and bump Y
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat "$VERSION_FILE")
+IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+NEW_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$((PATCH + 1))"
+
+# Update the VERSION file
+echo "$NEW_VERSION" > "$VERSION_FILE"
+
+# Commit the release bump
+git add "$VERSION_FILE"
+git commit -m "release: v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Push to origin
+git push origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+# Tag the release
+git tag "v$NEW_VERSION"
+git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Checkout main again
+git checkout main